As part of the drive by AMI and MLTA to introduce elements of Continuing Professional Development to the current NGB award structure. Making it a compulsory element of membership to these affiliation asscosiation. These course have been recognised by teh MLTA as appropriate CPD, and have been awarded points that will go towards your accumulative requirement.
The courses we are offering are
Effective Coaching for Climbing Instructors 15th Oct Beacon
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, and next year the MLT is planning on launching a new Coaching Climbing Award.
- 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.
Details: The course runs between 10am and approximately 5pm on the date given. It cost £50 for non-MLTA members and £40 for MLTA members.
Long Term Development of Young Climbers 22nd Oct Beacon
This workshop looks at the Long Term Development of Young Climbers, a thorny issue, and one that has slowly been addressed by the BMC Fundamentals Course. This course focus’s on what to coach and when, as well as looking much more comprehensively at developing young competition climbers through the use of mental skills training.
Again if you work in a local wall that runs an after school climbing club, or you are a parent that would like to know more to help you coach your own children then this course will help you better understand the needs and considerations need to make when ‘coaching’ a young person.
- LTAD late-development Model
- What to Coach and When
- What not to Coach – Avoiding Injury and Long Term Harm
- Modified Practice in the Build up to Competition
- Introducing Competitive Anxiety
- Introducing Mental Skills to Young Climbers
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.
Details: The course runs between 10am and approximately 5pm on the date given. It cost £50 for non-MLTA members and £40 for MLTA members.
Coach Movement Workshop 23rd Oct Beacon
This practical workshop looks at the development of climbing movement from the fundamental skills through to more advanced movement, with an emphasis of developing effective practice and feedback during coaching.
Technique coaching is a branch of skill acquisition, whereby we as coaches can develop and individuals over all skill for climbing through introducing and developing motor skills. By the end of this course, you will not only be able to break down skills into a progression for those you are teaching, but you might even find you own skills will be developed.
- Agility, Balance and Coordination
- Centre of Gravity awareness
- Footwork and Body Position
- Rock Over’s
- Games for Fundamental Movement
- Accuracy and Precision of Feet
- Handholds – Type and orientation
- Easier features – Arêtes, Corners, Grooves and Slabs
- Harder Features – Overhangs, drop knees, and Flagging
- The use of effective practice in developing skill
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.
Details: The course runs between 10am and approximately 5pm on the date given. It cost £50 for non-MLTA members and £40 for MLTA members.
Mental Skill Workshop for Climbing Instructors 6th Nov Beacon
This workshop covers a selection of mental skills and how to introduce them to climbers. Mental Skills are psychology techniques that can enhance performance, and reduce the negative effects of anxiety than plays a large role in the sport of rock climbing.
This course defines mental skills, and then looks at ways to apply them to coaching climbers in an indoor setting, although are transferable to lead climb coaching outdoors. So after defining what mental skills are we will look at way to implement them into your coaching session, many of these skills are great way to help develop the climber’s Mental Toughness for either competition or lead climbing.
- What are Mental Skills
- Anxiety and its effect on Performance
- Developing Climbing Confidence
- Developing Positive Imagery for Climbers
- Identifying and Combating Negative Self-Talk
- Relaxation Techniques
- How to set effective Goals
- Ethical Considerations
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.
Details: The course runs between 10am and approximately 5pm on the date given. It cost £50 for non-MLTA members and £40 for MLTA members.
Hello. I would love to attend these course but infortunatly cannot attend these dates. will they be run at any other times?
Thanks
Cailean
Hi Cailean, Not sure whether I will be running anymore. I was encouraged to do some through the MLTA, and the members expressed and interest for this kind of course, unfortunately the uptake has been very low (read non-exsistent ATM!).
Hi Mark,
I also would really like to attend soem courses encouraging good coaching for climbing. As we have keen young climbers at school and feel that they would benefit from this ultimatley. Unfortunatly I cannot make those dates, though we maybe able to get a group of teachers together to run it as staff inset, how many people to make it worthwhile? Ric
You have mail ric.
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