
Enhance Your Skills and Style With Freestyle Certificates
Are you stoked to help kids get on rails for the first time? Are you wanting to step up to coaching elite-level athletes? Freestyle certification might be for you! PSIA-AASI specialist credentials are assessment-based certificate programs. Instructors must be at least PSIA-AASI Level I-certified to work toward freestyle certificates.
Freestyle specialist Levels
Freestyle Specialists are creative with their teaching and decision-making to illustrate desired freestyle outcomes. They are comfortable making tactical choices to move groups around in both natural and resort-made terrain features to manage safety and maximize learning. Instructors develop an understanding of the cause-and-effect relationships between body movements and ski and snowboard fundamentals to help students achieve a more effective performance on snow, in the air, or on a sliding feature.

FS Level I
FS 1 instructors are competent in and on extra small to small terrain park features and when teaching freestyle to riders in the beginner/novice zone.

FS Level II
FS 2 instructors are competent in and on extra small to medium terrain park features and when teaching freestyle to riders in the beginner to intermediate zones.

FS Level III
FS3 instructors are competent in and on extra small to large terrain park features and when teaching freestyle to riders in all zones.
Freestyle Specialist Resources
Below is everything you need to succeed at all levels of Alpine Freestyle and Snowboard Freestyle credentialing.

Don’t Miss Freestyle Academy
Freestyle Academy is a 3-day camp offering hands-on training. You’ll have the chance to work on your jumps, rails, halfpipe, and flatland tricks, all while improving your technical and teaching skills. Plus, you’ll connect with fellow instructors from across the country in an inspiring, fun-filled atmosphere.
Scholarships Available to Support Your Freestyle Journey
The PSIA-AASI Specialist Track Scholarship can help you on your journey to adding freestyle credentials to your bag of tricks. Recipients can also apply scholarship funds toward deepening their knowledge base by attending an event to improve skiing or riding and teaching abilities. The application period closes at the end of October each year and awarded scholarships must be used during the winter season in which they are granted.
