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BASI Instructeurs cursus

Het BASI-systeem (British Association of Snowsport Instructors) is een van de meest invloedrijke opleidingssystemen voor ski- en snowboardinstructeurs in Europa en wereldwijd. Het richt zich op een evenwichtige ontwikkeling van lesmethodiek, technische vaardigheden en veiligheidsbewustzijn.

Als je een carrière als ski- of snowboardinstructeur overweegt, is BASI zonder twijfel een eersteklas route naar het internationale podium. Instructeurs met een BASI-certificaat zijn werkzaam in landen zoals Oostenrijk, Frankrijk, Zwitserland, Andorra, China, Japan en Australië.

Dankzij de wereldwijde erkenning van BASI én het all-season voordeel van indoor sneeuwhallen in Nederland, werkt SnowNavi nu voor het eerst samen met officiële BASI-partner SnowboardCoach om top BASI Level 4-examinatoren naar Nederland te halen. Zo kun je zelfs buiten het sneeuwseizoen hoogwaardige instructeursopleidingen volgen bij SnowWorld en een sterke basis leggen voor je toekomstige carrière.

Cursusplanning voor het seizoen 2024–2025 (kandidaten met certificaten van andere ski-organisaties zijn welkom, zoals CASI, CSIA, NZSIA, SBINZ, enz.):
▪ Level 1 Instructeurscursus: 4 dagen, kleine groepjes van 8 deelnemers;
▪ UK Level 2 Instructeurscursus: 4-daagse indoorcursus, kleine groepjes van 8 deelnemers. Dit is het off-season deel van het nieuwe “4+4” model. Na deze cursus hoef je alleen nog een 4-daagse bergcursus in het sneeuwseizoen te voltooien om de volledige BASI Niveau 2-certificering te behalen.

Naast de instructeursopleidingen bieden we ook diverse vaardigheidstrainingen in rijden en park freestyle aan, begeleid door ervaren BASI Level 4-trainers, zodat je je sneeuwskills verder kunt uitbreiden!

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BASI Snowboard/Ski Niveau 1
Oct/Nov 2026 · De Uithof or SnowWorld Amsterdam/Zoetermeer, Netherlands
🏂 BASI Snowboard Instructor Level 1 (2026)

A 4-day BASI Level 1 instructor training, delivered by our partner SnowboardCoach.

⚠️ This is an advance booking — dates and venue are provisional. More courses will be added based on demand.

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📅 Course Details

Snowboard Level 1 — €949
🗓 Dates: a Friday → Monday in late October / early November (4 consecutive days)
🇬🇧 Language: English
👨‍🏫 Examiner: Rob
👥 Minimum 8 participants to run
⏰ Daily 9:00 → 16:00

💡 Please keep mid-October to mid-November free so we can lock in the final dates.

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📍 Venue

The course will run at one of the following (confirmed once numbers are in):
🔹 De Uithof
🔹 SnowWorld Zoetermeer
🔹 SnowWorld Amsterdam

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📋 How to Book

Booking works via deposit + balance:

1️⃣ Pay a €200 deposit to reserve your spot
2️⃣ Once we reach 8 participants, we'll send the balance payment request
3️⃣ After the balance is collected → we confirm the final dates & venue and the course is set

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🔄 Cancellation & Transfer Policy

① If the course does not run
For insufficient numbers or any other reason →
✅ Full refund (deposit + any balance paid)

② Before the course is confirmed (before the balance is paid)
✅ Deposit fully refunded

③ After the course is confirmed (balance paid)
❌ No refunds
🔁 Your spot is transferable — just arrange a name change, up to 7 days before the start date

⚠️ The first-year BASI membership fee is non-refundable once registered with BASI (third-party cost).

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✅ Fee Includes

1. First-year BASI membership
2. BASI course training
3. BASI instructor certification & exam
4. Venue fee

❌ Fee Excludes

Lift pass · transport · accommodation · meals · insurance, etc.

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🗂 Modules Required for Full Level 1 Certification

1️⃣ 4-day Level 1 instructor course (this course)
2️⃣ 35 hours of ski school work experience
  → SnowNavi can arrange shadowing
3️⃣ First Aid training (2 days)
  → SnowNavi can provide an additional course
4️⃣ CPD child protection course (BASI online)

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🗓 4-Day Schedule (Draft)

Daily 9:00 → 16:00 (lunch break included)

Format: Online modules and pre-course reading completed beforehand, so we hit the ground running.

Day 1 — Fundamentals
A full day on riding: identifying problems and areas to improve in your personal technique, with the goal of raising your own awareness. Video analysis in the late afternoon shows you exactly what to fix to pass.
Home study: equipment adjustment and board construction.

Day 2 — The Central Theme (CT)
The progression we teach beginners to get them through their first turns. Working in pairs, you deliver a mini session for each part. You choose a CT lesson to present — ideally one that targets a personal riding issue from Day 1.
Home study: lesson planning and running a good session using the TIED model; key elements to deliver.

Day 3 — Freestyle Fundamentals + Assessed Teaching
Morning: how the fundamentals apply to freestyle, working on 180s.
Afternoon: assessed lessons — a 15–20 minute session to the group on your chosen CT element. The trainer gives feedback and tells you whether you're at the level. You get 2 attempts on the teaching side; resits are on Day 4, so you have the evening to work on your feedback.

Day 4 — Personal Riding + Resits
Morning focuses on personal riding, with a video analysis session midway to see your progress. Time is set aside during the day for anyone re-doing their lesson. We finish on the slope around 15:00.
By the end of the day you must have met both the technical (riding) and teaching criteria.

Every day: there's practice time after the session — we strongly recommend using it to consolidate.

📌 Final content is at the examiner's discretion.

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🔗 More Info

BASI official course page:
https://www.basi.org.uk/BASI/Courses/BASI/Courses/Disciplines.aspx?hkey=26544a24-cde1-4939-a16b-76f39a4a4626