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.
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. Every athlete in your HUB with days on the water, weekly fitness standard, certification percentage, streak and last activity. Anything needing your action appears at the top under “Needs your attention”.
The whole squad's trackable progress side by side: certification levels, weekly fitness standards, days on the water and skill videos watched. Leave an encouragement note for any athlete straight from this page.
Head Coaches approve new athletes here. Under-18 athletes must have parent/guardian consent granted before you can approve them — the consent status and parent contact are shown on the row.
Head Coaches can add assistant coaches to the HUB so sign-offs and athlete support scale as the programme grows.
Send an email to the whole HUB, only the athletes, or only the coaches. Use it for session plans, event calls and weekly challenges.
Opt-in and consistency based: days on the water, fitness sessions and certification percentage. Use it to celebrate effort, never to rank talent.
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.
Athletes can upload Garmin/Vakaros files (.fit, .gpx, .tcx, .vkx) on the Fitness page and must confirm each one, so logs stay honest. Skill videos are self-paced — chase the ones sitting unwatched before the next on-water session.
When an athlete marks a skill complete you get an email and a notification with a direct link. Approve individually, or use Approve all with the confirmation step. Athletes are emailed exactly which skills you signed off — it is the single biggest motivator in the system.
Leave short, specific notes on the Progress page or an athlete's profile. Name the behaviour you want repeated (“three sessions logged this week — keep the Tuesday engine work”), 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.
Skill videos are shared with athletes and tracked on their Progress page. Assign a video that matches the ladder step you are coaching that week.
Part two — USFoil develops you
The coach certification framework runs in tiers, each signed off by USFoil directly. Work through the competencies on the My Certification page, submit for review, and receive an emailed certificate you can share with employers.
Entry-level foiling instruction, eligible to deliver Level 1 (Novice) sailor programs. Prerequisites: US Sailing Instructor Level 1, current First Aid/CPR, coach boat safety, direct WASZP foiling experience, 16 or older, plus clinic attendance and two mentorship sessions.
Advanced instruction and squad leadership, eligible to deliver Level 1 and 2 programs. Builds on Level 1 with sustained flight upwind and downwind, race and clinic delivery, and mentoring newer instructors.
For Level 2 certified coaches with racing experience — all levels including Race Team integration, through continuing professional development under USFoil guidance.
Coaches with 5+ years of foiling coaching experience can apply to co-deliver coach certification clinics alongside USFoil facilitators.
Your own coach pathway lives here. Work through the Foiling Instructor Level 1 and Level 2 competencies, submit them to USFoil for sign-off, and receive an emailed certificate 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 certification.