Solo with Supervision (Fundamentals)

The final phase before you coach independently.

After completing six co-lead sessions, you'll run four classes entirely on your own. An experienced coach is in the room observing, but they don't coach. They don't add teaching points, don't redirect students, and don't jump in unless something is genuinely unsafe. This is your class.

For the kids program solo protocol, see Solo with Supervision (Kids).

How It Works

You run the entire class: warmup, evergreen, retrieval, main topic. You plan it, you execute it, you adapt it. The observing coach is a safety net, not a co-pilot.

The observing coach will:

• Watch and take notes
• Handle logistics if needed (timer malfunction, someone arrives very late)
• Step in only for genuine safety issues
• Debrief with you after class

The observing coach will not:

• Add teaching points during your stoppages
• Give individual feedback to students during your games
• Change your game or your pairings
• Redirect students on your behalf

If the observing coach has to intervene on something that isn't a safety issue, that's a signal you're not ready. It doesn't mean you failed. It means you need more co-lead reps before trying solo again.

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Before and After Each Session

Before class:

• Full class plan: games for every segment, targeted goals, backup games
• Curriculum reviewed, game library checked
• Know who's likely in the room (regulars, anyone returning from injury, potential new students)

After class:

• Debrief with the observing coach. They've been watching the whole class with nothing else to do. This is the most detailed feedback you'll get in the entire training program.
• Their notes will cover: game selection, rules communication, coaching language, feedback quality, time management, room reading, adaptation, energy management, culture enforcement
• Ask them: "What's the one thing I most need to improve?"

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The Sessions

Each session has its own page. Read it before that class, then do its quiz and reflection after.

1. Solo Session 1: Running the Show
2. Solo Session 2: Running the Show
3. Solo Session 3: Proving Consistency
4. Solo Session 4: Proving Consistency

After your fourth solo session, complete the Solo Final Assessment.

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When You're Done

After four solo sessions with a positive assessment from the observing coach, you're cleared to coach fundamentals classes independently.

This doesn't mean you stop developing. Post-class reflection, peer observation, and periodic feedback from other coaches should be ongoing. See the Coach Self-Review and Coach Feedback & Evaluation docs for how we continue to grow as coaches.

The full training progression: