Coaching Session - Kids Climbing Club 5 kids. Focused on movement technique and maximum use of momentum. Chloe helped with belaying. Good first session back for the new term. Plan of the session was to get them all using momentum to more of their advantage. Jake was exceptional basically throwing himself up the wall needs to be controlled but as a fundamental skill he has it. Had them all climb a very dynamic route for there height. Jake went first which was a great as it gave an amazing demonstration. From this it was showed that the rest were not using momentum in the same way as Jake was. Worked at ground level reaching for the next 1 or 2 holds on various routes. Whilst the group was doing this Jake was doing the same but progressing up an Auto Belay route to challenge him further. After the practice at ground level we went back to the same route we started with. They all moved more fluidly this time and Jake was more controlled. On reflection doing this again would try and get a few routes set by myself for the practice part of the session as was hard to find the holds for them to aim for. Overall was a very successful session showed the group that holds they look out of reach are not always the case.
Area :Everyone Active Plymouth Life Centre (formerly High Sports Plymouth)
Plymouth Life Centre, 40 Mayflower Dr, Plymouth PL2 3DF
Coaching Session - Kids Climbing Club 5 kids. Focused on movement technique and maximum use of momentum. Chloe helped with belaying. Good first session back for the new term. Plan of the session was to get them all using momentum to more of their advantage. Jake was exceptional basically throwing himself up the wall needs to be controlled but as a fundamental skill he has it. Had them all climb a very dynamic route for there height. Jake went first which was a great as it gave an amazing demonstration. From this it was showed that the rest were not using momentum in the same way as Jake was. Worked at ground level reaching for the next 1 or 2 holds on various routes. Whilst the group was doing this Jake was doing the same but progressing up an Auto Belay route to challenge him further. After the practice at ground level we went back to the same route we started with. They all moved more fluidly this time and Jake was more controlled. On reflection doing this again would try and get a few routes set by myself for the practice part of the session as was hard to find the holds for them to aim for. Overall was a very successful session showed the group that holds they look out of reach are not always the case.
