National Skate Patrol Training - NSP

I’ve been Eastbourne’s NSP (National Skate Patrol) Trainer for 5 years now and have trained NSP as far afield as Goodwood, London and Brighton. The Uckfield Roller Disco have now approached me about training, to make their Roller Disco safer. So some time in late March I expect to be re-visiting the Uckfield Leisure centre and setting up a half day training session, to bring all their skate guards up to standard.

The difference between NSP training and “proper” skate instruction/ skate lessons

It’s not particularly hard to pick up the NSP skills as there is only a very limited set of demonstrations the NSP level, skate guard is qualified to show. The NSP don’t really teach or instruct, they just get to show people the basic “stand up, get going and stop” moves.  For more detailed explanations, or corrective measures (when people get it wrong) you need a Skate Instructor. Simply put the difference between Volunteer NSP and professional Skate Instructors is that the NSP can only show and demonstrate 3 basic techniques, a full instructor, can demonstrate, correct, adjust, tune and teach a multitude of skate techniques.

If anyone needs NSP training, so you are qualified to teach to NSP level, I’m more than happy to help!

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