You Will Teach Balanced, Effective Classes Like a Master If You Read and Understand All

You Will Teach Balanced, Effective Classes Like a Master If You Read and Understand All

BODYATTACK™INSTRUCTOR ASSESSMENT OVERVIEW

NAME: / MODULE DATE:
CLUB NAME: / MODULE TRAINER:
ASSESSMENT OUTCOME: / MODULE OUTCOME:
DISTINCTION:
  • For achievingabove-average technique skills, coaching skills along with outstanding abilitiesto correctly role model the choreography, connect with your class participants and create Fitness Magic.

PASS:
  • Awarded for showing a clear and consistent understanding of Choreography, Technique and Coaching skills.

WITHHELD:
  • Sufficient elements have been identified to warrant the recognition and assistance from the Group Fitness Manager or Club Representative.
  • To obtain a PASS, both the instructor and club management must acknowledge and ensure all areas within the compulsory criteria are addressed.
  • A Safety Assurance form must then be co-signed by both the instructor and Group Fitness Manager and returned to the Agency’s Assessment Department within 4 weeks for a PASS to be awarded.
Areas requiring immediate attention are:
RESUBMIT:
  • Sufficient elements have been identified to warrant the recognition and assistance from the Group Fitness Manager or Club Representative.
  • When receiving this outcome, both the instructor and Group Fitness Manager must ensure all areas within the compulsory criteria are addressed.
  • Instructors receiving this grade need to work with a competent instructor until they are ready to resubmit their Assessment and have been cleared by the club management.
  • A Safety Assurance form must also be completed and returned with the resubmitted Assessment within 4 weeks for a PASS to be awarded.
Areas requiring immediate attention are:
ASSESSOR OVERVIEW:

BODYATTACK™KEY ELEMENTS ASSESSMENT FORM

This form provides a ‘snapshot’ of the areas requiring immediate attention. Any compulsory elements (indicated as bold)are to be addressed as a priority. Refer to your Program Manual and Release DVD to continue to develop the skills/elements highlighted below.
Choreography / COMPETENT / DEVELOP THE HIGHLIGHTED SKILLS
Correctly delivers the choreography? / Yes / No / Choreography Knowledge
Follows the correct class format? / Yes / No / Class Structure
Balances track selection? / Yes / No / Track Selection
Comments:
Technique / COMPETENT / DEVELOP THE HIGHLIGHTED SKILLS
Demonstrates correct alignment and posture? / Yes / No / Position
Demonstrates safe, effective movement and range? / Yes / No / Execution
Moves in time with the music and on correct beat? / Yes / No / Timing
Demonstrates strength and high-level conditioning? / Yes / No / Fitness
Demonstrates the appropriate feel, look and attitude? / Yes / No / Feel
Comments:
Coaching / COMPETENT / DEVELOP THE HIGHLIGHTED SKILLS
Is easily understood and followed?
/ Yes / No
/ Initial Cues / Follow-up Cues /
Pre-cueing
Delivers the right information at the right time? / Yes / No / Sequence of Cues
Uses effective coaching language?
/ Yes / No
/ Visual Instruction / Motivational Cues / CRC / Voice
Is organized? / Yes / No / Appearing Organized / Push Play and Go
Comments:
NUMBER OF COMPULSORY SKILLS: 6 ACHIEVED:
Connecting / COMPETENT / DEVELOP THE HIGHLIGHTED SKILLS
Engages participants? / Yes / S-T / No / Engaging Participants
Appears open and approachable? / Yes / S-T / No / Open and Approachable
Caters to the needs of the class? / Yes / S-T / No / Catering to Your Classes’ Needs
Comments:
Fitness Magic / COMPETENT / DEVELOP THE HIGHLIGHTED SKILLS
Captures the essence of the program? / Yes / S-T / No / Capturing the Program Essence
Creates a journey of contrasts? / Yes / S-T / No / Contrasting the Journey
Has a natural teaching style? / Yes / S-T / No / Natural Teaching Style
Comments:

BODYATTACK™ TECHNIQUE ASSESSMENT FORM

To achieve a competent score in Position,Execution and Timing, you must achieve success in 7 of the 9 compulsory exercises listed below (indicated in bold) if they are choreographed into the tracks being assessed. If there are fewer than 9 compulsory exercises, then competency will be based on no less than 70% success in the compulsory exercises choreographed into the class.
[All areas requiring attention are indicated with a (x). See Action Plan for recommendations]
BODYATTACK™ Exercises / Position / Execution / Timing / Fitness / Feel
Walks, Marches and Runs
  • High Knee Run

Side-to-Side Exercises
  • 3-Step Run

Lifts, Hops and Jumps
  • Superman

  • Jumping Jack

  • Single Kick

  • Air Jack/Jump (Straight or Tuck)

Squat-type Exercises
  • Propulsive Lunges

  • Squats(Static or Dynamic)

Upper Body Conditioning
  • Pushups (Chest or Triceps)

Lower Body Exercises
Core Exercises
  • Upper

  • Lower

Stretching Exercises
Total Compulsory Exercises:
Total Achieved:
Competency Achieved: / Yes / No / Yes / No / Yes / No / Yes / No / Yes / No
Bring immediate attention to the following areas:

INSTRUCTOR ACTION PLAN AND FEEDBACK FORMS

1. CHOREOGRAPHY:
Was the choreography delivered correctly?
Choreography is important to successful instructing and great classes are produced in the same way as other performing arts.
Instructors are like the actors, for whom writers produce the lines that can be worked on to make them stars!
With a choreographed track, we are released from having to create new tracks and are free to enhance the other skills that are essential for a great workout…
Choreography is the core of the Les Mills system and, as such, a high level of importance is placed on an instructor’s ability to deliver the choreography exactly as written.
Action Plan (Drills):
Choreography Knowledge
(Compulsory) /
  • Listen to the music – in the car, at home, everywhere
  • Watch your DVD over and over again
  • Make notes about sequences
  • Try to anticipate the sequence of dance movements and tempo given to the specific track
  • Review and confer with choreography notes.
  • Go to Quarterly Release days and watch expert role models
  • Practise in front of mirrors until competency has been achieved
  • Practise, practise… and practise again

Class Structure
(Compulsory) /
  • Ensure that you always stay true to the essence of the program, with all tracks presented in the order defined by the choreographers.

Track Selection /
  • When mixing and matching releases and tracks, ensure the workout intensity, song style and artist gender is balanced
  • Ensure the class timeframe stays within the acceptable limits

2. TECHNIQUE:
Were you an example of role model technique?
Role-modeling perfect technique is our way of showing and teaching high-energy, intense movements safely and effectively.
As BODYATTACK™ instructors, our objective is to take our class to a high cardiovascular output zone, whilst ensuring our classes remain user-friendly, safe and accessible to all fitness levels.
Consistent focus on coaching the Attack Position, correct alignment and safe range of motion will ensure an instructor achieves these goals.
Exercise / Bring attention to the following technical points:
Attack Position / When in Attack Position, ensure you have:
  • Feet hip-width apart
  • Toes slightly turned out in line with the pelvis
  • Slight knee flexion
  • Abdominals braced
  • Chest lifted
  • Shoulders back and relaxed
  • Eyes forward
  • Relaxed neck

Walk/March/Run Exercises
  • March
  • Jog/Run
  • Heel to Butt
/ Position
  • Maintain Attack Position
Execution
  • Maintain safe, effective movement and range
  • Toe/ball/heel landing
Timing
  • Maintain music timing
Fitness
  • Work on developing required fitness
Feel
  • Maintain the athletic feel of the exercise

High Knee Run
(Compulsory) / Position
  • Maintain Attack Position
Execution
  • Maintain knee tracking
  • Ensure knees lift to the front
  • Maintain high knees
  • Heels stay down
  • Lean back slightly
  • Maintain required armline position
  • Maintain required armline feel
Timing
  • Maintain music timing
Fitness
  • Work on developing required fitness
Feel
  • Maintain the athletic, propulsive and energetic feel of the exercise

Side-to-Side Exercises
Low Impact
  • Step Touch
  • Step Curl
  • Step Knee
  • Repeater
  • Double Step Touch
  • Grapevine
  • Squat Tap
  • Double Squat Tap
High Impact
  • Gallop
/ Position
  • Maintain Attack Position
Execution
  • Maintain safe, effective movement and range
  • Maintain ‘soft’ joints
  • Knees in line with toes
  • Keep movements smooth and controlled
Timing
  • Maintain music timing
Fitness
  • Work on developing required fitness
Feel
  • Maintain the athletic, propulsive feel of the exercise

3-Step Run
(Compulsory)
  • Agility-based
  • Athletic-based
  • Power-based
/ Position
  • Maintain Attack Position
Execution
  • Maintain safe, effective movement and range
  • Keep hips square over the knees
  • Maintain a slight angle to the corner
  • Ensure the push is from the feet
  • Knees in line with toes
  • Sink in and load the legs
  • Maintain required armline position
  • Maintain required armline feel
Timing
  • Maintain music timing
Fitness
  • Work on developing required fitness
Feel
  • Maintain the agile, athletic, energetic or powerful feel of the exercise

Lifts/Hops and Jumps
Low Impact
  • Heel Dig
  • Side Tap
  • Back Tap
  • Knee Lift
High Impact
  • Front Flick
  • Side Flick
  • Single and Dbl Knee Lift
  • Dbl Knee Crossover
  • Dbl Knee Behind
  • Double Hop Curl
  • Double Knee Hop Shuffles
  • Heel Jacks
  • Drop Squat
  • Double Jump Fwd & Back
  • Ski Jump
/ Position
  • Maintain Attack Position
Execution
  • Maintain safe, effective movement and range
  • Ensure knee and hip aligns
  • Hips face forward
  • Hips turn as leg is crossed behind
  • Weight stays on the supporting leg
  • Keep hip and knee alignment
  • Toe/ball/heel landing
  • Ensure correct foot placement
  • Ground heels (not landing on toes)
  • Maintain load in the legs
  • Absorb impact with the knees bending
  • Maintain ‘soft’ joints
Timing
  • Maintain music timing
Fitness
  • Work on developing required fitness
Feel
  • Maintain the precision, athleticism, energetic and propulsive feel of the exercise

Superman
(Compulsory) / Position
  • Maintain Attack Position
Execution
  • Maintain safe, effective movement and range
  • Hips face forward
  • Ensure hip, knee and foot alignment
  • Weight stays on the supporting leg
  • Toe/ball/heel landing
  • Ensure correct foot placement
  • Heels are grounded (not landing on toes)
  • Absorb impact by keeping the supporting knee ‘soft’
  • Maintain required armline position
  • Maintain required armline feel
Timing
  • Maintain music timing
Fitness
  • Work on developing required fitness
Feel
  • Maintain the athletic, energetic and propulsive feel of the exercise

Jumping Jack (Compulsory) / Position
  • Maintain Attack Position
Execution
  • Maintain safe, effective movement and range
  • Heels are down
  • Knees remain ‘soft’
  • Toes turn out slightly
  • Feet shoulder-width apart
  • Absorb impact by keeping the knees ‘soft’
  • Maintain required armline position
  • Maintain required armline feel
Timing
  • Maintain music timing
Fitness
  • Work on developing required fitness
Feel
  • Maintain the athletic, energetic and propulsive feel of the exercise

Single Kick
(Compulsory) / Position
  • Maintain Attack Position
Execution
  • Maintain safe, effective movement and range
  • Keep the torso upright
  • Keep supporting leg heel down
  • Kick from the hip and not the knee
  • Avoid unnecessary movement in the knee
  • Kicks to remain below waist level
  • Toes remain pointed
  • Maintain required armline position
  • Maintain required armline feel
Timing
  • Maintain music timing
Fitness
  • Work on developing required fitness
Feel
  • Maintain the athletic, energetic and propulsive feel of the exercise

Air Jack
(Compulsory) / Position
  • Maintain Attack Position
Execution
  • Maintain safe, effective movement and range
  • Toe/ball/heel landing
  • Land with ‘soft’ knees to absorb the impact
  • Maintain required armline position
  • Maintain required armline feel
Timing
  • Maintain music timing
Fitness
  • Work on developing required fitness
Feel
  • Maintain the athletic, energetic and propulsive feel of the exercise

Straight Jump (Compulsory) / Position
  • Maintain Attack Position
Execution
  • Maintain safe, effective movement and range
  • Land with ‘soft’ knees to absorb the impact
  • Feet hip-width apart
  • Toe/ball/heel landing
  • Maintain required armline position
  • Maintain required armline feel
Timing
  • Maintain music timing
Fitness
  • Work on developing required fitness
Feel
  • Maintain the athletic, energetic and propulsive feel of the exercise

Tuck Jump
(Compulsory) / Position
  • Maintain Attack Position
Execution
  • Maintain safe, effective movement and range
  • Land with ‘soft’ knees to absorb the impact
  • Toe/ball/heel landing
  • Avoid excessive depth in ‘take off’
  • Maintain required armline position
  • Maintain required armline feel
Timing
  • Maintain music timing
Fitness
  • Work on developing required fitness
Feel
  • Maintain the athletic, energetic and propulsive feel of the exercise

Squat-type Exercises
Single & Double Plyometric Lunge
(Compulsory) / Position
  • Maintain Attack Position
Execution
  • Maintain safe, effective movement and range
  • Heels are down
  • Hips are square
  • Knees remain ‘soft’
  • Toes turn out slightly
  • Avoid excessive width
  • Maintain load in the legs
  • Maintain required armline position
  • Maintain required armline feel
Timing
  • Maintain music timing
Fitness
  • Work on developing required fitness
Feel
  • Maintain the strong, athletic feel of the exercise

Single & Double Squat – Static or Drop Squat
(Compulsory) / Position
  • Maintain Attack Position
Execution
  • Maintain safe, effective movement and range
  • Heels are down
  • Hips are square
  • Knees remain ‘soft’
  • Toes turn out slightly
  • Avoid excessive width
  • Maintain load in the legs
  • Maintain required armline position
  • Maintain required armline feel
Timing
  • Maintain music timing
Fitness
  • Work on developing required fitness
Feel
  • Maintain the strong, athletic feel of the exercise

Squat-type Exercises
High Impact
  • Ice Skater
  • Lunge Leap
/ Position
  • Maintain Attack Position
Execution
  • Maintain safe, effective movement and range
  • Heels are down
  • Hips are square
  • Knees remain ‘soft’
  • Toes turn out slightly
  • Avoid excessive width
  • Maintain load in the legs
Timing
  • Maintain music timing
Fitness
  • Work on developing required fitness
Feel
  • Maintain the strong, propulsive, energetic feel of the exercise

Armlines /
  • Maintain the required position of armlines
  • Maintain required feel for the armlines

Chest Pushup (Compulsory) / Position
  • Maintain held abdominals throughout
Execution
  • Feet aligned and in contact with the floor
  • Neck stays long and head does not drop down
  • Hands are wider than shoulders
Timing
  • Maintain music timing
Fitness
  • Work on developing required strength and fitness
Feel
  • Maintain the strong athletic feel of the exercise

Triceps Pushup
(Compulsory) / Position
  • Maintain abdominal brace throughout
Execution
  • Feet aligned and in contact with the floor
  • Neck stays long and head does not drop down
  • Hands under shoulders
Timing
  • Maintain music timing
Fitness
  • Work on developing required strength and fitness
Feel
  • Maintain the strong-feel of the exercise

Lower Body Conditioning / Position
  • Maintain Attack Position
Execution
  • Maintain safe, effective movement and range
  • Upper body remains centered and upright
  • Front knee and toe ialign with ankle
  • Avoid excessive depth
  • Ensure impact is absorbed with the knees bending
Timing
  • Maintain music timing
Fitness
  • Work on developing required fitness
Feel
  • Maintain the strong-feel of the exercise

Prone Abdominals / Position
  • Ensure core stability at advanced levels
Execution
  • Avoid excessive hip flexion
  • Keep natural breathing
  • Feet remain in contact with the floor in level 2 variations
  • Keep head and neck head aligned
Timing
  • Maintain music timing and correct exercise rhythm throughout
Fitness
  • Work on developing required fitness muscular strength, stamina, and fitness
Feel
  • Maintain the strong feel of the exercise

Supine Abdominals / Execution
  • Keep lower back in contact with the floor
  • Support the head, do not pull it forward
  • Control the movement
  • Avoid forward head posture
Timing
  • Maintain music timing and correct exercise rhythm throughout
Fitness
  • Work on developing required fitness muscular strength, stamina, and fitness
Feel
Maintain the energy feel of the exercise
Stretches /
  • Maintain safe, effective movement and range
  • Maintain the feel of the exercise

Action Plan (Drills): / Suggestions to assist you with Technique mastery
EXECUTION and POSITION: (Compulsory)
  • Participants often exaggerate what they perceive an instructor presenting. Try to keep target zones accurate and conservative and keep unnecessary movement to a minimum.
  • Watch and participate in Les Mills technique DVDs. Watch these carefully and listen to the cues that are used – note how it ‘feels’ to be coached into the correct position.
  • Review the Instructor Program Manual and check the choreography notes and Quarterly Release Handbook.
  • Perfect our own physical technique! We can’t demonstrate clearly unless our own physical technique is perfect, so we need to practise and prepare our presentations of tracks in front of mirrors.
  • Develop correct kinesthetic awareness with the mirror and then without.
  • Film your class to check target zones and perform ongoing self-assessments. Use the Assessment documents in your Program Manual to assist you self-assess.

TIMING: (Compulsory)
  • Practise with different music pieces. Focus on smooth, constant, strong movement that uses full music counts.

FITNESS:
  • Integrate the BODYATTACK™ Instructor Challenge into your training schedule.
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