What You Get

When you enrol on Laoma's Apprentice Coach Programme you gain access to the very best training so you can become a competent and confident class assistant. This is the foundation that will enable you to one-day start, build and run Lishi classes for the International Taoist Society.

  • Fortnightly video lessons from Laoma sharing in-depth knowledge

  • Exercises and actions to discuss with your own teacher and practice in their class

  • Membership of the Apprentice Coach WhatsApp Group to ask questions and discuss the videos with Laoma and other Apprentice Coaches

  • Quarterly in-person or zoom meetings with Laoma and the other Apprentice Coaches to share challenges and insights and get the support you need on your journey to becoming a Lishi Coach

Course curriculum

(This is just the first module - There are 6 modules)

    1. 0.1 Welcome

    2. Coaching Levels - Section Leader (Part 1)

    3. Coaching Levels - Section Leader (Part 2)

    4. Coaching Levels - Assistant Group Leader Part 1

    1. 1.1 Content

    2. 1.2 Assessment Criteria

    3. 1.3a Key Points

    4. 1.3b Mediation on Key points after Summer Course 2023

    5. 1.4 Timing

    6. 1.5 Voice

    7. 1.6a Positioning

    8. 1.6b Positioning

    9. 1.7 Theme

    10. 1.8 Questioning and Evaluating

    11. The importance of the Warm Up

    12. Laoba's meditation from Easter Course 2025

    13. Importance of the Warm Up (Part 2)

    1. 2.1 Why Assist?

    2. 2.2 Roles

    3. 2.3 Start Of Class

    4. 2.4 Professionalism

    5. 2.5 During A Class

    6. 2.6 End Of Class

    7. 2.7 Think Like A Teacher

    8. 2.8 Evaluation

    9. BONUS: How to give feedback

    10. Meet and Greet

    11. Student Offerings

    12. Introducing Benefacting the ITS (membership)

    13. Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PARQ)

    14. Assistant Self- Evaluation Tool

    1. Creating a basic scheme of work

    2. How to create a lesson plan and basic scheme of work

    3. Creating a Marketing Plan

    4. Weekly Class Register Template

    5. Goods Order Price List

    6. Personal Development

    7. BONUS: How to use the 5 "S" factors in your classes

    8. BONUS: Why set up a 4 week beginners course?

About this course

  • £27.00 / month
  • 39 lessons
  • 3.5 hours of video content

If you would like to join the programme

Click the button below then fill out the form to apply for the Apprentice Coach Programme

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