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PRO CENTER IKO

Learn, progress, improve your kitesurfing

Kitesurfing is a young extreme sport; with over 15 years of research, feedback, testing and development IKO has created a comprehensive program in several languages to quickly and safely teach new kiters, trainers and instructors to safely develop the sport.

IKO has set the standard and partnered with international schools to provide this service and progression on a global scale.

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IKO Kitesurf Instructor Course

Learn, progress and teach kitesurfing with IKO to become internationally recognized for your skills and services. For the occasion, the Center organizes every year a course to become KITESURF INSTRUCTOR, take advantage if you have always wanted to teach your favorite sport for more info here is the link to find out the next course.

STAGNONE KITEBOARDING - IKO INSTRUCTOR COURSE

In short, it Stagnone it is a top destination, the first in Italy and among the most popular in the world.
Italian is spoken here of course, Sicilian indeed, but also English, French, German, Polish, Spanish, Russian, Chinese. Easy when you sail with everyone and you know kiters who come from all continents.

Testimonial

top location, you can reach it by car and mount your equipment directly on the beachfront pitch. kind and professional instructors. wide availability of equipment with the possibility of rinsing .... after the third consecutive year I assure you that there is no better (FB source)

Claudio Cerbara,

Italian Rider

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HOW TO REACH US

ATC – Assistant Training Course (€550,00)

The purpose of the course is to make the candidate acquire the basic knowledge for teaching. A fascinating and exclusive experience for all independent kiteboarders who want to improve their sailing skills and at the same time learn some basic kitesurfing fundamentals, taking the first step of the IKO professional career. The course has a duration of 5 days for a total of 40 hours of theoretical / practical training, which will allow the learning of all the secrets of kitesurfing in terms of equipment, safety, guidelines for teaching, flight theory, aerodynamics of the kite, meteorology, currents and tides, international navigation rules and much more. The course is taught by an IKO Examiner or Assistant Trainer. At the end of the course you are IKO Assistant certified and you can access an ITC, training course to become an L1 Instructor. Max 8 candidates per course.

ITC – Instructor Training Course (€950,00)

Take your passion all over the world. Achieve excellence in the teaching experience. This course, lasting 5 days for a total of 40 hours of theoretical / practical training, is the best way to start a career as a professional kitesurf instructor. Thanks to a quality method appreciated all over the world, you will learn how to teach safely and efficiently to all kiteboarders, from beginners to advanced. IKO teaching is based on trial and error coupled with the corresponding assessments and corrections. Concepts such as the student's learning curve, the mental state and the principles of communication, will no longer have secrets. The course is held by an IKO Examiner who will have the task of preparing candidates for the final days in which lessons will be given to real students. At the end of the course you are certified Instructor L1 IKO, a title to work as an independent instructor or as an instructor at one of the many IKO centers around the world. Max 8 candidates per course.

KCC – Kiteboarding Coach Course (€850,00)

Being an IKO Coach means helping riders in their path of improvement through specialized additional training, aimed at assessing the skills of kitesurfers. To become a Coach you must be an IKO L1 Instructor or higher and have excellent skills as a rider. The Coach is a trainer specialized in one or all of the following disciplines: Freeride, Freestyle, Wave Riding and / or Hydrofoil. You will be able to hold individual lessons or Evolution Clinic (Camp) in the discipline for which you are certified, issuing a level 5 card - Evolution to your students. During the KCC, candidates will find out how to organize and manage a 6-person Evolution Clinic. You will learn to: teach advanced rider skills; prepare advanced lesson plans; analyze students' problems through the "video coach", which consists of filming and analyzing a student's training; provide safety and rescue demonstration and training; doing specific warm-up and stretching exercises. Max 8 candidates per course.