Comment by Born To Hula on December 21, 2011 at 11:08am

Wow, Thanks for sharing this. I despise hoopnotica. It's a million dollar company for a reason.

Student Comment by Sarah Maccarelli Jordan on December 21, 2011 at 11:17am

Thanks Buttercup....I normally like to keep negative opinions to myself when I have them, but I want to prevent other people from wasting valuable time and money.

Comment by Masane on December 21, 2011 at 9:42pm

I would never take any classes to be a teacher. I learn watching YouTube and by also coming on here. I still have a ways to go to learn new tricks January is my Hoopiversary. Save the money buy new hoops and learn form others here and watching vids is a win. I get asked to teach others which is awesome. I show them the basics and also tell them that they can go here and watch vids as I have done.

Mod Comment by SaFire* on December 21, 2011 at 11:19pm

Thank you for sharing Sarah. If you could help me out and answer one question for me.

What were you most hoping to learn in the training and/or wish they would have covered more?

Student Comment by Sarah Maccarelli Jordan on December 22, 2011 at 10:36am

Masane, you got that right!

Safire, I was most hoping to learn how to teach the curriculum to other hoopers of varying skill levels. Instead it was like a mad race to teach everyone in the class how to copy Rayna and remember the study guide.

Mod Comment by SaFire* on December 22, 2011 at 11:00am

Thanks for answering Sarah.  Yeah the testing part is tricky too since it's a weekend thing you can't really observe student teachers for improvement. Even in my training I still only see people on video teaching a whole class once. When doing my teaching practicum for K-12 we were teaching everyday and getting feedback reviews for almost every lesson we taught. It was constantly eye opening. 

Student Comment by Sarah Maccarelli Jordan on December 22, 2011 at 11:13am

My pleasure, Safire....I was afraid people would react very negatively to my opinion, but it seems like many people share the same view and are afraid to speak up.

Thanks for your responses :)

Comment by Theresa on December 23, 2011 at 7:10am

You should be very proud of yourself! You took the time and money to get certified and you tested your patience with the system. Even though it wasnt what you expected, you still stuck through, thats really great!

Student Comment by Sarah Maccarelli Jordan on December 23, 2011 at 9:33am

Thanks Theresa....that's very nice of you.

Student Comment by Missina Lee on December 23, 2011 at 11:18pm

"because nobody really requires or is aware of a hoop certification."

Do you think this might change in the future though? I would think that as hooping becomes more popular and seen more as a "legitimate" exercise program, studios and gyms are really going to start looking for the certification. But right now as hooping is just starting to get out there in the fitness world, I think it's still seen as the, "hey that's cool, can you show me how?" instead of people realizing we are actually serious about this! I could be wrong, but I do think over the next couple of years, there is going to be a shift where people are going to start realizing that a lot of people can hoop, not just that one girl in the town, and will be looking for the best of the best who are actually qualified instructors.

Because right now, when someone sees hooping, usually the hooper they see is the only one they know, so of course they are qualified based on that merit alone because they are perceived as being able to do something that no one else can. But when more and more people start picking this up, okay, then it's going to get serious and they will be picky about who they want teaching in their gyms, who they want to have insurance, who they want to be knowledgeable about safe ways to move your body and not be a potential liability, etc. 

Anyway, my point is that maybe right now it seems a bit useless if people aren't looking for you to have the cert, and it's too bad you would have to continue paying to renew something you aren't happy with, because I do think it will come in handy in the future and set you apart and ahead of the game right away. 

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