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Monthly Archives: March 2009
Imagery Scripts: Bouldering Content
Well I introduced the concept of scripts for imagery a while back, and thought I’d elaborate the concept to allow you to develop a script for a boulder problem that you can climb in overlapping sections but not yet link. … Continue reading
Posted in Bouldering, Climbing, Coaching skills, imagery, imagery scripts, mental skills, Rock Climbing, Uncategorized, visualisation
Tagged Imagery, mental skills
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Pre-performance routines
Some footballers wear lucky pants throughout a FA cup season, whilst American Ice Hockey player grow their ‘play-off beards’. For some this psuedo-supisitious act is part of a routine that they deem to be ‘lucky’, whilst this is unlikely to … Continue reading
Self Talk: The Basics
Self talk is a phenomenon that whilst most of us will experience when climbing and it our day to day life, we probably don’t pay it much attention. What I refer to is the internal chatter in our mind like … Continue reading
Posted in anxiety, Article, Climbing, Coaching, Coaching skills, Focus, mental skills, Rock Climbing, Self talk, Uncategorized
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Calling on your Mental Skills for success
Wes Hunter walking the ripple on Poetry Pink, Rainbow Slab – calling on his mental skill I have posted up before on the mental skills that help elite athletes reach there peak performance. However in light of my climbing experience … Continue reading
Posted in anxiety, champion, Climbing, Coaching skills, Confidence, fear, Focus, goal setting, Goals, imagery, imagery scripts, mental skills, PETTLEP, pre-performance routines, relaxation, Rock Climbing, Self talk, Self-belief, self-efficacy, Skill Acquisition, Uncategorized, visualisation
Tagged Climbing Coach Website, Coaching, mental skills, Motivation, Training
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Fingerboards: The Beastmaker
I am in the process of researching some fingerboard exercises for my coaching book, and stumbled across Simon Lee’s review of the Beastmaker on UKC. Which in turn lead my to the Beastmaker website, which has some very good and … Continue reading
How’s the Training going?
Well from someone who thought training was a swear word, I have become somewhat addicted to it. My general approach is to boulder at the wall or do easy routes. However having started to run I have really noticed my … Continue reading
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