Optional. As you have already been instructing for a while, you probably already understand the sort of clients you will be dealing with and problems you are likely to encounter. Look at the bullet points below and consider whether you need to refresh your knowledge on any of the topics covered here.
Unlike beginners, who all have pretty much the same requirements, progressors come in an almost infinite variety when it comes to needs and aspirations. This lesson looks at why this variation exists and the challenges it can sometimes cause.
This training video discusses:
- Progressor clients can come from many sources. Who are your clients likely to be and where have they come from?
- Progressor clients will have many different aspirations. What do they want to learn?
- Implications on venue choice and equipment choice for teaching progressors.
- Issues & challenges that their goals may create – are there some clients that you simply cannot help?
Understanding this stuff in advance makes it a whole lot easier to anticipate & plan your sessions. Teaching progressors is a whole lot more freeform than teaching beginners and thus a lot more interesting! This is where the instructor:client relationship starts to blur as you get to know your clients better, and quite possibly you end up with new friends as well as happy customers. However, it does also have its challenges…
There is nothing in this lesson that you will be specifically tested on at the assessment.
Check Understanding!
Do you understand why:
- Progressor clients can come from many sources?
- Progressor clients will have many different aspirations?
- Working with progressor clients will almost certainly mean utilising more than one venue for your work?
- Working with progressor clients may require the use of some more advanced teaching equipment?
- From time to time you may end up having to tell a prospective client that you can’t help them?!
If you’re unsure on any of these, go back and review the lesson again. Otherwise, you can move on to the next lesson.