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ok a bit of brief history. Alex did combat training during his trip to Australia back in 2008 but didn't bother with Cert 3 due to us travelling back to The Netherlands. In the Netherlands he taught a bit here and there, but hasn't really gotten into it full time.
Now we're back in Australia, and if he wants to teach he either has to do GEL or Cert 3, but at the moment he doesn't want to because he wants to get fully back into combat and not so worried about the chorrey etc before going into teaching. So for now he's a happy participant.
But, if often says to me "oh if I got asked to do RPM, I could do it with my eyes closed".
So, there's an RPM training coming up in February and March (2 of them apparently?), and I'm trying to convince him to give it a go. He's said, "I'll think about it". I figure, if he gets into teaching something that he's very very confident with, Combat will roll along whenever he's ready to take it on. Keep in mind though, he's just started a new job.........his first job in this aussie sunny land. So there's lots of other pressures going on.
So with the power that is groupfitness.org, tell me (him) what you think (since he will never write this post, so I'm doing it for him)?
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Posted 17 January 2011 - 01:34 PM
Either way he has to do GEL or Cert III, so he might as well do GEL and get it out the way now.
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Posted 18 January 2011 - 10:59 AM
For me, doing a second program had so many more benefits other than simply being trained in 1 more program.
Because I wasn't extremely nervous and brand new at training, I absorbed so much more actual information from the weekend, and that worked in whatever I was teaching since so much to do with teaching is not program-specific.
It also seemed to up my "cred" as an Instructor. I got more fill-ins because people bother to remember people who teach more than 1 thing.
RPM and Combat seem like a good pair. You can teach them back to back if you wanted to.
It's only a weekend.
Because I wasn't extremely nervous and brand new at training, I absorbed so much more actual information from the weekend, and that worked in whatever I was teaching since so much to do with teaching is not program-specific.
It also seemed to up my "cred" as an Instructor. I got more fill-ins because people bother to remember people who teach more than 1 thing.
RPM and Combat seem like a good pair. You can teach them back to back if you wanted to.
It's only a weekend.
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Posted 03 March 2011 - 04:20 AM
Doing GEL isn't really much! I did it myself and its only a workbook of SIMPLE (like,... DUH) questions.....
Cost about $400 from memory, you then have to have:
1. Completed work book with right answers (like I say... DUH!)
2. Senior First Aid... actually first aid including CPR but
3. LM Program Certification
Done.
Kill two birds with one stone... program certification as well as qualification...
IF you did RPM training with your GEL you could then pass GEL with either COmbat or RPM....
Cost about $400 from memory, you then have to have:
1. Completed work book with right answers (like I say... DUH!)
2. Senior First Aid... actually first aid including CPR but
3. LM Program Certification
Done.
Kill two birds with one stone... program certification as well as qualification...
IF you did RPM training with your GEL you could then pass GEL with either COmbat or RPM....
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Posted 05 March 2011 - 07:44 AM
Still trying to get Alex to consider the training, but not having any success at the moment.
He already has senior first aid. But yeah, with a new job and stuff at the moment I think there's a lot of pressure there.
He already has senior first aid. But yeah, with a new job and stuff at the moment I think there's a lot of pressure there.
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Posted 05 March 2011 - 10:11 AM
If Alex is passionate about it, he will find the time.
Life has limited time, we have to make choices about what to do
Life has limited time, we have to make choices about what to do
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Posted 05 March 2011 - 11:59 AM
Yeah I don't think he's as passionate about RPM as he is combat. He's mainly only interested in teaching combat, although not right now. He's very confident about teaching RPM, but just not interested in it. Personally I think if he went to the RPM training and got a foot in the door, he would get motivated to teach combat again aswell.
But hey, it's his choice
It doesn't help that Goodlife Health Clubs now only allow you to shadow 5 weeks, then you're either in or out. Not really conductive to developing new talent in my opinion.
But hey, it's his choice
It doesn't help that Goodlife Health Clubs now only allow you to shadow 5 weeks, then you're either in or out. Not really conductive to developing new talent in my opinion.
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Posted 27 May 2011 - 10:44 AM
Well, any updates?
For Alex: pro's are you get to push people around, you'll develope a amount of routine in tecahing and you'll never have a flat tire.
Con's: it's not the real thing! Get a bike and start riding between the skippies in the open field! :-)
Seriously mate: just do it! With a bit of experience I know you'll be a great instructor, you just need to get it started!
For Alex: pro's are you get to push people around, you'll develope a amount of routine in tecahing and you'll never have a flat tire.
Con's: it's not the real thing! Get a bike and start riding between the skippies in the open field! :-)
Seriously mate: just do it! With a bit of experience I know you'll be a great instructor, you just need to get it started!
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Posted 28 May 2011 - 05:05 PM
nah he hasn't taken it on. His ICT work has really progressed him in such a direction that he doesn't want to dedicate time to something "new" at the moment. I still think he'd really enjoy teaching classes again, but he's gotta follow where his work is taking him at the moment!
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