Course curriculum

  • 1

    Becoming an accredited PBIA Instructor: Overview

  • 2

    Methods of learning

    • How do students learn? How can we help them?

    • How do we create a lesson plan?

    • Assignment: Create a lesson plan
  • 3

    Video Analysis As A Learning Tool

    • Video Analysis

    • Video Assessment Score Sheet

    • Sample Student video

    • Instructor assignment/quiz
  • 4

    Bridges: Meet Ms. Core

    • Introduction to our four core bridges

    • Rail and Extended Rail Bridges
  • 5

    Grip

    • Proper placement of grip

    • Teaching the elusive "loose grip"

    • Self Check Assignment
  • 6

    Set-Pause-Freeze: A stroke trifecta

    • Set-Pause-Freeze

    • Practice Strokes

    • Instructor questionnaire
  • 7

    Eye Dominance, Vision Center and Eye Patterns

    • Eye Dominance

    • Vision Center

    • Eye Patterns

    • Identify your own eye pattern
  • 8

    Stance and Alignment

    • Alignment and Stance

    • Evaluating and adjusting alignment
  • 9

    Establish a pre-Shot routine.

    • Pre-shot routine

    • Pulling the trigger

    • Pre-shot routine video assignment
  • 10

    The Mechanical Bridge

    • Using the mechanical bridge
  • 11

    Aiming methods

    • Intro to aiming

    • Ghost ball

    • Double Distance Method

    • Fractional ball aiming systems
  • 12

    The Stop Shot

    • The Stop Shot

    • Tangent line

    • Recognizing and applying the 30-degree rule

    • Cue Ball Speed Control

    • 5 ball position drill

    • Long Line Drill
  • 13

    Summary and Instructor Candidate Assignments

    • Instructor candidate assignments and evaluation

    • Student video evaluation assignment

    • Lesson plan demonstration

    • Rules Quiz - WPA rules
  • 14

    Appendix

    • Drills and progress log

    • Teaching aids and materials