Special #2607

2016 Next PA Instructor

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We are now accepting applications for the 2016 Next Pilates Anytime Instructor Competition. This video will explain the details of the competition and the prizes the winner will receive. If you are a comprehensively trained instructor with at least five years of experience, fill out your application to enter today.

If you would like suggestions on how to film your submission, watch How to Make a Great Video. Also, make sure you have followed all of our rules and regulations before submitting your video.

The 2016 Next Pilates Anytime Instructor Competition submission period ends on May 29, 2016.
What You'll Need: No props needed

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Apr 25, 2016
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Today is the launch of our annual plotters anytime. Instructor competition where our judges and members on our site choose who will be the next [inaudible] anytime instructor. The winner of this competition will be flown from anywhere in the world to Santa Barbara, California where they will fill in their plays anytime classes afterward. They will be cloned to Phoenix, Arizona with an all access pass to the PMA conference at the conference the winter. We'll have a photo shoot with blotty style magazine to be later featured in a four to six page spread in the future issue. Last year's winner, Sarah Calhoun actually made the cover of the magazine.

This is a first for any of our competition winners. We have two main requirements. In order to enter the competition, you must have a minimum of five years teaching experience and have completed a comprehensive training program. Other than that, you'll need some kind of video recording device and be sure to follow our submission guidelines. We have another video linked in the description that offers tips on how to film yourself using a mobile device. So watch that. If you don't have much experience with cameras for your submission video, we want you to teach one student five specific floodways exercises on the one to chair. We have used the exercise names as stated in the PMA certification study guide.

You after sizes are as follows, cat reverse one pull up forward lunge and swan front. You should set up each exercise in the way that you were taught that. Make sure to teach the standard exercise without anything extra for the cat. Make sure your student is kneeling on the chair using two hands. The reverse one should not have any props added for assistance in the leg should be out straight. Also, the exercise should just include the roll back and roll up.

Any added extension or undulations will be considered a variation. We would like to see the pull up with both feet on the pedal with your body facing the chair. The forward lunge should be done without holding onto a wall or in the handles. And for this one front we just want to see the extension, not the arm presses. Anything extra that we have not shown in this demonstration is considered a variation. You cannot have any variations or modifications in your video, so we recommend that your students be at least an intermediate [inaudible] practitioner themselves.

You will be judged not only on your knowledge and application of the [inaudible] method, but also on safety communication with your student and most importantly engagement with the viewer watching at home. Your video must be between four and 10 minutes long. Anything over 10 minutes will not be accepted. The deadline for submission video is on May 29th, 2016 if your submission video meets all of our requirements, it will then be screened by our distinguished panel of judges who represent a wide variety of body styles. This year's judges are Benjamin and Heart Shelly power, Michael Lynn tones, Kara Reeser, and last year's contest winners. Sarah Company.

The judges will narrow all the submissions down to 10 finalists or Pleiades anytime. Members will then vote on who they want to see on the site next, the winner will be announced in September. Detailed rules and guidelines around linkedin and description of this video. We can't wait to see your submissions this year. Good luck.

Comments

Lucie Bécus
I am excited to see you've chosen the chair this year! This will be fun!!
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What if you don't have a chair?
Leanne ~ If you do not have a Wunda Chair, I recommend finding a studio or friend that will let you use one for your video submission. I hope you are able to find a Wunda Chair and we look forward to seeing your submission!
I have the balanced body EXO chair, I just want to make sure this is acceptable for this competition? Thank you so much very exciting!
I have the Stott Pilates Stability Chair.
Will this be acceptable for the Competition?
Hope to hearing from you.
Thank you
I too have a Stott Pilates Stability Chair. The exercises are the same but have different names in the Stott Repertoire such as "Pull Up" which in Stott Pilates is called Elephant. Will these be acceptable for the competition?
Thanks!
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(Edited by Moderator - Alex Parsons on April 1, 2022)
Jess, Gerda, and Nina ~ We will accept all of the Chairs you have asked about as long as all of the exercises can be done on them without modifications. We know that the exercises have different names depending on the school, so you can say the name you were taught as long as it is the same movement as the demonstration in the video. We look forward to seeing your submissions! Please email us at support@pilatesanytime.com if you have any further questions.
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Does it happenning every year?
Nursin ~ Yes, our competition happens every year. If you don't enter this year, we hope to see you next year!
Do the exercises need to be done this order, or could I switch a few around?
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