Teaching Team Sheepballs®

This is a subscription covering a minimum of one year active participation in the forum and teaching. Core material and other resources for building the learning for the dog, developing the skills for the person and the range of games employed are available.

Before joining:

Participation in the Sheepballs® Course

The 8 week course requires participation with a dog to learn the skills and purpose of the activities. This does not need to be your own dog, if you are able to take a dog for regular practice at least 3 times a week valuable experience would be gained.

This course should be completed within 18 months of enrolling in the Teaching Team Course and is not included in the fee.

To become an approved Member of the Sheepballs® Teaching Team participants must:

1. Achieve the Sheepballs® Foundation

Being able to teach Sheepballs requires good understanding of using reward-activities specific to each dog.

Teaching Team Members should be able to provide evidence of achieving a basic standard of the Sheepballs® Foundation.

2. Supervised coaching experience

To be part of the Teaching Team you will need supervised opportunities to teach other learners an understanding of the activities, how to develop their own skills and those of their dog.

A limited number of places are available on our own Sheepballs Courses or you work with an existing client and share their learning and your coaching skills.

Feedback and Discussion Forum

Regular on-going discussions about teaching strategies, selection of the games and the skills they should be developing, working styles etc are held in the Forum. Participation and contribution is expected.

All clients must agree to their videos being shared where appropriate for coaching feedback, assessment and evaluation.

Not all collies are going to respond the same. Even litter siblings will need their learning adapted to meet individual needs and shape their skill progress. This requires experience to recognise and advise what type of activities will benefit each individual.

Endorsement

The Teaching Team is a continual support group where you build and learn the skills for coaching.

When you have my endorsement and the confidence and experience you can advertise yourself as a member of the Kay Laurence Teaching Team for Sheepballs®. You can teach directly face to face, or online.

Whilst you remain part of this group you can continue to use the endorsement.

Your own learning

After participating in a Sheepballs course you will be expected to continue to work and develop your own skills, explore new games and ideas with your own dog.

Payment:

Enrolling in the course is £120 annually which gives you access to the Teaching Team Resources. During this period you will develop your own coaching skills and experience. You may continue until you feel ready for endorsement.

You may not use the endorsement or advertising unless you are a current member.