1. THIS BOOK FOCUSSES ON:

   • Practical issues the instructor will find in a course:
     • How to plan a course (what things need to be considered and in what order before deciding to do a course).
     • Who can help you to launch your course and how
     • How to publish it lowcost and be successful
     • How to be a recognized instructor eventhough you're not a recordman
     • How to keep schedule up during a course like a pro and not waisting any time (usually happens to junior instructors). How to avoid it.
     • How to organize a course once you're in it.
     • How to keep track of all the gear and accessories that you'll use in all three scenarios
     • What to use in each scenario
     • What to correct students in each course and in each exercise
     • How to correct students with pedagogy.
     • What type of students you will find
     • what exercises should you teach for each level and variations
     • What NOT to teach and limits of your variations or improvisations
     • What are the most common problems at courses and how to avoid them
     • How to recognice danger
     • how to do an emergency plan
     • How to decide which exercises to teach or save for the next level so they don't step on further competencies.
     • How to make exercises more complex for a fit student without going into next level subjects or using next level excercises.
     • What are the basic knots, which knots are used for which situations.
     • How to organize buoys
     • How to rotate
     • how to give roles
     • how to train athletes for competitions
     • How to increase students personal bests
     • What is coaching and how to coach
     • What is mentoring and how to mentor
     • And hundred other topics
     • How insurances work
     • How to do breafings so the student is focussed and follows the path of the class
     • How to sell courses and getting students say YES to buy your course
2. This course DOES NOT focus on:
   • improving the instructor’s technical freediving skills, such as hydrodynamics, relaxation, and compensation, while increasing their depth and personal bests. For that you have books of Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3.

3. A part from all that you will have:
   - Guidelines that help you to keep track of the timing and exercises for each moment of the day.
   - Everything organized into a clear and easy-to-follow framework.
   - Easy to read and clear instructions:
   - Contain extended and well documented information with examples of different scenarios for your comprehension.
   - Clear and specific instructions: NO room for misinterpretations.
   - Real cases and solutions based on the author’s extensive experience (with thousands of certified courses).
   - Comprehensive guidance on key topics, including:

   • The important elements of a course and those that can be overlooked.
   • What students expect and how to meet those expectations.
   • Leading a group and handling the challenges you’ll encounter.
   • Exercises to teach at each level, as well as alternative exercises to surprise students in future courses.
   • Managing buoys and ropes.
   • Collaborating with diving centers and boats.
   • Leading large groups with support from other assistant instructors (How to lead a group of instructors)
   • Communicating effectively with diving centers and knowing what to request from them.
   • Conducting classes that keep students engaged and avoid chaos.

These are just some of the topics covered in the book. You can preview the index on Amazon to explore all the valuable content available.

This is the first freediving instructor book in existence, and as of its publication in 2016 in paper and 2024 digital, it remains the only one of its kind in the world.