DURATION
Fifteen units taken over three terms and comprising at least 750 hours of student effort.
SYLLABUS CONTENT
The curriculum is delivered so that the students learn to use the Pilates repertoire in the most practical and effective way. Exercises are taught in relation to the classical Pilates principles and objectives, with the aim that the students are equipped to apply the technique to suit individual clients rather than by a proscribed exercise sequence for all.
The health and safety of staff, students and clients is a focus of the studios at all times. It is an integral part of the program, both in terms of personal and client safety and in the proper and safe use of the equipment and reinforced throughout the training program.
- Units 1-5
- General Anatomy: bones and joints
General Anatomy: muscles and nervous system
Health and Safety in the Pilates environment and code of conduct etc.
Basic Foundation Principles to the Pilates Technique
Mat programme
- Units 6-10
- Common Ailments and Medical Conditions requiring special attention
Initial teaching skills for Pilates exercises
Planning and delivering a Pilates session
Mat skills development
The Universal Reformer
- Units 11-15
- Reformer exercises
The Trapeze Table
The Trapeze exercises
The Reformer and Trapeze
Guidance, progression and Business
DELIVERY AND ASSESSMENT
For all units a structured combination of the following will be used:
- Delivery
- Lectures
Practical teaching and demonstrations
Group discussions and role play.
- Assessment
- Oral and written tests
Written accounts
Practical sessions
Periodic appraisals
Observation records
MAT AND EQUIPMENT PRACTICAL ASSESSMENT FORMAT
Mat Class
In order to practice teaching mat classes in a real situation a weekly mat class of ninety minutes will be taught throughout the three terms. To introduce the students to the progression of exercises, from beginners to advanced, the initial classes will be taught by myself and the Program Tutor. Gradually the students will take turns in introducing the class and teaching the warm up. By the second term they will prepare and teach a full class. After each class there will be a very informal discussion supervised by a tutor about content, pace etc.
Equipment
Starting midway through the second term each student will be allocated two case studies. These studies will be new to Pilates and will be chosen from two different backgrounds. One will be a dance or movement student with an injury or technique problem; the other will be a person who is unused to exercise. The student will teach ten classes to their study which will involve approximately fifteen hours of teaching. A basic lesson plan will be presented at the start, and a detailed diary will kept during the duration of the study. During this case study all the equipment should be used, demonstrating safety issues, objectives, tactile and verbal cues, imageries and any necessary modifications.
The student will be asked to outline a progression up to fifteen weeks to the level at which they have been trained in this course.
Once again all criteria will be looked at during the term, practised and explained in detail.
No student will be put in a situation that is unsafe for them or the client.
The number of hours each student is spending in the in the studio observing, practising, demonstrating and shadow teaching should make this exercise a natural progression in their training.
THE PILATES CLASSICAL MAT EXERCISES
- THE HUNDRED
- THE ROLL-UP
- THE ROLLOVER
- LEG CIRCLES
- ROLLING LIKE A BALL
- SINGLE LEG STRETCH
- DOUBLE LEG STRETCH
- SINGLE STRAIGHT LEG STRETCH
- DOUBLE STRAIGHT STRETCH
- CRISSCROSS
- SPINE STRETCH FORWORD
- OPEN-LEG ROCKER
- THE CORK SCREW
- THE SAW
- SWANDIVE
- SINGLE LEG KICKS
- DOUBLE LEG KICKS
- NECK PULL
- THE SCISSORS
- THE BICYCLE
- SHOULDER BRIDGE
- SPINE TWIST
- THE JACKKNIFE
- SIDE KICKS
- TEASERS
- IDP CIRCLES
- SWIMMING
- THE LEG PULL-DOWN
- LEG PULL-UP
- KNEELING SIDE KICKS
- MERMAID SIDE BENDS
- THE BOOMERANG
- THE SEAL
- PUSH-UPS
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