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Is there such a thing as Natural Talent?
Just before I went away i was approach by a TV company to see if I thought there was such a thing as natural talent, they were wanting to make a show of ‘natural vs nuture’; or basically whether there … Continue reading
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Tagged Nature or Nuture
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Accuracy and Precision
A common and fundamental mistake that many climbers make is being clumsy with their feet. They scrabble them about both indoors and out, like they were some cartoon creature trying to do some comedy climbing up a wall. If you … Continue reading
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Tagged Speed versus Accuracy
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Focusing on Success
Our ability to focus on the task of rock climbing, often means that we can utilise all of our technique and tactics to succeed on our chosen route. It is often a question of being able to focus on the … Continue reading
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Staying Motivated
If we want to improve at anything we need to work at it, usually over an extended period of time. What is key to maintaining our work rate and pursuit of our aims, goals or ambition, are maintaining high levels … Continue reading
BMC Long Term Athlete Development: Learning to Train Workshop
I was very lucky to get a place on this brand new workshop that has been developed for the BMC by a small team of coaches, a scientist and a guide (although many of them fit two or more of … Continue reading
Leader Fall Training
I went to the wall with a friend yesterday who was nervous about falling off, so we did some fall training to help her get over the fear. We started with simply clipping the lower off and rather than waiting … Continue reading
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
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
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Proper Planning and Preparation prevents poor performance
This classic coaching maxim is often applied to a whole manner of different situation, and it also holds true in climbing, especially if you are planning on pushing your boundaries. At its most basic it is refering to having done … Continue reading
Redpointing, Onsighting and pre-performance routines
As I mentioned in a previous blog, on the key mental skills of elite performers, one of those skills is developing a pre-performance routine. Now most people will already have developed a routine that works for them, however here we … Continue reading
