Know what you are teaching. We have targeted high growth areas such as the Detroit metro area, Dallas area, Atlanta, Stamford, Conn., and Salt Lake City. All workshops will be held during the months of July-September to get ready for the new season. Topics will include teaching techniques, teaching tips, testing standards, customer service, marketing, promotion, safety and communication with skaters and parents. PSA credit will be given for participation in these workshops.
Every rink is faced with the challenge of hiring qualified skating instructors.
With the flood of younger skaters entering the teaching field each year, the challenge for every rink is to ensure that these new instructors are able to teach effectively. The PSA Apprentice Program is designed so that a Master Rated coach mentors a less experienced coach. Most applications of this program have been targeted to the private lesson arena. In looking at the requirements of the program, the club decided to use actual group lesson time as the training ground for these new apprentice coaches. The new instructors observed me teaching classes and I observed the apprentices teaching their own classes.