I could see warming up before a lesson potentially being helpful or a hindrance to the instructor instructing- thoughts?
i am not an instructorI could see warming up before a lesson potentially being helpful or a hindrance to the instructor instructing- thoughts?
There are also better and worse ways to warm up, which an instructor can help with.let me add
again i am not an instructor
warming up first if your intent is so you can show the instructor how "good" you play
is not a good mindset in my opinion
i want the instructor to see the real me player
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My primary request is for students to be themselves. If you usually play fast, continue to do so while I watch. If you typically take only two practice strokes, don't take five just to impress me. I want to see your typical flaws so we can work on correcting them.I could see warming up before a lesson potentially being helpful or a hindrance to the instructor instructing- thoughts?
Interesting. Did the lesson change accordingly?... what it (solo nobody watchin warm up) mostly showed me was what the mental make up of the student was......Was this a low focus recreational type player......or a more driven competitive type player
Absolutely.......IMO part of what makes a good instructor is his/her ability to read and adapt to what the student wants/needs.Interesting. Did the lesson change accordingly?
Exactly. This is one of the key points I stress to instructors that I train. I even step away from the table, or ask them if they would like a beverage as they warm up so they don't think I'm studying them. This would be the only time you see them in their true form. As soon as the lesson begins or if they think you are observing their warm-up, they will start to act in a way they hope will impress you.The trick (as an instructor) is to be able to watch the students "true" warm up.......As a Golf instructor (and I would suspect it would apply to a pool student as well) I would watch the students focus change from their "normal" warm up to a "impress my instructor" warm up as they became aware of my presence......I had the advantage of sending a student alone out to the driving range with a bucket of balls and would tell them I would be out shortly.......I was able to look out a window and see their warm up routine.......
More than anything.....what it (solo nobody watchin warm up) mostly showed me was what the mental make up of the student was......Was this a low focus recreational type player......or a more driven competitive type player