PaddleFit Core Certification

The PaddleFit Coaching System, developed by Brody Welte, is designed to produce the best coaches that SUP has to offer by providing a challenging, fun and informative educational environment with a supportive network of coaches and community of SUP-loving people.

PaddleFit Core is a comprehensive 1-day course paired with an online learning module and is setting the standard for SUP education.

CORE curriculum

  • SUP Fundamentals, Skills & Assessment: forward stroke, turn techniques and maneuvering, board anatomy and handling, launching and landing

  • Coaching/Teaching Skills: clear, concise method of instructing a beginner paddle board lesson

  • Safety & Rescue Skills: rescue techniques, towing, flip rescue, emergency plans

  • Weather & Water Dynamics: boating regulations & local knowledge, weather apps, potential hazards

  • Board Care & Repair

  • Coaching Philosophy & Group Dynamics

  • Foundational SUP fitness concepts

Online Module: 24/7/365 access to digital manual, worksheets and teaching videos so you can learn at your own pace. Includes digital exam.

On Water Practical: Spend a full day (8 am to 6 pm) on and off the water improving your paddling skills as well as expanding your coaching toolbox. Included in the practical is a comprehensive skill assessment so that we can identify and focus attention on the areas that you can improve. Also included are practical teaching sessions so that you can experience real-life situations to become the best coach you can be. 

Cost & Registration