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Pilates College
Instructor Guideline
IPC is
thriving with amazing Teacher Trainers, like you, who personify quality with
a variety of talents, knowledge, & background experiences.
We encourage all to share their talents, continue to study, & ask new questions.
We challenge you to progress in your own ability to perform Pilates movements,
to teach, to analyze and to utilize all of the teaching techniques.
General
International Pilates College respectfully requests that staff; professors,
educators, mentors, guest instructors, volunteers and student teachers refrain
and avoid breaching subjects of personal information regarding religion, race,
ethnicity, sexual orientation and politics. Further more, personal opinions
on ethics and morality should not be imposed on another and mutually dismissed.
· Be a Professional in your dress and demeanor
· Be on time
· Be dependable
· Be prepared
· "Walk the walk, talk the talk"
· Teaching future Teacher Trainers is different from teaching clients
· Encourage critical thinking; thinking on one's feet means always being
able to modify and adapt
· There must be a focus on purpose
· Answer questions (if possible), but try to guide the student to the
answer
· Remember to teach in an archi-kinetic and efficient fashion
- Avoid being trapped in disputes or discrimination; keep class focus on Pilates
- 'When in doubt leave it out', nobody knows everything, but you are expected
to know how to research for possible answers
Lab
Protocols
· Provide a quiz to get the students' minds working
· Conduct a physical Pilates warm up to get bodies ready
· Introduce several challenges then back off
· Be the example; utilize business etiquette, adhere to the code of conduct
· Stress the importance of safety
· Respect the equipment and the method, teach proper use and care of
the facility
· Communicate openly with other teachers and the facility owner
· Regularly update the Pilates professor as to individual student needs,
progress, and concerns
We teach student-teachers
How to Learn
IPC educators
can present a wide range of Pilates’ methodology of movement vocabulary
and teaching variations to the student-teacher without prejudice.
We provide criteria of fitness testing and client evaluations to establish a
baseline to help document client progress
IPC professors establish high standards of learning and teaching Pilates; based
in critical evaluation and safety
Education;
A Latin word, which may be translated several different ways
Depending on how it is subdivided, the root word Educe may mean 'the leader',
catio is Latin for 'building'. 'Educe catio' means 'leader building', 'E du
catio translate into 'the two building', 'edu catio'' is education building'.
We at IPCollege focus on developing future Pilates instructors who can safely
educate others in a variety of Pilates methodologies.
IPCollege instructors
lead students to answers
We teach by asking the students a series of questions that logically brings
them to a deeper understanding of the Pilates concept.
We educate students in seven (7) accepted teaching methods.
We educate in the
art of thinking Pilates
Students receive tools to critically analyze Pilates movements and evaluate
the possible benefit versus potential contraindications; based on client needs
and abilities.
An IPCollege graduate is prepared to confidently choose 'What' Pilates movement
to teach, rationalize 'Why' they decided to teach it and know 'How' to teach
it safely.
IPCollege develop
elite instructors, not trainers
We discourage a 'fitness trainer' style of teaching that makes people do exercises.
We prefer to educate
clients in understanding their bodies and taking personal responsibility to
work within their 'Comfort Zone'.
An instructor must
be adept in presenting a variety of ways to move and encourage the person to
choose which variation feels correct in their body.
Instructors are not
permitted to 'Stretch' anyone into an increased ROM.
We teach people how to release their excess muscle tension to achieve a normal
ROM.
IPCollege does
not teach rehabilitation modalities
Physical Therapists rehabilitate injured clients, Pilates instructors work with
post-rehabilitates. Clients often remark that Pilates did more for them than
the PT, due to a realization of regained strength and flexibility. What the
client doesn't understand is that Pilates modalities could exasperate a fresh
injury when taught by one without proper PT qualification. The Physical Therapist's
medical applications maintain the structural integrity of an injured body, afterwards
the post-rehab client may notice a dramatic change in functional efficiency
through Pilates instruction which, could not have occurred with out the Physical
Therapists' rehabilitation.
Do not encourage
structural imbalances
The weak or limited side dictates bi-laterally intensity and Range of Motion
of both sides.
Hyper-flexibility should be balanced with strength.
Both Hyper-extension and Hyper-flexion should be avoided.
Explore alternative possibilities when one is moving or breathing habitually.
Differentiate between holding positions and successively renegotiating them.
Straight back coccyx balances and straight leg sit-ups are contraindicative
Ballistic stretch techniques are no longer appropriate
General Protocols
for Special Populations
Injuries; observe medically recognized protocols; provide handouts with general
guidelines so clients may assume personal responsibility, keep an open conversation
with inquires, honor their responses and intuition, work within their comfort
zone.
Pregnancy; every situation is different, allow for late cancellations and no-shows
Elderly; focus on feet, posture and functional efficiency, exercise your patients
Obesity; follow pregnancy protocols, be emotionally supportive
Systemic Conditions; don't stretch nerves, avoid Opposition Elongation Principles,
focus on releasing muscle tension or joint impingements
'Always Show Our Bodies Respect'; our Philosophy and anagram of Pilates Principles