Teaching Tip - Drill-A-Skill

This tip is from Lindsay Swenson-Mondick, YMCA Aquatics Director and AEA Trainer from Minnesota...don't cha know! I met her at the IAFC conference and she is a great instructor with an awesome sense of humor.

Aqua Fitness Teaching Tip: To all my aquatic instructors...it's called "Drill-a-Skill" and it's one of the easiest ways to keep your people moving during a cardio sequence. One exercise, 5 variations, each for 30 seconds x 4. What's that equal...10 minutes! 1/4 of the class complete. Try it in the following sequence: Level I Cross Country Ski; Level I 1/2 WT Double w/ Bow and Arrow Arms; Level II 1/2 WT Ski and Tuck; Level I Ski Travel Forward and Backward; Level III Ski! Whew! Repeat another 3 times.

*You may not be able to use this EXACT tip - maybe you can modify it to fit your class format!

What is a Vipr Aqua Workout?

ViPR is a training system that uses a hollow rubber tube with handles built into it, see - http://www.viprfit.com/Learn/WhatisViPR.aspx. 

The tube is about 3 feet long (a metre) and ranges from 4 to 20 kilos. You can do any number of movements with it and it is great for twisting and thrusting movements that build functional core strength.  Very popular new fitness system on land that could be used in water as well.  What do you think about this?

Very funny.............

Aqua Pole Dancing from Italy - would you try it?

Arthritis Aqua Foundation Training - July 21-22

July 21 - 22, 2012 Aquatic Program Instructor Certification Training Location: YMCA of Greater Whittier, 15740 E. Starbuck Street, Whittier, CA 90603. Saturday, July 21, 2012: YISA Certification, 1:30pm - 6:30pm Sunday, July 22, 2012: Aquatics Training, 8:45am - 6:30pm Training pre-requisites: · Be able to swim 25 yards using any stroke without stopping; jump into deep water, surface, & tread water for 1 minute; perform the recovery position from face up/face down in shallow and deep water · Be certified in CPR and either: Basic Water Rescue, YISA, or Lifeguard · Be willing to commit to teaching at least one class series per year (must teach six class sessions within six months to become certified) · Have an affiliation with a facility approved by the Arthritis Foundation · Have experience/education in health, water exercise or fitness field · Personal or professional experience working with people with arthritis or disabilities For details, please refer to the application packet: YISA Training * AQUATICS Training

Deep Water Ideas from AEA

Need more deep water ideas to add to your classes? Check out these new short videos from AEA!!

Karen Westfall - Power Water Workout (Shallow)

Need some Monday class inspiration? Take a look at this Karen Westfall clip. While it is not new moves, it may help get your creative juices flowing.

Wanna see what we did at the 2012 IAFC this year - click the link here for all of the handouts and more!

Noodling around the pool.......

Noodle Connectors video shared by Linda Bracken, one of our water instructors at WVYMCA. Great(and inexpensive) way to enhance your noodle use.

Tuck Shoots from Татьяна (Russian Aqua Instructor)

“Line 2 and 3 is a side to side exercise: push your both legs to the right, pull in (to chair position) and than push both legs to the left. You can make it harder if you keep you legs straight. First line is an other excercise: stretch front and back (mind the natural curves in the spine)” Tuck Shoot explained by Katrien (AEA Trainer, Russia)

Deep Water Team Challenge

Shallow Water Ideas with Mark

FREE Whitney Houston workout music from Dynamix

If you are interested, click here for 30 min of Whitney Houston remixes from Dynamix Music - enjoy!

Water Fitness Instructors' Meeting - Thurs Feb 9th at 7pm

According to the Chinese Zodiac, next year will be the Year of the Dragon. It will run from January 23, 2012 until February 9, 2013. The exact name? Year of the Water Dragon. This terminology is fitting because in 2012, water will be the leading and predominant form of sporting events and exercise.


We will have our first of 4 meetings this year on Thursday, Feb. 9th at 7:00pm. Below you will find an agenda for the meeting to give you an idea of what to except. I definitely welcome all suggestions and feedback, so please look it over and bring your good ideas to the meeting.

Water Fitness Instructor Meeting Agenda
DATE - Thursday, Feb 9th
TIME - 7:00pm
LOCATION - Please meet me in the lobby,we will have a computer training at the front desk and then move to the pool deck.

Front Desk
Computer Training - We will use a computer in the back to go over Inview, a computer program that allows you to see both past and futures work dares, request time off and authorize the hours you worked at home. If you have already had training with this program let me know.

Pool Deck
Campaign
Sub Forms
Equipment Purchase
New Subs - Aqua Zumba
Blog Input - We now have a blog which will feature our calendar, schedule,video clips of water exercise ideas and more. I will send it you next week, please look it over and share your feedback in the meeting.

There will be light refreshments at the pool deck - would you like to bring a snack/beverage to share to our next meeting? Let me know!

Please RSVP either way to melaniesparks@ymcala.org

WV YMCA Water Exercise Instructors' Newsletter

Jan 2012

CAMPAIGN 2012

Campaign starts soon - if you do not get a flyer this week, email me and I will get I have outlined some of the events of this year's campaign. New this year: we will have 2 opportunities to attend Campaign events - an AM/ lunch time and a dinner time. I hope that adding an earlier time will make it easier those on your team who attend morning or afternoon aqua classes or prefer not to drive at night.

TEAM MEMBER TRAINING - Thursday Jan 12th 6:30pm or Wednesday Jan 18th 11am

KICK OFF DINNER - Thursday Jan 19th 6:30pm

Jump into our campaign season with support from your team, celebration and games! The kick-off dinner will feature "Family Feud".. YMCA style! Except food, games prizes, support and fun during this dinner.

TEAM REPORT DINNER - Thursday February 2nd 2012 11am or 6:30pm

We are overcoming any campaign fears with the YMCA's version of "Fear Factor" with your team. Come socialize with your group, turn in your pledge cards and play Fear Factor with your team for prizes!

SOCIAL DROP-OFF HOUR - Thursday, January 26th 11am or 6:30pm and Thursday February 9th 2012 11am or 6:30pm
During Social drop off, team members and invited to drop-off their pledge cards, socialize with other team members and enjoy some treats and coffee.

VICTORY DINNER - Thursday, February 16th 6:30pm
Campaign is over and it is time to celebrate with the YMCA version of "Price is Right." Awards and prizes will be presented during this Victory Dinner!

NEW SUB AVAILABLE

Sole Martinez is trained to teach Aqua Zumba and is available to sub for any shallow water exercise class (except Aqua AF classes). She is one of our lifeguards, so you may recognize her.

Please add her to your phone - contact Melanie Sparks. I will send you a new contact sheet soon - we are trying to add one more sub to the list first.

EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT UPDATE

I am sorry to say, that the budget has been frozen, so we will not be considering any new equipment until March 2012.

WATER EXERCISE INSTRUCTOR (WEI) METTINGS

We will have quarterly meetings on Monday evenings. Each meeting will include some notes and information from different aquatic trainers. The meeting will be the first week of February, May, August and November 2012. Between meetings we will have the newsletter to keep us informed and connected. I will email you the date in Feb as soon as I have it.

WHERE TO FIND INFORMATION - OFFLINE and ONLINE

Offline - in the back AQ office on the bulletin board

Online - online calendar and

TRAININGS

I will include more trainings including land ( AFAA, ACE, AEA,SCW,APAI) as I hear about them. Feel free to send me any training/certification/workshop information you have.

YMCA Aqua Fitness Instructor Certification and Training

Jan 28, 2012 -

Feb 11, 2012 La Crescenta-Canada Family YMCA In La Canada Flintridge, Trainer Georgia Harrison gharrison@ymcafoothills.org 818-790-0123

For more information,including dates and times please contact Georgia via email or phone provided above.

Arthritis Foundation Exercise Trainings (not Aqua)

Sunday Januray 22nd (8:30am-5:30pm)

Carnahan Physical Therapy

803 E. Walnut Ave

Lompoc, CA 93436

(805) 735-3714

For more information, please contact Natasha at nskerczak@arthritis.org or by phone (805) 563-4685

WATER EXERCISE INSTRUCTOR (WEI) CALENDAR

We now have a calendar online where you can see events, water class schedules, subs, etc. You will notice some red stars on the calendar indicating that the class will be subbed by another instructor. Click here for the link.

or cut and paste - https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=amgq50tkuo6riukjn68as83frg%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America/Los_Angeles