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American canoe association (ACA)

L1 & L2 SUP Skills Workshops & Assessments

L1 & L2 SUP Instructor Certification Workshops

SUP Yoga Leader Certification Workshops

L1 & L2 SUP Instructor Updates

SUP Yoga Leader Updates

🏄🏽‍♀️ Learn more about our ACA SUP Workshop options below!

ACA l1 & L2 SUP Skills workshops

ACA SUP Skills workshops are for anyone looking to learn or refine existing SUP skills maneuvers, and rescues. These workshops are a great way to improve your paddling skills so you can have more fun and be safer out on the water. ACA SUP Skills Workshops are also strongly recommended as a pre-requisite for anyone interested in participating in an ACA SUP Instructor Workshop. 🏄🏽‍♀️

We offer ACA L1 Skills Workshops, ACA L2 Skills Workshops, and ACA Combined L1/L2 Skills Workshops. You have the option to join an existing group workshop date or reach out to schedule a private session at a more convenient date/ time.

ACA l1 & L2 SUP Skills assessments

ACA SUP Skills Assessments are for anyone looking to document their SUP skill level. This can be helpful for aspiring ACA SUP Instructor candidates, scouts earning badges, or current ACA Instructors adding Smart Start endorsements, or looking to fulfill IT candidate requirements to earn a skill award in another discipline. We offer ACA L1 or ACA L2 SUP Skill Assessments by appointment. Please call or email to inquire or schedule your skills assessment.

ACA sup yoga skills workshop

Our ACA SUP Yoga Skills Workshops are more than a simple yoga session. They are an in-depth workshop that teach you how to safely & effectively start your SUP Yoga practice. Learn about SUP Yoga safety, how to set an anchor for your personal SUP yoga practice, and learn some fun pose adaptations to add to your floating practice. Book a space in an upcoming group workshops or schedule a private session at your convenience.

ACA SUP instructor certification workshops

Becoming an ACA SUP Instructor is the gold standard for paddleboard instruction. We offer ACA L1 SUP Instructor Workshops, ACA L2 SUP Instructor Workshops, and Combined ACA L1/L2 SUP Instructor Workshops. To be successful in these workshops, it’s important that all instructor candidates are ready to teach and demonstrate all SUP skills, maneuvers, and rescues at their desired certification level. Participating in a SUP Skills workshop before an Instructor Certification Workshop is strongly recommended in order to set yourself up for success.

Find more details about our upcoming trainings at the link below. Please note ACA SUP Instructor Certification cannot be offered as a private session (for less than 3 people) because part of the training is demonstrating critical eye by giving feedback and coaching to other participants. For this reason the ACA requires a minimum of 3 participants in order for an ACA SUP Instructor Certification Workshop to run.

Interested in participating in an ACA SUP Instructor Workshop? Please reach out and I will try to help coordinate other workshop dates.

Are you a paddle shop or outfitter looking to train your staff? Please reach out. We offer an option to travel to you to offer on-site training for your staff as well.

ACA SUP YOGA LEADER CERTIFIcation workshop

One of our most popular workshops is our combined SUP & SUP Yoga Instructor Training. This training is a combined workshop that offers all of the following: World Paddle Association (WPA) SUP Instructor certification, ACA SUP Yoga Leader Certification, International SUP Yoga Academy (ISYA) Level 1 Instructor certification, and our own TFY SUP Yoga Teacher certification worth 30 hours of continuing education hours with Yoga Alliance. Learn more about our combined workshop below.

We also offer private sessions for either our combined workshop or the ACA SUP Yoga Leader certification workshop. Please reach out for private session or custom options.

ACA l1 sup instructor updates

This is for currently certified ACA L1 SUP Instructors only. ACA certification is valid for 4 years and updates are required to maintain certification beyond those 4 years. Join us for an intensive 1 day update and extend the validity of your credential for another 4 years!

Join us for a group ACA Instructor Update worksop or reach out to schedule a private session update on a date that is more convenient.

ACA l2 sup instructor updates

This is for currently certified ACA L2 SUP Instructors only. ACA certification is valid for 4 years and updates are required to maintain certification beyond those 4 years. Join us for an intensive 1 day update and extend the validity of your credential for another 4 years!

Join us for a group ACA Instructor Update worksop or reach out to schedule a private session update on a date that is more convenient.

ACA sup yoga leader updates

This is for currently certified ACA SUP Yoga Leaders only. ACA certification is valid for 4 years and updates are required to maintain certification beyond those 4 years. Join us for an intensive 1 day update and extend the validity of your credential for another 4 years!

Join us for a group ACA SUP Yoga Leader Update Worksop or reach out to schedule a private session update on a date that is more convenient.

what equipment will i need?

You will have the option to register for any of our ACA Workshops with a BYOB (bring your own board) option or with equipment provided. Please make sure to select the appropriate option at checkout.

training locationS:

We are based in Southeast Florida. Most of our ACA SUP Skills Workshops and ACA SUP Yoga Leader Certification Workshops are held at Tigertail Lake in Dania Beach, Florida (next to Fort Lauderdale). Our ACA SUP Instructor Certification Workshops & Instructor Updates are held in multiple locations - please read the details for the workshop you are attending for more info.

We also travel to paddle shops/ outfitters/ and other locations to offer onsite training!

about the instructor trainer:

Hi! I’m Meghan Swanson. I’m the owner of TFY and an ACA Level 2 SUP IT and ACA SUP Yoga Endorser. You can find out more about my background and experience here: