...ROCK CLIMBING, SCRAMBLING, MOUNTAINEERING AND HILLWALKING IN NORTH WALES...GUIDING, COACHING AND INSTRUCTION
November 27, 2017
Effective Coaching
Do you want to learn about coaching and teach to become a better instructor? If so we offer a one day course in effective coaching.
This course examines the theory and practice of teaching and learning, and how they interact with anxiety. All of the skills covered come under the umbrella of what can be considered ‘Effective Coaching’. The C word has become more and more prevalent in climbing. What does it mean and how can an understanding of Effective Coaching help your coaching and instruction?
Well we teach a variety skills both theoreticall and a to a certain extent practically on this day long course. The main outlinbe of the courses is:
Psychology of Learning
Effects of Anxiety on Learning
Learning Pathways
Stages of Learning
Effective Practice
Observation and Analysis
Feedback
Reflective Practice
This course will be of interest to CWA, SPA and MIA award holders and trainees, as well as parent or in-house trained staff who want to understand more about how to teach and coach.
A climber on Blanco at Castell Helen, South Stack area of Gogarth
Learning how to haul with mechanical advantage and pulleys. The same lessons run on our how to big wall and rope rescue courses.
The amazing Brant Direct a stubborn climb on first acquaintance but after a few laps you realise that whilst it is strenuous in places nearly every other move is a hands off rest.
The learning spiral.... how we try and teach new skill by consolidation and repetition with breaks before moving back to check the skill is still there.
Climber Magazine where our Head Coach is their coaching columnist!
Josh Douglas about to do battle with the rather traditional Aramis. Thankfully after we went to the peak to hone our crack climbing during the Uk Trad Climbing Tour.
Jesse King looks down at the swell as he climbs the amazing and slightly atmospheric Shangdi La at Baggy point during our UK Trad Tour
Guy Wilson lead the final pitch of Dream of White Horses, Wen Zawn, Gogarth.