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Anyone out there instructor or particpant seen or experienced an instructor not knowing their cheorry basically from start to finnish - i understand the occasional mistake here and there- ive made a few every now and then we are only human after all - but to have every track with some kind of mistake in it or leaving out cheorry.... what are anyones thoughts on this?

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LET NOTHING STAND IN YOUR WAY LIFT WAY BEYOUND YOUR LIMITS SET YOUR OWN SPEED RECORDS BE UNSTOPPABLE TRIGGER A DANCE EXPLOSION UNLEASH YOUR INNER WARRIOR RESTORE BALANCE IN YOUR WORLD DEFY EXPECTATIONS

This is a big pet peeve of mine.  Maybe because I'm a perfectionist, but I truly think if you are an instructor, to deliver quality, you've got to know your chorey.  I launched PUMP one time with another instructor.  She had no idea what she was doing.  She wasn't prepared, but I looked like an idiot because I couldn't follow her during her tracks because she was making stuff up.  Aargh (another whole story there if I vented).    Agree that a mistake here and there happens, but if it is consistently happening, then the prep work isn't being done properly.

This should not be acceptable - I don't even have any thoughts besides that the instructor is not doing his/her job properly. Went to a few classes as participant while on holidays and really, some instructors just use the name of the program, but the classes were all made up on the spot.  One basically did 2/2s for the whole chest track etc. There really should be some kind of system to check what the instructors are doing in Lesmills classes after getting their licenses.

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OMG YES! You are all so right. Sure no one is perfect and the odd hiccup here and there is ok. And if you are teaching mulitple programs then launch weeks are stressful. But otherwise no excuses, it is about creating dare i say it fitness magic safely. Recently l have also been to a couple of my non regular pump classes were instructor was fudging the chorey, but worse still she did not preview the moves or comment on safety aspects for moves such as the clean and press, it was scarey, people throwing the bar, and no cues as to the pace of the moves! Its a shame when there are new peeps there are they are not offered a professional and safe introduction. but alas guess just on soap box, and it just proves that when you find a great instructor you have to stick with them, which is unfortunate as don't want to be labelled a lm class stalker lol.

keep up the good work to all those instructors who do their homework and provide enjoyable and fun classes 

hello all - replying as an Instructor - I hate launch weeks and the week leading up when i have  old and new running thru my head -  but the one thing that really peeves me is when all clubs agree to launch on a set week . . . ok - all agreed  - so I turn up to one of my regular classes and find they have done the new stuff somewhere else and then are stroppy with me as Iam not ready to teach it as am not 100% confident that I have it off pat! have ocasionally gone with at and taight - only to fluff some of it and then they moan - 

 

cant win!  

totally agree with you carrib, i to am an instructor and launch week is as you no a stressful wk, however i should clarify what i meant was im not talking when there is a launch wk, im talking about 7-8wks into the new release where the instructor goes of the cheorry for every track (not just the occasional one or 2 or even 3 etc..) where the class becomes more of a freestlye class than a LM program - as You know after the launch wk just bcoz the program has been taught once doesnt mean it doesnt need any more work, there is always something you could do better by watching the dvd a few more times after the launch wk untill the program can be done in our sleep ;P  

Anyway just so its clarified instructors not knowing their cheorry within about wk 7 - 8 after a launch is what i was posting about.

:P

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LET NOTHING STAND IN YOUR WAY LIFT WAY BEYOUND YOUR LIMITS SET YOUR OWN SPEED RECORDS BE UNSTOPPABLE TRIGGER A DANCE EXPLOSION UNLEASH YOUR INNER WARRIOR RESTORE BALANCE IN YOUR WORLD DEFY EXPECTATIONS

I actually like it when instructors make a small mistake now and then - it just goes to show that they are human after all.... But I do agree that if an instructor is all over the place with the chorry and has no idea what they are doing, then that's pretty bad....

I think the mark of a good instructor is one who makes the odd mistake, then carries on like nothing has happened...

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Nick_in_NZ:

I actually like it when instructors make a small mistake now and then - it just goes to show that they are human after all.... But I do agree that if an instructor is all over the place with the chorry and has no idea what they are doing, then that's pretty bad....

I think the mark of a good instructor is one who makes the odd mistake, then carries on like nothing has happened...

 

I think a great instructor is one who makes a mistake or two (because we all do every now and then) and cover it up so well you wouldn't even know. Learning how to do that well is an art in itself......... 

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I agree that the week leading to launch is sometimes hairy, but I know we instructors at my gym always joke that if you want to know what your instructor's favorite tracks are, just pay attention to what we teach the week prior to launch!  They are most likely the ones that we know the best! 

see, I'm just going in for my first initial training and such and I'm terrified that i'll be one of those instructors that gets so lost they confuse everyone else or that my cues will not be very good. But, as a participant I've always been forgiving when they mess up, i mean stuff happens. But ive been in the classes where they messed up so badly that everyone just kind of stops and stares... it's horrible. Its one thing to get a head of yourself or miss a move, but to not be able to get back on track relatively quickly is not good at all. i took dance classes for 13 years and the way showbiz goes is you make a mistake you own it so that nobody but the regulars and you know that you messed up. I'll absolutely take the notes from ya'll. Practice even when you think you know it. haha. Which i dont think will be a problem for me since i like to do it haha.

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come on! bring it!