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2008 Training
at New Paltz, NY
Next Training Session to
be announced
Total Immersion is not only a revolutionary
way to teach and practice swimming, but a unique career
opportunity as well. If you love TI swimming, why not make
your living teaching what you love?
TI instructors are distinguished from all others both by
their ability to teach anyone to swim well, and their capacity
to inspire their students to real passion for swimming
and launch them on a Kaizen (Continuous Improvement) Swimming
path.
Why Become a TI Teaching Professional?
Your most important motivation should be: (1) a deep
passion for TI Swimming and a desire to share it with
others; (2)
a desire to advance your own practice and mastery by
teaching others; and (3) the knowledge of how satisfying
it can
be to help others learn an essential life skill. And
naturally, it’s equally important that you be able
to earn a good living doing what you love.
How will I
be trained?
Your career path begins as a Certified Coach. Our instructor
development program (TITTC – Total Immersion Teacher
Training Course) is designed to develop both teaching and
people skills in small classes with personal attention.
You’ll learn the fine points of how to diagnose and
correct stroke flaws, and how to guide your students to
mastery. We’ll cover in-pool instruction, and how
to accelerate learning through subtle hands-on adjustment
of head, limbs, torso – even the fingers. We’ll
also cover video analysis and methods for presenting
TI concepts and principles to individuals and groups.
What is my investment in money and time?
Becoming a Certified Coach (Freestyle only) requires
an approximate time
investment of 80 to 100 hours.
Step 1: Attend a Total Immersion Weekend Freestyle Workshop
(or a comparable amount of private instruction from a TI
coach).
Step 2: A minimum of 20 hrs of pre-TITTC home study.
Step 3: 4 days of Teacher Training (TITTC).
Step 4: 10 hrs of post-TITTC coaching practice.
An additional 4-day course, at a later date, is required
to become certified in the other 3 strokes (backstroke,
breaststroke, butterfly), required for promotion to Master
Coach.
Tuition for the 4-day Freestyle TITTC is $1800.
Tuition for the 4-day All Stroke TITTC is $800.
Be mindful that the key part of your development as a TI
instructor will occur in the teaching you do post-training.
Anticipate that it will take at least 250 hours of teaching
experience to achieve basic mastery as a teacher. Our best
instructors embrace the Kaizen philosophy – to continue
improving as teachers, and swimmers, for life.
What will I receive for my tuition?
After registration is complete, each trainee will receive
a materials packet and email confirmation sent with itinerary,
lodging and travel info. The materials packet includes:
Home Study Guide, Freestyle DVD, Extraordinary Swimming
for Everybody book, 02 in H20 DVD, Coaching Career document.
Typical
Itinerary (Freestyle):
Tuesday
| 3:30
- 6:30 |
Check-in
with brief introduction
Stroke Review (detailed analysis of Freestyle stroke from front/profile/underwater)
The video of all the coaches will be transferred to a take home DVD.
Review of TI instructors Freestyle DVD |
| 7:00 – 8:30 |
Group get-acquainted dinner |
Wednesday |
| 9:00 – 12:00 |
Introduction
to the 5 aspects of the freestyle curriculum. (1)
Balance Drills – How to teach balance, alignment, and basic kicking
skills, (2) Underswitch Sequence |
12:00 – 1:30
1:30 –5:00 |
Lunch
(3) Zipperswitch Sequence, (4) Overstroke Sequence including
arm rehearsals. |
Thursday |
9:00 – 12:00
12:00 – 1:30
1:30 – 4:30
4:30-5:00
|
(5)
Breathing skills: The remaining time will be devoted
to
Whole stroke focal point practice.
Lunch
Live student teaching practice: These sessions provide essential
hands on experience. under the guidance of certified Master Coaches.
Debrief to discuss questions and insights from the live lessons. |
Friday |
| 9:00 – 12:00 |
Continued
instruction with Live students |
| 12:00 – 2:00 |
Working Lunch – Will
include discussion of issues related to a career
in TI Coaching |
| 2:00 – 4:00 |
Live
student practice sessions |
| 4:00 – 4:30 |
Debrief |
Saturday |
| 9:00 – 4:00 |
Freestyle Made Easy Workshop. Instructor candidates will do the “in-water” instruction
while Master Coach leads the workshop. There will be 10-15 students during the
workshop and you will have gain experience teaching group classes. This workshop
is designed to deliver the entire freestyle curriculum in an “intensive” concentrated
manner. |
| 4:00 – 5:00 |
Brief
Conclusion |
How can I use my certification as a TI
Teaching Professional?
New coaches are recognized at the Certified level with opportunities for advancement
to the Senior and Master level.
Certified Coaches CAN:
- Promote yourself as a Certified Coach and
coach privately at a 1:1
Instructor
to Student ratio (please note, we require an insurance policy for private
instruction – for more info visit www.theriskpeople.com).
- Assist
Senior Coaches during weekend workshops, or coach in an
established
TI Swim
Studio. TI Inc will help Certified Coaches find local workshops,
and facilitate their contact with Senior Coaches, as requested.
- Give
public talks, presentations, or attend expos organized
by Total
Immersion Inc.
- Use
the Total Immersion logo to market your business (as
specified, pg 6).
- Purchase
any official TI- self-coaching tools (books, DVDs,
etc) at discounted rates.
- Purchase
Total Immersion Coach apparel including suits,
caps, shirts, etc.
– at cost.
Certified Coaches RECEIVE:
- A listing on the Total Immersion website, which includes location
and
contact
information (Upon completion of post-TITTC requirements).
- A
certificate of certification (Upon completion of
post-TITTC requirements).
- Information
on Senior Coach in your local area will be available
upon request.
The Senior Coach can be an invaluable mentoring
resource for a newly
certified instructor to develop teaching skills
and gain coaching experience.
- Complete
library of TI-produced self coaching tools (Books and
DVDs).
What
can I earn?
A reasonable starting point is $55 to $65
per hour for independent teaching and $20
to $35
per hour
for assisting a Senior Level
Coach, or teaching in an established
TI Swim Studio. From there the possibilities
for professional and financial growth will
be a function
mainly of your vision
and ambition,
with the potential of
one day having a TI swim school of your own,
under license with TI. Your earning potential
can reach
$125 to $150 per
hour, or
more, as you gain experience.
Steps to Register for TI Teacher Training Course:
Before Applying:
- Complete a Total Immersion Freestyle Workshop
(or equivalent
private instruction from a TI Coach).
- Practice
TI Drills and achieve a general sense of ease
with your swimming.
- Become
a regular participant on the TI Discussion Form.
- Register
to receive Total Swim Magazine, our on-line swim
publication.
- Read
Extraordinary Swimming for Every Body, Terry Laughlin’s
latest book.
Application Process:
To be considered for training, please
send the following items:
- Letter
describing your goals and interests: A) How you became
interested
in teaching TI. B) How you plan to use TI
methods C) Who you would like
to
teach or coach and in what setting.
- A
resume of any life experiences that may have helped
prepare you for the
goals you describe above. We're interested
not strictly – nor
even
primarily – in formal swim coaching or
teaching experience, but anything that
could help
one be an effective teacher and/or
be successful in operating
a teaching
business. This could include other
teaching experience, practice
or
coaching/teaching experience in other
sports and movement arts - including
dance or martial arts, or forms of
bodywork such as yoga, Pilates or
massage,
as well as any pertinent business
experience.
- Three
personal or professional references, that we may contact.
- A
diary or log of a recent week (at least three pool
sessions) of your own TI
practice, with description of your
thinking process.
- A
brief video (5 minutes or less), showing you performing
25 yards
of
Skating, Multi-UnderSwitches,
ZipperSkate, Multi-Zipper Switches,
and wholestroke
freestyle. Please show both
head-on and side views. Surface
video
is
sufficient. You may submit
on VHS or mini-DV cassettes
or on
DVD.
Or you may
post on Youtube and send the
link.
- Please note: each applicant will
be subject to a personal background check,
and a $50 application fee is required to process
all submissions.
Word
docs for items 1 to 4 may be emailed to
nancy.lobb@totalimmersion.net
with video cassettes or DVD
mailed to:
Total Immersion Teacher Training Course
Attn: Nancy Lobb
246 Main Street, Suite 15A
New Paltz, NY 12561
Swim
well – Be well,
Terry Laughlin
Head Coach & CEO (Chief Executive Optimist)
www.totalimmersion.net
It's not just Swimming. It's Total Immersion!
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