These resources have been curated to support the content in the first online session of the Level 1 Coaching Course
Video guidance on completing the lesson plan – click the link below
https://www.aikidoalliance.co.uk/?page_id=620
The ParQ form is the industry standard form for the physical activity sector. The first 7 questions are the foundation of this screening process.
https://eparmedx.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/PARQPlus2024ImageFile-1.pdf
Information Commisioners Office – do you need to register? Check out this self assesment tool
https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/data-protection-fee/data-protection-fee-self-assessment/
Steph Rose’s You Tube channel contains interesting ideas for mobility drills – some of which are directly related to martial arts
These two videos will give you some more examples of dynamic warm up movements. It’s likely that not all of these will be suitable for an aikido warm up.. but there are some good ideas — escpecially if you don’t want to move around too much i.e. raise the pulse but more by staying in your own space on the mat.
https://youtu.be/AEgDzAN71PU
https://youtu.be/nPHfEnZD1Wk
The video supports our discussions in Session 1 i.e. static stretching is not wrong but might produced reduced benefits! You should also see that an element of pulse raising and mobility will be included in the dynamic stretching movements. NB There is mention of holding static stretches for up to 30/60 seconds and we will be covering this type of stretching in our second session along with a bit of theory around muscle structures.
If you want even more info …. this web site provides lots of detail about muscle actions and examples of exercises which use the muscles
https://exrx.net/Lists/Muscle
This part of the site covers joint movements
https://exrx.net/Lists/Articulations
Coaching Neurodiverse participants
UK Coaching provides a range of resources, some of which require a premium membereship to access:
https://www.ukcoaching.org/about-coaching/inspiring-stories/how-learning-about-autism-can-help-deliver-great-coaching/
The National Autistic Society has a resource specifically for sports coaches:
https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/topics/leisure/sports/sports-coaches
A Blog discussing martial arts and neurodiversity
https://www.hollyworton.com/martial-arts-and-the-autism-spectrum-the-challenges-and-benefits-of-martial-arts-for-autism/
Membermojo: a highly customisable but simple database for managing memberships. Free for under 50 members. Good points are that individual members have control of their data and can update details as required — you can send out an automated welcome pack and renewal pack. It links to Paypal and Stripe for taking membership payments (optional). You can also add files to individual records – and you can do mailings from the portal as well.
https://membermojo.co.uk/
This is an example of an Aikido Alliance club page on Membermojo: https://membermojo.co.uk/tenchi-ryu
SESSION TWO GUIDANCE CAN BE FOUND HERE: https://www.aikidoalliance.co.uk/?page_id=672