BTEC Level 2 in Sport

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BTEC Level 2 in Sport
Exercise fitness instruction

• Carlos Munoz

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Warm up Answer the questions

• 1.Which of the following are the correct aims to
  warming up?
• To raise heart rate
• Lower breathing rate
• To mobilise the joints
• To increase temperature of the body
• To move blood away from the muscles
• 2. Is the following statement about dynamic
  stretching true or false?
• Dynamic stretching is stretching the muscles
  whilst moving them
• 3. What is the difference between a maintenance
  stretch and a developmental stretch?
• 4. Explain these 4 rules of programme design?
• Work muscles in pairs to keep them balanced
• Large muscles should be trained first
• Do the difficult exercises first
• Work the abdominal muscles at the end of the
  session

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Sessions aims

• To conduct and assist in instructing an exercise
  session for selected clients
• To demonstrate effective communication with
  selected clients
• To demonstrate competence in monitoring and
  adapting exercises to suit different client
  ability levels

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Research and make notes
Task 2

• Observation of an exercise session
• Task2.1 You will observe your teacher deliver an
  exercise session. You will need to take notes
  that relate to what makes for an effective
  delivery of an exercise session. Please consider
  the following
• Before the start of the session
• The start of the session
• During the session and the roles performed by the
  instructor
• Ending of the session

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Discuss and draw

• Task 2.2. Students are organised into groups of
  4, and they must share the information that they
  gathered from the observation (5 minutes)
• Task 2.3. Each group must design a poster on A3
  paper that clearly demonstrates how to conduct an
  exercise session.
• Group A Design a spider diagram
• Group B Design a poster (10 words, pictures,
  symbols)
• Group C Titles, Subtitiles and Bullet points
  format
• Group D Revision cards glued onto an A3 sheet

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Conducting an exercise session
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Start of a session 1

• Pre Session Checks
• Availability of equipment
• Equipment is in good working order
• All cables are strong
• Floor is clear of equipment cables
• Temperature
• Ventilation

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Start of a session 2

• Health and safety checks
• Do you have any illnesses or injuries
• Have you eaten today
• Do you have any innapropriate clothing or
  jewellery
• Then explain the following.
• Fire exists and fire drill
• First aid kit, first aider and nearest telephone
• Availability of water
• Finally, explain
• The training programme
• The process of instruction

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During a session

• The aim of the session is to get the client
  working for as much as possible in a safe and
  effective manner. It is important that the client
  is supported and pushed to work as hard as they
  can within their limits. The instructor must
  perform a variety of roles.

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COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY

• The client can understand and respond to your
  requests
• Communication is done verbally and non verbally
  (i.e. body language)
• Listen to your client and asses their level of
  knowledge before deciding how to deliver your
  instructions
• If a person is new to the gym you should keep
  things simple and use less technical language
• Use more technical language where appropriate

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GIVE INSTRUCTIONS

• An instruction is providing information on how to
  perform a technique. When providing instructions,
  say what you want the client to do rather than
  what not to do. If you use the word dont, for
  example, dont lock your knees it may increase
  the chances that they will actually do it

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DEMONSTRATIONS

• The instructor needs to give a demonstration to
  show the client how to perform the technique.
  Once a demonstration has been given, the
  instructor can explain the technique to the
  client and then let them practise to get the feel
  of the movement

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PROVIDE MOTIVATION

• The reason most people do not achieve the results
  they want is because their motivation is too low
  they give up when the going gets tough. You will
  motivate them with what you say, how you say it
  and by using positive body language. This will
  push them to work as hard as they can within the
  limits of their fitness

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OBSERVE AND CORRECT

• The instructor will need to observe and correct
  the clients technique from a variety of positions
  by moving around the client. Once they have
  observed for a short period, feedback should be
  given about what they are doing right and then
  what parts need to be corrected

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RESPOND TO CLIENTS NEEDS

• If a client has a problem with an exercise, then
  the instructor needs to correct it first by
  explaining and then by redemonstrating the
  technique. If they are still unable to perform
  the technique correctly, then the exercise needs
  to be changed

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Ending of a session

• Once the session has been completed, after the
  cool down it is a good opportunity to ask the
  client how they think it went. Also, you can tell
  them how you thought they did. Once the client
  has left, you need to put any equipment away and
  report any damage to equipment and advise of any
  problems you encountered.

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Role plays
Task 3

• You have been placed into groups of 3. Each
  student will have a different role. Note the
  following.
• Student A. The Assesor You have the role of
  evaluating how good the instructor is at his job
  and will need to fill in a checklist
• Student B. The Exercise Instructor. You have the
  role of conducting the exercise session for your
  client
• Student C The Client. You will read your task
  card and play the role of the client
• The session will have a duration of 40 45
  minutes.

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Training session review
Task 4

• Each student must conduct a Review of the
  training session from their own perspective.

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What did the instructor do to assist in instructing an induction, resistance training, cardiovascular training and circuit training? How did he communicate effectively with his client? How he monitor and adapt exercises to suit the different needs of my client?


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What did I assist in instructing an induction, resistance training, cardiovascular training and circuit training? How did I communicate effectively with my client? How I monitor and adapt exercises to suit the different needs of my client?


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What did the instructor do to assist in instructing an induction, resistance training, cardiovascular training and circuit training? How did he communicate effectively with his client? How he monitor and adapt exercises to suit the different needs of my client?


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Key learning points

• Before a session starts, you need to check your
  environment, the client and tell them about the
  safety procedures
• During the session you need to support the client
  in the following ways
• Comminicate effectively
• Give instructions
• Demonstrate
• Provide motivation
• Observe and correct
• Respond to the clients needs
• At the end of the session ask your client for
  feedback about the session