Beginners Trapeze

You will need:

• to meet the minimum age requirement of 18 years or older
• a minimum of 1 years’ trapeze experience (recommended)
• access to the internet via a PC, laptop, or mobile device
• access to at least 1 trapeze, safely rigged in an appropriate training environment
• a minimum of 2 hours’ study/training time per week (to complete the course within the 1-year deadline)
• a device to film videos on (mobile phones are allowed)
• at least 1 student of a suitable ability level for the teaching assessment (aged 18 or older)
• basic first aid and anatomy knowledge is also recommended.

The theory section of this course will give you a range of teaching and coaching techniques to make you a confident and effective instructor, supported by relevant fitness theory covering safe warm ups and cool downs. We will also cover the practical aspects of running your classes, including session and course plans.

In the practical section, you will learn the first part of the Spin City trapeze syllabus, a series of strength and conditioning techniques to help your students progress and we will complete your practical training with combinations, sequences and equipment-specific conditioning.

Coaching module units:

1. Essential equipment knowledge for pole and aerial
2. Health and safety with spotting fundamentals
3. Programme design and class planning
4. Participant screening and inclusive coaching
5. Teaching Techniques and class leadership
6. Instructor tools for combinations and choreography
7. Leading effective warm ups for pole and aerial
8. Foundational strength and conditioning for pole and aerial
9. Guiding effective cool downs for pole and aerial

Trapeze module units:

1. Introduction to beginners trapeze instruction
2. Working under the trapeze bar
3. Trapeze beginner mounts and dismounts
4. Trapeze beginner moves on the bar
5. Trapeze beginner standing skills
6. Trapeze beginner progression skills
7. Trapeze beginner combinations
8. Strength and conditioning for trapeze beginners

MOVES UNDER THE BAR

• Delilah
• Side straddle
• Candlestick
• Pike invert
• Straddle invert
• Hocks hang
• Mermaid
• Angel
• Reverse angel
• Splits under the bar

MOUNTS AND DISMOUNTS

• Side climb to basic seat
• Pike mount to basic seat
• Straddle mount and dismount to basic seat
• Basic stand from sitting

MOVES ON THE BAR

• Layback seat
• Stag seat
• Secretary seat
• Scissor seat
• Man in the moon
• Single leg cradle
• Cradle
• Cobra
• High angel
• High arabesque
• Inside star

STANDING SKILLS

• Lamp post
• Cabot circus
• Cowboy
• Splits away
• Standing arabesque
• Standing star
• Susan

PROGRESSION SKILLS

• Egg
• Gazelle
• Birds nest
• Star on the bar
• Hocks hang beats

This course has two main parts to the assessment; a theory assessment and a practical assessment. Upon successful completion you will receive a certificate.

THEORY ASSESSMENT

Answer theory questions related to each unit of the course across both modules. Questions are multiple choice, or short answers.

PRACTICAL ASSESSMENT

Coaching module:

• Class Introduction. Deliver an introduction for a typical aerial class, as outlined in the course module.
• Warm Up. Deliver a full warm up, as outlined in the course module.
• Conditioning. Teach a ground-based conditioning move, using the techniques covered in the course module.
• Cool Down. Deliver a full cool down, as outlined in the course module.

Trapeze module:

• Practical demonstration. Perform a continuous sequence of five moves from the trapeze syllabus.
• Teaching demonstration. Teach three individual moves from the module to at least one student of a suitable ability level.

Spin City are dedicated to ensuring the assessment process is accessible to learners that meet the training course enrolment criteria. If you have a learning need, there will be a place to declare this on your enrolment form. We are also able to offer a limited selection of reasonable adjustments where individuals may find particular practical elements prohibitive. Please contact our mentoring team for more information relevant to your individual circumstances.

Online learners will have 1 year from the date you enrol onto the course to complete the online study and assessment.
Face-to-face learners will have the opportunity to complete their assessment within the course weekend.

Spin City is is recognised by the Athletics and Fitness Association of America and the National Academy of Sports Medicine as an Approved Continuing Education Provider. By completing the Spin City Trapeze Beginners Instructor Course, members of these organisations can earn:

• 1.5 AFAA CEUs
• 1.9 NASM CEUs

Spin City’s Trapeze Beginners Instructor Training has been approved as CIMSPA Endorsed CPD against the “Core Group Exercise Instructor (Occupation)” professional standard. CIMSPA members can claim 10 CPD points on completion of this course. To register your successful training and claim your points, head to https://www.cimspa.co.uk/ and log in to your member portal.