Post by kenmorrow on Apr 17, 2011 9:27:20 GMT -5
I know this is short notice, but I gave some existing students "firsties" at getting here for these and have a couple spots left:
Certified Adaptive (Fly) Casting Instructor - 4/22 in Hinesville 8am to 4pm w/45 min lunch (not provided). Cost $75/person. 1/2 day of how to teach introductory fly casting and 1/2 day of adaptive equipment and techniques for teaching people with special needs. Some fly casting experience necessary.
Therapeutic Adaptive Program Facilitator - 4/21 in Hinesville 8-11am. Cost $75/person. This one covers all of our safety, ecology, and basic "special needs 101" stuff in a multi-media classroom format. Immediately following this seminar, we're going to Jekyll Island to fish the beach for Whiting, etc. So the timing of this course is based on the tides.
Anyone interested in our Certified Adaptive Fly Tying Instructor course should contact me. It's also $75 tuition, but has a $35 material fee and you get an AFFI fly tying kit to keep (vise, tools, DVD, instruction book, and all materials for six fly patterns x at least 12 flies each in a plastic carrying case). I can schedule this one, but have no extra kits this week. No prior fly tying experience necessary.
www.adaptiveflyfishing.com
Seminar-based Certification Programs
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ACI - Adaptive Casting Instructor - Would you like to be more comfortable with your ability to teach newcomers to fly fishing to cast? Want to know you're doing it "the right way" and pick up some tips and techniques from highly experienced, professional, certified fly casting instructors without spending a year preparing for the high-powered casting instructor exams other programs offer? After all, you're just trying to get that guy or gal who just bought their first fly rod from your shop, your son/daughter/grandkids/significant other, the kids from the local school or parks program, or a few disabled vets from the local VA hospital out on the water catching some fish as soon as possible. You're not trying to teach them to beat the world distance casting record. Then this one-day seminar is the casting certification for YOU! Students will also get a basic introduction to adaptive fly casting concepts, equipment, and techniques. (Basic fly casting ability is required)
FTI - Fly Tying Instructor - Yes, now you can become a certified fly tying instructor. AFFI has a strong commitment to the therapeutic value of fly tying. Whether someone is disabled or not, we all understand this concept. But for the disabled, fly tying can be nothing short of a godsend! Therapeutic adaptive fly tying has a history of success in orthopedic rehabilitation with the US military that dates back over half a century! This one-day seminar will take someone with even the most basic tying skill and knowledge base and turn them into a confident and proficient teacher and coach of introductory fly tying. We can't turn you into an expert fly tier in one day, but we can give you the tools and insight you need to introduce others to fly tying and get them started the right way...even if they have significant disabilities. NOTE: Additional costs for materials consumed may be required.
TAF - Therapeutic Adaptive Program Facilitator - This new certification is one-of-a-kind. This is a lecture-based seminar designed to give anyone interested in working with people with special needs a solid foundation in the following subjects: an overview of disabilities, the Americans with Disabilities Act, therapeutic/adaptive sports and recreation theory and safe practices guidelines from the Adaptive Outdoor Safety Council, and special needs trip and event planning. We consider the TAF seminar the minimum standard for training that all therapeutic and adaptive outdoor recreation programs should establish for all of their staff and volunteers. As such, it is ideal for guides, outfitters, resort/lodge staff, fly shops, fishing clubs, parks & recreation departments, recreation therapy programs, social workers, camp staffers, and anyone else who volunteers or works with some sort of outdoor recreation program involving people with special needs.
To RSVP, call or text me at: 417.766.3003
Certified Adaptive (Fly) Casting Instructor - 4/22 in Hinesville 8am to 4pm w/45 min lunch (not provided). Cost $75/person. 1/2 day of how to teach introductory fly casting and 1/2 day of adaptive equipment and techniques for teaching people with special needs. Some fly casting experience necessary.
Therapeutic Adaptive Program Facilitator - 4/21 in Hinesville 8-11am. Cost $75/person. This one covers all of our safety, ecology, and basic "special needs 101" stuff in a multi-media classroom format. Immediately following this seminar, we're going to Jekyll Island to fish the beach for Whiting, etc. So the timing of this course is based on the tides.
Anyone interested in our Certified Adaptive Fly Tying Instructor course should contact me. It's also $75 tuition, but has a $35 material fee and you get an AFFI fly tying kit to keep (vise, tools, DVD, instruction book, and all materials for six fly patterns x at least 12 flies each in a plastic carrying case). I can schedule this one, but have no extra kits this week. No prior fly tying experience necessary.
www.adaptiveflyfishing.com
Seminar-based Certification Programs
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ACI - Adaptive Casting Instructor - Would you like to be more comfortable with your ability to teach newcomers to fly fishing to cast? Want to know you're doing it "the right way" and pick up some tips and techniques from highly experienced, professional, certified fly casting instructors without spending a year preparing for the high-powered casting instructor exams other programs offer? After all, you're just trying to get that guy or gal who just bought their first fly rod from your shop, your son/daughter/grandkids/significant other, the kids from the local school or parks program, or a few disabled vets from the local VA hospital out on the water catching some fish as soon as possible. You're not trying to teach them to beat the world distance casting record. Then this one-day seminar is the casting certification for YOU! Students will also get a basic introduction to adaptive fly casting concepts, equipment, and techniques. (Basic fly casting ability is required)
FTI - Fly Tying Instructor - Yes, now you can become a certified fly tying instructor. AFFI has a strong commitment to the therapeutic value of fly tying. Whether someone is disabled or not, we all understand this concept. But for the disabled, fly tying can be nothing short of a godsend! Therapeutic adaptive fly tying has a history of success in orthopedic rehabilitation with the US military that dates back over half a century! This one-day seminar will take someone with even the most basic tying skill and knowledge base and turn them into a confident and proficient teacher and coach of introductory fly tying. We can't turn you into an expert fly tier in one day, but we can give you the tools and insight you need to introduce others to fly tying and get them started the right way...even if they have significant disabilities. NOTE: Additional costs for materials consumed may be required.
TAF - Therapeutic Adaptive Program Facilitator - This new certification is one-of-a-kind. This is a lecture-based seminar designed to give anyone interested in working with people with special needs a solid foundation in the following subjects: an overview of disabilities, the Americans with Disabilities Act, therapeutic/adaptive sports and recreation theory and safe practices guidelines from the Adaptive Outdoor Safety Council, and special needs trip and event planning. We consider the TAF seminar the minimum standard for training that all therapeutic and adaptive outdoor recreation programs should establish for all of their staff and volunteers. As such, it is ideal for guides, outfitters, resort/lodge staff, fly shops, fishing clubs, parks & recreation departments, recreation therapy programs, social workers, camp staffers, and anyone else who volunteers or works with some sort of outdoor recreation program involving people with special needs.
To RSVP, call or text me at: 417.766.3003
