USFoil HUB
One relationship runs through everything here: coaches develop the athletes, and USFoil develops the coaches. We work together under USFoil guidance — one national standard, so a sailor gets the same quality of coaching at every HUB in the network.
The USFoil Foiling Coach Curriculum v2.0 is the national standard for WASZP instruction, developed in partnership with FOILFAST and aligned with the WASZP Class development pathway. It rests on three foundational principles:
Establish trust, safety and group rapport before any technical instruction. Foiling is a vulnerable learning environment — psychological safety enables physical progress.
Teach how foils work from first principles — hydrodynamics, apparent wind, three-variable control and body mechanics — so sailors understand rather than merely copy movements.
Sailors learn to feel and control foils through their bodies, guided by structured on-water progressions: the Secure Position, the three variables and the foiling zones.
| Responsibility | HUB Head Coach | HUB Foiling Coach |
|---|---|---|
| Sailor visibility | All sailors at their HUB | All sailors at their HUB |
| Sailor notifications | All HUB sailor alerts | Only sailors assigned to them |
| HUB administration | Approve applications, assign primary coaches, add or remove Foiling Coaches, manage HUB details and water-day goals | No HUB administration |
| Events and messaging | Create HUB weekends, invite existing sailors, share join codes, record attendance and message groups | Same event and messaging tools within their scope |
| Fitness | Read sailor sessions, adjust weekly targets and record performance checks | Read sailor sessions, adjust weekly targets and record performance checks |
| Sailor sign-off | Based on active Endorsement and current US Sailing certification, not Head Coach title | Same Endorsement and US Sailing requirements |
Daily sailor summaries are sent only when a coach has assigned sailors and active work to review. Non-urgent alerts are combined into one daily email; no empty sailor summaries. Direct messages and matters concerning your own account still reach you.
Foiling Coaches outside a HUB follow the same Endorsement pathway and sign-off rules, but see only sailors assigned to them through an event — no HUB roster, no HUB administration. Their squad fills in when USFoil assigns them to coach a Non-HUB event.
Only Nicholas and Agustin approve coach Endorsements, decide Race Team placements, appoint Head Coaches, move coaches between HUBs and discount or waive fees. Only Nicholas manages Gear. Only USFoil-wide coaches email brand-new sailor invitations; HUB coaches share event join codes.
Part one — you coach the athletes
Athletes progress through three sailor levels, each mapped to the WASZP on-water skill progression ladder. Every session should target one ladder step — name it at the start, debrief against it at the end.
Can get the boat on foil and land from foiling. Dry wings, take-off and landing, then foiling straight for one minute.
Can sustain foiling on a straight course in all directions. Foil upwind, steer and turn on the foil, foil downwind.
In-depth knowledge; sustains foiling through tacks and gybes. Foiling gybe, foiling tack, and a full racing lap on foil.
Your landing page, with three tabs. Overview lists every athlete with days on the water, weekly fitness standard, certification percentage and last activity, and puts anything needing your action at the top under “Needs your attention”. Progress is the full side-by-side table. Standings is the leaderboard.
One page holds everything about a sailor: where they came from and every coach supporting them, their scorecard, skills logbook, certification and fitness, regattas, the day-by-day water log, imported activity files, contact and emergency details, boats sailed, and parent consent status.
Head Coaches approve new HUB athletes here. Under-18 athletes must have parent/guardian consent granted before approval — the consent status and parent contact are shown on the row. Race Team placement is a separate decision for Nicholas and Agustin.
Head Coaches add or remove Foiling Coaches at their HUB and assign a primary coach to each sailor. Open a coach's profile to see their contact details, endorsement progress and assigned sailors. Nicholas and Agustin appoint Head Coaches and move coaches between HUBs.
Email the whole HUB, only the athletes, or only the coaches — and message a race team (North American Race Team, Youth Development, Podium Team) as a group or individually. Sailors have their own messaging too, and can search each other by name or sail number; parents of under-18 sailors are always copied.
Both HUB Head Coaches and HUB Foiling Coaches can run a weekend clinic, training camp or coach-led event from the HUB Events tab in Events. Give it dates, a location and your HUB; invite specific existing sailors and share the join code with new sailors. Only USFoil-wide coaches can email brand-new account invitations. New sailors registering through a HUB event code join that HUB and event.
Standings are opt-in and consistency based — days on the water, fitness sessions and certification percentage — and can be viewed overall, by HUB or by race team. Sailors also log the regattas they attend with their finishing place and fleet size. Use it to celebrate effort, never to rank talent.
Alongside HUB membership, sailors can be selected for the North American Race Team, Youth Development or the Podium Team. Team membership is managed by USFoil separately from HUB approval, and sailors can request a team change from their profile.
A new sailor can use a Non-HUB event code to create an account and start tracking at a clinic or regatta. They keep their water time, fitness and skills; their skills remain Tracked until an appropriately endorsed coach confirms them in person. A USFoil-wide coach can later move them into a HUB with their history intact.
The coach running a Non-HUB event can be invited to a restricted account so they can follow their sailors through the event without access to the wider network.
Weekend clinics and training events
Events give the group one roster, one attendance record and one place to communicate. They also make it easy for a new sailor to join without losing anything they record after the clinic.
Each athlete sets days on the water for the season (1 Sept – 31 Aug) and gets weekly fitness targets across the five areas — Strength & Power, Aerobic Engine, Race Conditioning, Athletic Movement, Mobility & Durability. Targets follow youth/adult standards from date of birth; you can override an athlete's standard with a reason when needed.
Green rings mean the weekly minimum is met in that area. A high-load sailing day counts towards race conditioning. Recovery does not earn fitness credit. Two amber weeks in a row is your cue to talk, not to wait.
Sailors, or their linked parents, log and edit their fitness sessions; coaches cannot log sessions for them. Sailors can upload Garmin/Vakaros files (.fit, .gpx, .tcx, .vkx) and confirm each import. Coaches review fitness, adjust weekly targets and record performance checks. Check unwatched videos before the next on-water session.
HUB Head Coaches receive every HUB sign-off request; HUB Foiling Coaches receive requests for their assigned sailors. In-app alerts include a direct link, and active review work is combined into a daily summary rather than emailed one by one. Any eligible HUB coach may review any HUB sailor. Approve individual skills or use Approve all. You need current US Sailing certification and an active Endorsement: Level 1 coaches sign off sailor Level 1; Level 2 and above sign off Levels 1–3. Without eligibility, record Tracked instead. Nicholas and Agustin are the USFoil-wide exceptions.
Leave short, specific notes on the Squad Progress tab or an athlete's page. Coach-only notes stay between coaches; shared comments appear on the athlete's own page and can carry a photo, video or voice note. Name the behaviour you want repeated, not just the outcome.
Review the squad monthly: promote athletes who are ready to the next certification level, adjust targets for athletes who are consistently over or under, and reset goals at the start of each season block.
Athlete certification checklists mirror the three levels exactly, from first flights and capsize recovery through foiling tacks and gybes. Assess against the ladder step you coached that session.
Correct unsafe falling technique immediately, never foil alone, and keep the coach boat equipped to the national standard. Safety is the first competency at every level.
After each session, note what the sailors achieved, what limited them, and the one change you will make next time. These notes feed straight into your own coach development.
On Videos, use Send To Sailors for a library video or Send A Video for YouTube or an upload. Send to individual sailors or an event, HUB or Race Team within your scope, with notes and an optional watch-by date. Group sends reach late joiners within 30 days. Videos You've Sent shows who has watched. Only the coach who sent a video can send its manual reminder; due reminders run automatically.
Part two — USFoil develops you
The USFoil Dinghy Foiling Coach Endorsement runs in levels, each reviewed by USFoil directly. Work through the requirements on the My Endorsement page, submit for review, and receive an endorsement record with a unique credential ID you can share with employers.
Sport-specific USFoil endorsement. Not a professional license or safety certification. Current underlying credentials and endorsement status should be independently verified.
Tier 01
Tier 02
Tier 03
Tier 04
Who can sign off sailors
A Level 1 endorsement lets you sign off sailor Level 1 skills and certificates. Level 2 and above lets you sign off sailor Levels 1, 2 and 3. Every sign-off also needs a current US Sailing certification on file. Any coach can mark skills above their level as “Tracked” — a coach with the right endorsement then confirms them. USFoil-wide coaches can sign off any level.
Your four-level coach pathway lives here. Complete the detailed Level 1 and Level 2 requirements, then progress through Advanced Coach and Subject Matter Expert with USFoil. Issued endorsements carry a credential ID and a Valid Through date you can share with employers.
Complete an honest reflection after each clinic or development session — what worked, what didn't, and what you'll change. Honest reflection builds better coaches and stronger HUBs, and it's the fastest route through your endorsement.
Foiling Coaches outside a HUB retain their Endorsement pathway, guide, videos and direct line to USFoil. They do not automatically receive a Squad: sailor access comes from explicit coaching links or current event assignments. Leaving a HUB does not remove an existing Endorsement.
USFoil's sponsors have their own private page and can message coaches directly about webinars, product updates and support. Sponsors never see sailor information.
Outside-HUB only
Sailors and coaches in a USFoil HUB never pay. These fees apply only to sailors who are not in a HUB (Race Team sailors outside a HUB pay too), and to Foiling Coaches outside any HUB.
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