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National Surf Schools & Instructors Association (NSSIA) | ||||||||||||||
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Official Professional Association for the Surf School Industry Protecting Both Industry and Students • Established 2005 AN IRS REGISTERED NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION |
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THE NATIONAL SURF SCHOOLS & INSTRUCTORS ASSOCIATION |
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Accreditation
& Certification for Surf Schools and Surfing Instructors |
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| & Stand Up Paddle (SUP) Instructors & Coaches | |||||||||
| Ian
Cairns has been appointed the new NSSIA Director of Stand up Paddle
(SUP) Accreditations. Ian Cairns is widely known in the surfing world, and currently a strong contender in S.U.P. contests. He is a former world number 1 in surfing, and a founder of the NSSA and ASP professional surfing organizations. Here is Ian Cairns bio from Surfline.com. |
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| NEW! Announcing our new worldwide surf instructor and SUP certification program. The NSSIA instructor training manual is now available in Spanish, French, German, Italian, Dutch, Swedish, and Portuguese. | |||||||||
| There
will be a Surf Instructor Certification class in Cannon Beach, Oregon
the first week of May. Deadline for applying for the class is the end of March. |
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| FALL 2011 NEWSLETTER | |||||||||
| ANNUAL
RENEWAL SCHOOLS |
ANNUAL
RENEWAL INSTRUCTORS |
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 Congratulations to NSSIA instructor Tony Salvagni for winning the world longboard championships. |
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| RED
CROSS ONLINE CPR TRAINING (LEARN RED CROSS FIRST AID AND CPR) At this time, online training is not available in San Diego, Los Angeles, or their service areas. Online training is not available in Snohomish, Whatcom & Skagit Counties in Washington state. Online training is not available at Broward County Chapter and Greater Miami & The Keys Chapter in Florida state. |
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All certified instructors now have the opportunity to display their certification credentials to the world. Our official NSSIA T-shirts and window decals can be purchased separately, or when annual dues are submitted. The cost of the shirts, is $10 each and the decals are $1 each. If ordered when dues are paid, there is no additional cost for shipping. |
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| The National Surf Schools and Instructors Association (NSSIA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to fostering surf etiquette, water safety, and quality surfing instruction programs through professional instructor development, education, accreditation and research. |
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| NSSIA is created to form cooperation between surf schools and to share their knowledge in teaching techniques and new ideas within its membership thereby furthering NSSIA’s expertise in the surfing world. |
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| NSSIA will educate and promote to the public the importance of using only qualified, accredited and certified surf schools and instructors who are active members of NSSIA and are duly licensed and insured. |
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| NSSIA will actively educate and petition state and local governments the advantages of licensing all surf schools and surf instructors and to license only qualified and active graduated members of NSSIA thereby ensuring governments that NSSIA’s active members are well qualified and current in safety and teaching techniques. | |||||||||
| NSSIA
ACADEMIC OUTREACH PROGRAM The NSSIA has prepared formal lesson plans and course material for the academic community to incorporate surfing related courses into their programs at both the high school and college levels. Please contact Dr. Bruce Gabrielson, NSSIA Chairman, directly for more information on our academic outreach program. |
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| Discounted Surf School Liability Insurance is available with NSSIA membership. | |||||||||
| For further information about the NSSIA, email Founder and Chairman Bruce Gabrielson | |||||||||
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