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Coaching Climbing - A Complete Program for Coaching Youth Climbing for High Performance and Safety
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Coaching Climbing - A Complete Program for Coaching Youth Climbing for High Performance and Safety

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This comprehensive book is designed for climbing coaches and teachers and parents of young climbers.

  • Author: Michelle Hurni
  • Softcover; 250 pages; black-and-white photographs
  • The Globe Pequot Press; copyright 2003
  • Presents an integrated approach to coaching, focusing on individualized evaluation and training as the key to improving performance
  • This approach focuses on maintaining safety and enthusiasm as well
  • Includes exercises for working on movement, training for competitions, sensible physical conditioning and injury prevention
  • Learn how to evaluate a climber's skill level, set goals that everyone can live with and teach kids to "climb with the brain"
  • Dozens of games and activities designed to motivate young climbers while teaching them proper movement and improving their technique
  • Additionally, the author explains how to make a safe transition from climbing in a gym to climbing in the outdoors
  • Includes basic equipment, terminology and safety precautions
  • Types of competitions, the competition training cycle and sponsorship
  • Climbing techniques: belaying, toproping, reading routes, redpointing and onsighting

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