KEY FACTS
Course access duration: 1 year
Online training: 20-30 hours
Learning tasks/assessment prep: 4-6 hours
Pre-Requisites: At least two years of aerial silks classes and the Spin City Aerial Silks Beginners Instructor Course or equivalent.
Recognised and endorsed by: Athletics and Fitness Association of America and the National Academy of Sports Medicine.
Continuing Education Units: 1.5 AFAA CEUs, 1.9 NASM CEUs.
This course is suitable for instructors who have completed either the Spin City Aerial Silks Foundation or Beginners Instructor Courses.
Course description: The Spin City Aerial Silks Intermediate Instructor course focuses on developing the basic skills taught at the beginners’ level while adding on the next block of moves in the Spin City syllabus, including an introduction to key wraps such as catchers and cross catchers, aerial inverts and performing drops without the support of a hitch. We will discuss class planning in the context of progress chains and how you can use combinations and sequences to challenge your students, avoid plateaus and ensure safe progression.
Course assessment: 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 and be able to perform the core course moves with safe and correct technique. Follow the link to the full course description below to see a breakdown of each assessment task and core move technique requirements.
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.
