1. Level 2 Certificate in Fitness Instructing: Aqua

2. Module 3: Teaching skills in practise
Evaluation

3. Learning Outcomes By the end of this section you should be able to:
Describe how to bring the session to an end
Describe the health and safety checks made after the session
Support clients taking part in aqua sessions
Reflect on providing water-based exercise sessions
Describe how to gain feedback from participants
Understand the value of reviewing the session and setting an action plan
Through study of these modules we aim to provide you with the knowledge and skills to prepare and plan a safe and effective water-based exercise session and be able to instruct such a session for a group of participants.

4. Bringing the class to an end
The instructor needs to prepare their participants emotionally and
physically to finish the session safely:
They should praise the participants for all their efforts and
achievements during the session.
The Instructor should give any further information the participants may need i.e information on any changes e.g. cost, time, place.
The Instructor should not leave poolside until everyone has exited after the class and advice should be given about exiting the pool via the steps and due to the buoyancy making the body feel ‘lighter’ in the water care should be taken not to rush.
As a courtesy to the instructor and participants in the next class, the
exercise area should be cleared as quickly as possible.

5. Bringing the class to an end
Recording Injuries and Accidents - It is important to follow the facility’s procedures and injuries and/or incidences.
Consider what information needs to be included in an accident form and why

6. Health and Safety checks
It is important that all hazards following the session are accounted for
and measures are put in place to avoid these as equipment and
facilities should be left in a working condition for future use:
Check all equipment is in good working order – report any breakages or faults
All equipment must be returned to the respective storage area safely
The instructor should check the area for any dangers for the next session i.e. very wet floor, and report any important information
The stereo should be switched off and returned to its respective storage area

7. Supporting clients taking part in water-based exercise sessions
A professional instructor is one who is always:
Thoroughly prepared
Available to speak to before and after the class
Reliable
Punctual
Teaches the classes as per the descriptions on the timetable
Consistent
Remains up to date
Encourages healthy lifestyle
Constantly evaluates their own performance
Keep participants motivated
What are the key values of a professional instructor? What does each value means to you? How you would action each of them to support your clients?

8. Reviewing the session
On completion of the class, the instructor should commend participants for their efforts. The instructor should ask for any feedback on the class as a way of improving their teaching skills. If participants have any questions, the instructor needs to make them self available after the class. The participants must be included during the review of the session to maintain retention levels and to ensure the sessions are effective and meeting the needs of the participants.
What type of questions would an instructor ask at the end of the
session to gain feedback from their participants?
What would the questions be?

9. Gaining feedback from participants
The information gathered should then be measured as to whether it has
met the expectations of the instructor, and if not what can be done to
rectify it in the future.
The types of questions that should be asked are:
Did the participants enjoy the session?
What have the participants achieved during the session?
What would they suggest to improve the session?

10. Reflecting on providing water-based exercise sessions
The instructor must use this feedback to plan the progression or
modifications of the sessions by asking themselves these questions:
Did the session meet the aims set out in the session plan?
Did the session meet the needs of the participants?
To further improve teaching abilities, it is important for the instructor to then evaluate their own performance.
This assessment would include the noting of any improvements which
can be made to the original class plan. This can then be referred back
to when the instructor reviews previous classes.
Look at the review questionnaire in your Learner Achievement Portfolio
As a group, discuss:
Understanding the questions on the paper
The answers that could possibly be written to the questions in an
assessment (if applicable)
How you would then set an action plan according to the feedback given

11. Learning outcomes
You have completed this section. Can you now?:
Describe how to bring the session to an end
Describe the health and safety checks made after the session
Support clients taking part in aqua sessions
Reflect on providing water-based exercise sessions
Describe how to gain feedback from participants
Understand the value of reviewing the session and setting an action plan