Last year's coaching symposium was oversubscribed and very well received. Riding in that success, a second symposium will be delivered on 24 - 25 March 2012 at Calshot Activities Centre near Southampton.
With a new program and more practical sessions, the theme for 2012 is performance clubs. The intended audience is similar to those who attended in 2011, namely coaches working in climbing walls, predominantly with children who take part in national and local competitions.
Mountain Leader Training UK is developing climbing coaching awards, and during the symposium there will an opportunity to hear about progress to date, and feed into future developments.
If you would like a top tip on how to get a foot onto the coaching ladder quickly when it is introduced next year, here it is: look out for the gradually extending range of Long Term Participant Development (LTPD) courses currently offered by the Mountaineering Councils, and get on them. These will be integrated into the scheme for the Assistant Coach and Coach training elements and so the sooner you attend these courses and start gaining experience at trying out the ideas, the better.
With a new program and more practical sessions, the theme for 2012 is performance clubs. The intended audience is similar to those who attended in 2011, namely coaches working in climbing walls, predominantly with children who take part in national and local competitions.
However, the vast majority of the program is of equal relevance to coaches working with adults and children who simply wish to improve, and have little or no interest in competing.
The symposium is subsidised with funding sourced by the BMC from Sport England. With rates even lower than they were in 2011, the Symposium represents excellent value for money. There are about 70 places on the symposium and as of Febraury 17th, 45 have already been booked. So if you are thinking of coming, you had better get your booking in soon!
Mountain Leader Training UK is developing climbing coaching awards, and during the symposium there will an opportunity to hear about progress to date, and feed into future developments.
If you would like a top tip on how to get a foot onto the coaching ladder quickly when it is introduced next year, here it is: look out for the gradually extending range of Long Term Participant Development (LTPD) courses currently offered by the Mountaineering Councils, and get on them. These will be integrated into the scheme for the Assistant Coach and Coach training elements and so the sooner you attend these courses and start gaining experience at trying out the ideas, the better.
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