SBINZ Level Two

Certification Course
Outline

The SBINZ Level Two is split into two

separate courses - modules. A four-day
Riding Module and a four-day Teaching /
Analysis Module. The courses / modules are
designed to build upon the skills learned in
the Level One Certification. After
successfully completing these courses, you
should be able to teach and demonstrate all
intermediate levels, including Exploring the
Intermediate Turn, Exploring Freestyle,
Exploring Freeriding and Exploring Carving.

During the Riding Course, candidates’ riding

will be continually assessed by the Examiner.
At times there may be other Examiners
assessing also. The riding standards can be
viewed in the Level Two Riding
Demonstration videos.

During the Teach / Analysis Course,

candidates will be assessed on both their
understanding and presentation of the above
progressional elements, as well as all
relevant demonstrations. Candidates should
continually show enthusiasm for riding AND
teaching. A formal teaching assessment will
be held on day four. There is a strong focus
here on being able to choose and present
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here on being able to choose and present
appropriate progressions using Activity-
Analyse-Adapt, utilising different teaching
styles, feedback delivery, as well as the
concepts explored in the Level One
Certification. A strong technical
understanding of body movements and
board performances will also be required.
This will be looked at closely within the
Rider Analysis portion of the exam, which is
held across two sessions on day three.

Please note that the following outlines may

be adjusted according to weather, snow
conditions, closed days, etc. Portions of the
exam may be held indoors if necessary.

Before reading on, please ensure that you

are up to date with the SBINZ Course
Policies and Procedures and the NZSIA
Code of Conduct.

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To attend the Level Two Certification, you

must be:

• An associate member or full member.

• A Snowboard Level One Certification or
foreign equivalent (see website FAQs).
• Prior to attending, you MUST have
completed the Level Two E-Learning
course, accessible through your member
login at www.nzsia.org/member.
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Day 1:

• Review Level One riding. Can you

demonstrate all Level one riding tasks
with appropriate basic stance,
movements, and performance.
• Introduce Active Stance, Early Edging, and
Performance Outcomes. Can you show
appropriate blended movements with an
active stance, to explore increased edging,
pressuring, and steering in a variety of
different terrain.
• Rider Improvement – Intermediate/
Skidded turns. Can you demonstrate
skidded turns both forward and switch,
showing a well-balanced basic stance and
efficient blending of movements on green
terrain? Can you achieve the appropriate
board performance for the task? Can you
change the size and shape of turns
showing an active stance with increased
movement and board performance, while
adapting them to varied blue/black on-
trail terrain.
• Preview of terrain and tasks – carving and
freeriding. Do you know the terrain that is
appropriate for each.

Day 2:

• Rider Improvement - edged Turns. Can you

demonstrate edged turns both forward
and switch, showing a well-balanced
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 and switch, showing a well-balanced
active stance and efficient blending of
movements? Can you achieve the
appropriate board performance for the
task?
• Rider Improvement - carved turns. Can
you demonstrate an efficient blending of
movements with increased board
performance to achieve carved turns using
an active stance? Can you make carved
turns utilising the board’s side-cut, with
an edge change before the fall line?
• Introduce off-piste riding. Can you show
an effective intro to off-piste
demonstration while blending movements
to maintain appropriate turn size and
shape and pressure management - line
choice to suit easy blue off-piste terrain?
• Preview of terrain and tasks - freestyle. Do
you know the terrain and features that are
appropriate for each task.

Day 3:

• Rider Improvement – freestyle. Are you

confident to demonstrate nose and tail
presses (held for twice your boards
length), Ollies and nollies, all four 180s
(across fall line) on green terrain? Can you
demonstrate straight airs and basic aerial
awareness (shifty, poke or grab) on a
small park or natural feature? Can you
also demonstrate a pivoted boardslide and
a press on a box?
• Rider Improvement - freeriding off-piste in
multiple situations. Can you show an
effective blending of movements to
maintain appropriate turn size, shape, and
flow - line choice to suit off-piste terrain?
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 flow - line choice to suit off-piste terrain?
Can you confidently ride a black off-piste
slope? Can you achieve the appropriate
combination of edge-pressure-steer to
effectively ride off-piste terrain? Can you
SCOPE and ride the slope safely?
• Preview of terrain and tasks – on-trail
freeride. Do you know the terrain that is
appropriate.

Day 4:

• On-trail freeride. Can you demonstrate

smooth flowing riding on Blue/Green
terrain that incorporates a variety of – size,
shape, edging performance, forwards,
switch, and freestyle.
• Final riding check. Riding through selected
tasks for final look/review.
• Evening presentation of results will be at a
location on or off the mountain. Candidate
and Examiner feedback is exchanged and
discussed
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Day 1:

• Review level one teaching concepts and

preview level two teaching concepts. Do
you remember all the level one teaching
concepts? Do you remember the level two
teaching concepts from the e-learning?
• Introduce Exploring the intermediate turn
teaching progressions with a focus on
Activity-Analyse-Adapt Can you explain,
demonstrate, and choose appropriate
tasks to introduce Active stance and
blending of movements, Exploring new
terrain and early edging, and Switch riding.
Can you identify some common
inefficiencies for this level of student? Can
you Adapt tasks/activities by changing
movement, performance, or terrain? Can
you explain the importance of mileage?
• Introduce the Exploring Carving teaching
progressions with a focus on utilising
different teaching styles, followed by
teaching practice. Can you explain,
demonstrate, and choose appropriate
terrain/tasks/activities to introduce
carving with angulation and develop
carving with increased edge performance?
Can you adapt tasks/activities using
different teaching styles? Can you explain
inclination/angulation? Can you explain
side-cut? Are you aware of common rider
inefficiencies in edged and carved turns?
• Review of rider analysis from Level One
and how it changes for Level Two. Do you
have a good understanding of how
movements affect board performance?
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 movements affect board performance?
What are some common inefficiencies
within intermediate snowboarders?
• Self-reflection to develop your teaching.
Your Examiner will work through some
simple ideas and ways to self-reflect, and
the benefits of regular self-reflection.
Have you utilised the self-reflection
sections at the end of each task/
progression in section C and D in the
SBINZ Manual?
• Homework – rider analysis. Candidates
will be given a practice written analysis
test sheet to take home fill out and hand
in / review the following day.

Day 2:

• Rider analysis homework review. Your

Examiner will review your homework
individually throughout the day and
provide specific feedback. A selection of
corrective tasks will be discussed.
• Introduce Exploring Freeriding teaching
progressions with effective feedback
delivery, followed by teaching practice.
Can you explain, demonstrate, and choose
appropriate terrain/tasks to introduce off-
piste with passive absorption and develop
freeriding with active absorption? Do you
understand how to deliver feedback
effectively? Can you adapt on trail tasks/
activities to suit off-piste conditions? Can
you identify common inefficiencies for
riders going off-trail for the first time? Can
you apply a tactical approach to freeride
situations using SCOPE?
• Rider analysis practice and assessment
setup – verbal analysis and corrective
teach. Your Examiner will explain some
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 teach. Your Examiner will explain some
common inefficiencies within intermediate
snowboarders? A selection of the
corrective tasks will be discussed and
covered on snow, with application of the
Activity-Analyse-Adapt model. Your
examiner will give details of how the Rider
analysis assessments will work for the
following day.

Day 3:

• Introduce Exploring Freestyle teaching

progressions with the concept of
Understanding Fear and the Three Cs,
followed by teaching practice. Can you
explain, demonstrate, and choose
appropriate tasks to introduce all
Exploring freestyle progressions. Can you
highlight relevant safety considerations
and apply the Park Smart code? Can you
create a group culture that encourages
confidence and helps to minimise fear? Do
you understand how to apply the Three
Cs? Can you detect and correct common
rider inefficiencies using the ATTL model
in freestyle?
• Verbal rider analysis (on snow) with a
Corrective teach progression. (Using the
triple AAA model) You will watch a rider
twice on a smartphone or tablet, then talk
with an actual student (someone from the
group) about the issues that you have
identified. You will then guide your
student(s) by choosing terrain, tasks/
activities from the appropriate progression
to help correct the inefficiencies.
Approximately 15 minutes per candidate.
• Teaching Assessment set up. Your
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• Teaching Assessment set up. Your
examiner will give details of how the
teaching assessments will work for the
following day.
• Evening Session - rider analysis
assessment. You have a total of 45
minutes to watch one rider and complete a
written test (the video will continually loop
for the first 10 minutes and then be turned
off). The written test and sample analysis
videos are available on the SBINZ website
to give you an opportunity to practice
before the exam.

Day 4:

• Teaching assessment (on snow) with a

Developmental teach progression – 1
lesson per candidate, approximately 30
minutes, with the other candidates as
students. You will assess the students’
levels, find out their goals, and present
exercises and skills from the relevant
intermediate content, including
demonstrations. Your lesson should be
structured using the SBINZ Lesson Format
and include a variety of teaching
methodologies that have been covered
throughout the week. The lesson will
conclude with a summary when prompted
by your Examiner. At the end of the lesson
your Examiner will ask you several
questions to help you self-reflect and
check for clarification.
• Evening presentation of results will be at a
location on or off the mountain. Candidate
and Examiner feedback is exchanged and
discussed.
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To be successful in achieving this
qualification you will need to pass all four
components. If you are unsuccessful, we do
offer partial resits. The following resit
guidelines apply:

• Riding – if unsuccessful here, you will

need to be reassessed for the 3rd & 4th
days of the 4 day exam.
• Teaching & Analysis – if unsuccessful
here, you will need to be reassessed for
the 3rd & 4th days of the 4 day exam.
• Behaviour & conduct – if you are
unsuccessful within this element you will
be required to resit the whole exam.

To book a resit, please use this link: SBINZ

resit This link can also be found on the
Dates and Prices page on the website.

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