Has anyone ever had to remove a long time instructor from a class?
I just started a position as a Fitness Coordinator at a Senior facility. This aquatics instructor is very sweet, but we have recieved many complaints. She also is going through many physical issues and always tells us how she “needs to get in the water”. Her skill level is very low also and attendance in her class is low also. These are all reasons to pull her from the classes. We are looking at cutting back her schedule for Fall, but she will still have two time slots. Suggestions on how to handle this are welcome. I have some ideas, but hoping for clarification and other ideas!
I’m a little surprised to hear everyone here thinks that instructors should get out of the water. In 90 degree outdoor weather that can be unkind and unreasonable. A good Aqua instructor can go quickly from person to person or out of the water to clarify: using vocal, visual, and kinesthetic cues. I work with 3 very experienced instructors and they all teach in the water. All are very popular with students. People learn to adapt to in-water instructors. Perhaps the exception is a very large outdoor pool where deep water is taught. Clarification is probably best on deck. I often see lazy land dominant instructors teach on deck to save time. My concern here would be her skill level and health. I appreciate your compassion and I’d probably coach her a bit to fit what the group needs. See if she gets passionate about things…