aerial coaching COURSE
Stage 1 & 2

The Aerial Stage 1 Coaching Course is an introduction into learning how to teach Level 1 Aerial Curriculum to participants aged from 6 years through to adults.

The aim of this course is to educate coaches who would like to start to specialise in aerial coaching on safety, spotting, conditioning exercises on the floor and on the apparatus, warm-ups and cool-downs as well as lesson planning and leading and supervising an aerial class or group.

The course will take place at Circus Arts massive indoor venue. Participants will get to train on a variety of apparatus such as silks, lyra and trapeze, and will focus on skill development and sequences that can be taught to participants at the start of their aerial journey.

Outcomes that our Aerial Stage 1 Coaching Course will focus on:

1. Teaching safety rules and equipment safety
2. Floor Conditioning Exercises
3. Apparatus Conditioning Exercises
4. Teaching foundational skills on trapeze, silks and lyra
5. Teaching a sequence / routine
6. Lesson Planning for a term

Aerial Stage 1 candidates will be working with a qualified coach for the duration of the training phase of this course. The goal is to gain confidence and experience leading an Aerial group, and to learn and implement safe, positive, inclusive and fun activities.

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Aerials Stage 2 Course covers the curriculum to teach Intermediate/Advanced Aerial participants. This course is ideal for coaches wanting to broaden their knowledge within Aerial coaching.   This course covers the following outcomes:

• Silks – Int/Adv Skills/Drops
• Static Trapeze/ Lyra Int/Adv Skills
• Coaching specialized apparatus
• Error detection/ correction for technical skills