ASI Bodyboarding Instructor Career Pathways
ASI Bodyboarding Instructor Career Pathways
Transform your passion for waves into a global career with the ASI creators of the world's dedicated bodyboarding instructor career pathway.
The ASI Bodyboard Wise programme provides a modular, step-by-step framework to progress from learning personal wave skills to achieving Level 2 Bodyboarding Instructor certification.
ASI Bodyboarding Education & Career Pathway Diagram
The diagram below illustrates how personal bodyboarding skill milestones map directly to professional ASI instructor accreditations.
Bodyboard Wise Bodyboarder Skill Milestones
The ASI Bodyboard Wise learn-to-bodyboard framework measures personal riding ability across clear, standardised skill criteria:
Surf Safety & Awareness: Ocean hazards, wave mechanics, and self-rescue fundamentals.
Beginner Level Bodyboarder: Catching broken waves, and basic board control. Trimming across unbroken waves
Intermediate Level Bodyboarder: Perform and link manoeuvres in the top half of the wave, below the lip.
Advanced Level Bodyboarder: Perform and link manoeuvres above the lip: Air, ARS (air, roll, spin), 360 spin forward & reverse, back flip. Above or below the lip: drop knee tail - slide - slash, floater, tube ride. Surf up to 6ft (2 metres).
Elite-Advanced Level Bodyboarder: Perform and link intermediate and advanced level manoeuvres below and above the lip. Surf over 6ft (2 metres). Any location worldwide.
Professional Bodyboarding Instructor & Coaching Qualifications
ASI offers two levels of professional instructor accreditations:
Level 1 Bodyboarding Instructor: Requires Intermediate level bodyboarding skill proficiency. Qualifies you to instruct beginner to intermediate bodyboarding sessions.
Level 2 Bodyboarding Instructor: Requires Advanced level bodyboarding skill proficiency. Qualifies you to coach intermediate to advanced bodyboarders sessions.
Take Your Next Step with ASI
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Choose from practical workshops, online theory modules, ocean rescue certifications, or transfer paths.
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