Jeffro Rothenberg

Jeffro was great, and very dynamic, he kept the course momentum going at a good pace. There were never a dull moment. All the itc candidates were great too. This was a very instructing experience. Thank you so much for giving me this opportunity to improve my skills.

Loved the training, it was low anxiety and high levels of fun. They were able to adapt to my pace and teach in a way that made it easy to pick up. Definitely looking forward to continuing with lessons until I’m ready to fly solo!

Jeffro was an amazing instructor trainer, he kept everything very profesional and interactive, always helping us with any questions and guiding us through the whole curse so we could learn and remember all the most important aspect about teaching this sport in the most safe way posible.

I was very pleased with my IKO instructors course. Jeffro has a university degree in education and he is very knowledgeable on kiteboarding and on teaching methods, we were lucky to have him as an examiner. Due to a lack of wind there a couple of riding things that I could not complete but our instructor simply asked us to submit a video as soon as we can. I would recommend this course to others. I enjoyed it and felt it was worth the money and effort.

Jeffro was a fantastic instructor, he made the course very entertaining and enjoyable yet transmitted so much knowledge (technical and practical). His experience teaching and passion for the subject was very inspiring and encouraged us a lot.

Jeffro is an excellent teacher/examiner, and has a very comprehensive and fair methodology of teaching the course. Jeffro is an amazing communicator, he relays Information in a very positive and enthusiastic manner, ensuring that his students absorb and retain each key point of each topic. My IKO experience with Jeffro was amazing, and I am hoping to take more advanced training from him in the future.

The IKO Instructor Level 1 course was a great insight into the dynamics of a school and the way it is run. It was cool to be able to meet instructors and other personnel from the host school and ask them about their roles, what they did and didn't like, what the have seen elsewhere, and other interesting topics that were helpful for moving forward as a kiteboarding instructor with IKO. My course instructor Jeffro did a great job of introducing us to key people at the host school and also acting as a resource to answer questions about how a school is run. The actual teaching we did was awesome as well. It was cool to get hands on with a real student and experience what it was like to be in the water with them. Overall this was a great course and I would recommend it to any aspiring instructor, and I would specifically recommend they take it from Jeffro. He is a fantastic instructor, resource, and mentor.

I came in with a lot of experience, and was nervous that I was not going to learn much. I am pleased to say that this course did a great job of going further in depth with practical information such as aerodynamics, weather, and equipment. I felt like I was able to learn a lot and am a better kiteboarder and instructor because of the practical information I learned in this course. My instructor Jeffro did a great job answering questions I had that went more in depth about this information. I felt very prepared for the online test. I would recommend this course to any aspiring instructor or to someone who just wants to learn more about the finer points of kiteboarding and expand their knowledge beyond the water.

Well thought out and informative program. I didn’t expect my personal riding skills would improve as they have. I also feel I’m somewhat of an unofficial meteorologist now! I find myself constantly observing the clouds and weather patterns and try to forecast what the weather will produce. I’m looking forward to continuing my certification through instructor level 2 and 3 once I start putting my level 1 to use! Stoked!!

Center needs work with organization and people skills from a customer service perspective but the instructor that was brought in from Seattle, Jaffro, far exceeded my expectations. I would take another course from him in the future.