Achieve Your USPA Coach Rating: A Comprehensive Guide

Introduction

The coach rating is the first instructional rating that can be earned from the United States Parachute Association (USPA). Coaches are instrumental at a drop zone, as they work with students that are considered safe enough to jump on their own, but aren’t quite ready to jump with just any licensed skydiver. Coaches guide these students through this transition period, while keeping them safe and giving them more knowledge.

What is the USPA Coach Rating?

Coaches are available to provide most of the training needed in the First Jump Course for either students that are ready to begin the certification journey or are transitioning from the tandem method to a solo method. They can provide recurrency training for licensed skydivers. And, most importantly, they can conduct one-on-one grou freefall skills jumps with jumpers that have been cleared for self-supervision (solo freefall).

USPA Coach Rating Requirements

  • USPA B License Holder (or higher)

  • Total 100+ Jumps

  • Assisted in a First Jump Course

  • Completed open book exam before the course begins

Course Overview

Day 1

  • Rules and liability

  • Overview of the USPA’s Integrated Student Program

  • Layout of the SIM, A license card, and a flight planner

  • How students learn, particularly gross motor skills

  • Lesson planning

Day 2

  • First jump course topics

  • Group freefall skill topics

  • Ground briefing evaluations

Day 3

  • How to conduct a coached jump

  • How to give quality breifing and debriefings

  • In-air skills evaluations

Pricing

$300 course fee (does not include the price of your slot and your evaluator’s slot for the in-air evaluations)

Why Choose Skydive Fundamentals for Your Coach Rating?

We have been training USPA Coaches for more than a decade, and we enjoy teaching people. We are located at a smaller DZ in north Florida that has a laid-back, friendly atmosphere, so that you shouldn’t feel rushed or extra-stressed when in the middle of an evaluation. If interested, we can also travel to your DZ.

How to Enroll

Check out our course calendar to see when our next course will be. Or, send us an email to inquire about future courses or travel to your DZ.