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Is a climbing coaching session a good idea?
October 15, 2014, 10:51:49 pm
Thinking about taking the plunge and booking a coaching session.
Just wondering what ukb's think? Did you find it beneficial? Worth it?
Thinking about using Neil Gresham's/Steve Golley - master class coaching.
Any ideas great fully received. I am London based.

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Having somebody experirenced and coachy provide perspective on your climbing can only be useful. It might not make you a better climber immediately but it is very unlikely to make you a worse climber.

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Thinking about taking the plunge and booking a coaching session.
Just wondering what ukb's think? Did you find it beneficial? Worth it?
Thinking about using Neil Gresham's/Steve Golley - master class coaching.
Any ideas great fully received. I am London based.

Yes. I was one of Neil's early guinea pigs and he is probably now the most experienced coach in the country - highly enthusiastic with a good depth of knowledge about physical training. Not been formally coached by Steve but he has given me advice on problems at Rubicon and struck me as very observant regarding technique/movement so they are likely to complement each other well.

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Dunno enough background to say, but if you've got the spare change and are short on free time, then I'd say go for it. 

Good Luck!

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It's a good idea. Think about what you want to address or change in your climbing, it will make everything easier for you and for the coach.

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Yes. You'll get better faster.

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Thanks everybody for your replies.
I will try and sort out a coached climbing session soon.
Proving tricky as Neil G has moved up to the Lakes.
Which is a shame for me but probably not for him!
Hopefully I can get in touch with Steve Golley.
And get a session at The Arch

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Hopefully I can get in touch with Steve Golley.
And get a session at The Arch

He's a regular here - you can PM him

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Thanks Shark - will try and mail Steve and see if he can help me. :2thumbsup:

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A good coach is well worth the investment a shit one quite the reverse.

What you primarily need, in my opinion is someone who can watch you climb and then analyse what you're not doing well and how you can change it, some one just showing you how to do moves isn't the same thing.

I've seen some excellent coaches, Neil G being among them, some shocking examples (just crimp like fuck and reach through / get stronger etc) and then there was Dawes.

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I had some coaching with Adrian Berry at the Castle: excellent and worth every penny.


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Had he previously been following Gresh round with a notebook?

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Had he previously been following Gresh round with a notebook?

Are rockfax producing a coaching book?

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Had he previously been following Gresh round with a notebook?

Are rockfax producing a coaching book?

Yes - after every problem you open a random page - and if it contains a fist you need to learn to crimp. If it's a forearm you need to work on stamina - and if it's a bum, work on your sit starts :)

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What's the symbol for upgrading the problem if you can't do it?


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Had he previously been following Gresh round with a notebook?

Are rockfax producing a coaching book?

Yes - after every problem you open a random page - and if it contains a fist you need to learn to crimp. If it's a forearm you need to work on stamina - and if it's a bum, work on your sit starts :)

An uncomfortable combination of icons

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What's the symbol for upgrading the problem if you can't do it?

An erect middle finger :)

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Had he previously been following Gresh round with a notebook?

Are rockfax producing a coaching book?

Yes - after every problem you open a random page - and if it contains a fist you need to learn to crimp. If it's a forearm you need to work on stamina - and if it's a bum, work on your sit starts :)

An uncomfortable combination of icons

That's how they roll!

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What's the symbol for upgrading the problem if you can't do it?

7B+

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What's the symbol for upgrading the problem if you can't do it?
I would of thought this  :shit:

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I emailed Steve - he specialises in movement and technique.
He was really honest and helpful.
I really just want to get stuck into training at this point in time.
He suggested that I email Szymon Dziukiewicz.
Don't know if anybody has had any coaching with him?
He is a fellow coach on Neil Greshams team.
The question now is how long to go for?
1.5 or 2hours. (The rate is a pound a minute)

I will book with Steve on my next pay day - I am not a lottery winner - can't do both at the same time.

Once I have done the session with Szymon I  will repost here again and outline what went on - maybe it might be useful to somebody? Hopefully later on in the week?

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(The rate is a pound a minute)

Are you kidding? If that's true I'm quitting the law firm and moving to UK to work as a climbing right now.

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I'm guessing that's a London rate Nibs, rather than a UK one. It's more like £30 an hour round here...
« Last Edit: October 20, 2014, 08:36:26 am by kelvin »

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A pound a minute. Brilliant.

 

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