Meet Your Captains

Self Paced Training Info!

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Self Paced Training Info! ✨

So You Want to Become a Captain. 

What will you learn?

First, you'll get an hour-long Master Class with one or more of our Head Coaches (Master Teachers). Then the training begins!

You'll learn:

  • The POMSQUAD Mission

  • POMSQUAD Class Structure and Routine Types

  • Cueing with Excellence

  • Breaking Down Music

  • Elements of Fitness

  • Gathering your Squad

  • Building your Business

  • How to "Spread the Gospel"

  • Post-Training Resources

  • JUST ADDED: Post-certification bonus training in VIRTUAL FITNESS INSTRUCTION / teaching tips and tricks + In-depth virtual teaching skill share

 

What will you need to become a certified Captain?

  • Experience teaching movement*

  • CPR Certification

  • A PLUS: Certification and/or experience in Group Exercise/Personal Training/Yoga/Dance/Other Dance Fitness or group fitness formats*

  • Measurable experience taking and/or teaching dance fitness classes

  • Abilty to create your own warm up and cool down after being trained

  • A desire to deepen your knowledge of the POMSQUAD mission

  • A positive, welcoming spirit!


Can I take the training IF I’M NOT AN EXPERINCED INSTRUCTOR?

*Totally! We are starting to open up our guidelines to allow for more wiggle room if you are not certified in other formats or group exercise, although it is very highly recommended to deepen your fitness education if you want to instruct people how to move their bodies.

 

Will I be a Captain as soon as training is over?

Almost! Training Day is to learn, absorb, practice and get you ready for your CUE TEST

Once you have registered for your training, you are a TRAINEE And since all TRAINEES are at different places in their fitness instructor journey, they may have different things that need to be completed or worked on to be offically certified and ready to teach. You may already have all the requirements under your belt, but maybe need a little more practice with our style of cueing.  Or maybe you've been teaching yoga, but are new to dance fitness and need time to put your dance fitness time in... Or maybe you’ve been teaching dance fitness a while and you’re totally up-to-date with your certifications and are ready to roll! Whatever your unique situation is, you will be assigned an ALL STAR [Senior Captain Mentor] and will have up to a week to go over your manual after the training and practice cueing one of the routines from the master class. You will record yourself teaching that routine with all your cueing included so we can see that you are able to lead with confidence and are ready to be an official CAPTAIN! Once we receive your cue test we use a qualitative rubric to evaluate your level of readiness and will be able to certify you from there. Our goal is to make sure that every incoming Captain feels confident and empowered to teach. We want you to feel like a million bucks while you’re leading your squad! And we’re here to help you develop into a great instructor.  

Here are some of the teaching requirements that we will be able to evaluate thru your cueing assessment:

  • Consistent, well-timed cueing with confidence and excellence

  • Clarity of movement and rhythm

  • Fullness of movement

  • Ability to improvise and multi task

  • Ability to learn videotaped routines

  • Physical Endurance

  • Is an Ambassador of the POMSQUAD Mission

  • POMSQUAD Captain Membership

 

What is the POMSQUAD Captain Membership?

This keeps you certified as a Captain and provides you with the existing library of POMSQUAD routines, as well as a constant flow of new material. You will have a subscription that will give you access to these routines and updates as to when they are uploaded. Pricing for membership is just $15 per month or $125 for the year.

 

I don’t think I want to teach, but I’d love to know all about pomsquad and HAVE ACCESS TO YOUR ROUTINE LIBRARY! can I do that?

Sure! We love spreading the mission to all our squadmates and if you want more knowledge of the POMSQUAD mission and how we do what we do, we would love to have you! You can decide to do the Cue Test or not, but if you take the training you will always be on what we call the JUNIOR CAPTAIN squad and are welcome to access the Captain Library if you decide to purchase the membership. We’ve had many permanent Junior Captains for years that enjoy the benefits of having all the routine videos at their disposal but choose not to teach.

What if I have more questions?

No problem! Please ask! Email us at info@pomsquadfitness.com