KEY FACTS
Course access duration: 1 year
Online training: 20-30 hours
Learning tasks/assessment prep: 4-6 hours
Pre-Requisites: At least one year of aerial silks classes is recommended before starting instructor training.
Recognised and endorsed by: Athletics and Fitness Association of America and the National Academy of Sports Medicine.
Continuing Education Units: 1.5 AFAA CEUs, 1.5 NASM CEUs, 10 CIMSPA CPD points.
The Spin City Aerial Silks Beginners Instructor Course will cover the fundamental skills of aerial silks to build a strong base of knowledge in your students to help them fly. From basic footlocks skills and climbs up to an introduction to beginners drops using the hitch; this course will provide a syllabus that will allow you to ensure the safe progression of your students.
This course includes two modules:
- the Coaching module, which covers essential theory and coaching skills
- the Silks module, which takes you through the syllabus of moves, combinations and conditioning at beginners level.
If you have completed the Coaching module previously, you will not need to repeat it.
This course has two main parts to the assessment; a theory assessment completed in the online learning platform and a practical assessment. The practical assessment will require you to film yourself teaching a student. Follow the link to the full course description below to see a breakdown of each assessment task.
Please note: Spin City courses are designed to certify you to teach adult participants over the age of 18 and you must be over the age of 18 to become certified.
