Instructor Guidelines

The Stomp Instructor Standards is the foundation for our Instructors, a simple roadmap and general guidelines for teaching Skills Sessions, Follow a Local Around and Ride with a Pro. All Stomp Instructors agree and abide by these standards when completing a Stomp Session and representing the brand.

1. Arrive at the location before Session start time: allows for extra time should anything come up. Provides atmosphere to learn and get ready to instructor

2. Meet and Greet: get to know your client like you would a new friend. Where are they from, How long have they been riding, What’s their favorite memory riding this year, What other sports they love. What music on a recent playlist. Where is a favorite place to ride.

3. Introduce yourself: share your Stomp Life story and why you love being a Stomp Instructor

4. What do you want to learn or explore today?

   1. Establish Goal for session

   2. Learn their current skill level, and relate/adjust to goal

   3. Share building blocks to achieve session goal

5. Take a short run/ride/paddle to get familiar with their abilities and validate skill level

6. Account for variable change and adjust session as needed: to skill level, weather, or

   terrain availability. Safety is a priority. Building blocks of skills matrix are core to progression.

7. Progression takes time: Building blocks of skills matrix are core to progressing safely.

8. Visualize: share the importance of visualizing your trick or run before, this helps give

   confidence and provides safety. During this process, riders can recognize fears and spend

   time building skills to overcome those fears.

9. Smart Style: Stomp promotes the "Smart Style" safety initiative (created by Burton and NSAA), a cooperative effort to continue the proper use and progression of freestyle terrain at mountain resorts, while also delivering a unified message that is clear, concise and effective. Stomp Coaches incorporate this with all Stomp sports and progression

   Start small ­ Work your way up. Build your skills.
   Make a plan ­ Every feature. Every time.
   Always look ­ Before you drop.
   Respect ­ The features and other users.
   Take it easy ­ Know your limits. Land on your feet

10. Stomp It: our instructors are dedicated to helping riders feel what it will be like when they stomp that trick or run, and give that extra love, doing whatever it takes, providing the insiders tips, to help riders get better faster and have more fun. Our coaches are determined to help riders, whether it hiking the pipe for one more drop in to nail that new trick, or hiking back up the ridge to explore the next bowl and one more lap of fresh.

11. Capture One Image: our Instructor are required to take a few photos during the session of the learner, capturing their new trick or skill learned, or new zone or terrain they are exploring. Instructors will upload to learners session at the end of their session. This helps coaches with return customers and receiving high reviews/ratings, is the by the quality of Coach Standards Session Guidelines and Standards

12. Wrap Up: This is your opportunity to review new skills/tricks/terrain covered. This is also your chance to explain where, you as the instructor, can take the learner on their next visit.

13. Finishing Session in App: Stop the clock, Upload imagery, leave feedback and validate skills mastered in their skills matrix. This is your chance to influence future booked sessions with the learner. Ask them to share session on their socials and recommend you.

14. Zero Tolerance: all stomp instructors are required to be alcohol and drug-free during sessions. Stomp Coaches are recommended to promote healthy lifestyle and nutrition

15. Positive Attitude and Language: Learning anything new can be difficult and attitude is everything. Instructors are required to maintain a positive attitude toward learners, feedback delivery, the host location and other riders at the location. Zero foul language or gestures.

Brand DNA

1. Leaders in Action Sports
   We are aligned with the top brands in the industry and are consistent with lexicons and language of the sports, with progressive words and description, while respecting all disciplines and participants. No cheeseball words (i.e. kook, barney, lame). Always positive in attitude and words. Always new­school. Always progressive. Always on.

2. Always Fun
   It’s why we do the sports we love, and it’s why we want to share with others. We poke fun at how many times it can take to learn a new trick, but why it’s so worth it.

3. Dedication To Progression
   A little gritty. Very methodical. And a lot of laser focus to get better. Think Skateboard athlete who constantly wants progress, and a never give up attitude. An athlete hiking the halfpipe in the cold over and over until they nail a new trick. A surfer in cold water.

4. Honor Nature
   “March to the beat of nature’s drum”...balance and moderation in everything we do. Take a break after 1 hour of riding. Drink water, hydrate, reflect. Visualize that trick in your mind before you attempt. Skills Matrix is progression bible.

5. Simplicity
   3rd grader easy to understand, learn and follow

6. Curiosity
   Entice to book sessions to learn and to engage platform to stay connected and share

7. Progressive
   Forward thinking. Kaizen: driven to constantly improve

8. Family
   We are blood. Whether it’s the community of the sports or an individual’s support from their own family, all people who enjoy and support actions sports are our family. Always there for you, unconditionally, with a helping hand.