Top Tips for Climbing Coaches
Top Tips for Climbing Coaches

Author: Paul Smith

Publisher: Pesda Press

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 145

ISBN-13: 1906095205

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Over 300 top tips and handy hints. Dip in to a pool of hard won experience and take a moment to reflect. Test out some new tools and add them to your own toolbox. Useful to everyone who leads and teaches on rock or ice, especially if you're preparing for coaching qualifications indoors, at the crag or high in the mountains. Wherever you are on the long ladder of teaching other people to climb, as an informal coach to friends at the local crag, or working through the National Governing Body awards from the Climbing Wall Award (CWA) to the Mountain Instructor Certificate (MIC), people always have tips to offer. This little book puts together, in one place, a wide selection of tips for you to try out.

Training for Climbing
Training for Climbing

Author: Eric Horst

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2008-09-16

Total Pages: 307

ISBN-13: 0762762659

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Drawing on new research in sports medicine, nutrition, and fitness, this book offers a training program to help any climber achieve superior performance and better mental concentration on the rock, with less risk of injury.

Vertical Mind
Vertical Mind

Author: Don McGrath

Publisher:

Published: 2014-04-05

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 9781892540881

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In Vertical Mind, Don McGrath and Jeff Elison teach rock climbers how to improve their mental game so they can climb better and have more fun. They teach how the latest research in brain science and psychology can help you retrain your mind and body for higher levels of rock climbing performance, while also demonstrating how to train and overcome fears and anxiety that hold you back. Finally, they teach climbing partners how to engage in co-creative coaching and help each other improve as climbers.With numerous and practical step-by-step drills and exercises, in a simple to follow training framework, your path to harder climbing has never been clearer. If you are a climber who wants to climb harder and have more fun climbing, then Vertical Mind is required reading. Well, what's stopping you? Pick it up and get training today!

The Self-coached Climber
The Self-coached Climber

Author: Dan Hague

Publisher: Stackpole Books

Published: 2006-02-17

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 0811733394

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A dynamic package of training material from a pair of expert coaches, The Self-Coached Climber offers comprehensive instruction, from the basics of gripping holds to specific guidelines for developing a customized improvement plan. Hague and Hunter base their methods on the four fundamental components of all human movement--balance, force, time, and space--and explain how to apply these principles to achieve efficient results. The DVD presents live demonstrations of training exercises and features an original documentary of a 5.14a/b redpoint attempt by Adam Stack and Chris Lindner. Self-Coached Climber was named a finalist in the Mountain Exposition Category at the 2007 Banff Mountain Festival.

Flow in Sports
Flow in Sports

Author: Susan A. Jackson

Publisher: Human Kinetics

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 9780880118767

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With help from sports psychology researcher Jackson, Csikszentmihalyi (human behavior, U. of Chicago) pares down his now-famous concept of flow to basic explanations and self-assessment exercises. Emphasis is on achieving a balance between challenges and skills, setting goals, taking advantage of feedback, focusing on the present, controlling the controllables, and having fun. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

The Climbing Bible
The Climbing Bible

Author: Martin Mobråten

Publisher: Vertebrate Publishing

Published: 2020-09-03

Total Pages: 472

ISBN-13: 1839810335

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More and more people around the world are discovering how great climbing is, both indoors and outdoors. The Climbing Bible by internationally renowned climbers and coaches Martin Mobråten and Stian Christophersen is a comprehensive guide to help you train effectively to become a better climber. The authors have been climbing coaches for a number of years. Based on their own extensive experience and research, this book collates the best European training techniques into one book with information on how to specifically train for the technical, physical and mental performance factors in climbing – including endurance, power, motivation, fear of falling, and much more. It also deals with tactics, fingerboarding and finger strength, general training and injury prevention, injuries related to climbing, and training plans. It is illustrated with 400 technique and action photos, and features stories from top climbers as well as a foreword by climber and bestselling author Jo Nesbø. The Climbing Bible will help and motivate you to improve and develop as a climber and find even more joy in this fantastic sport.

Performance Rock Climbing
Performance Rock Climbing

Author: Dale Goddard

Publisher: Stackpole Books

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 9780811722193

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Handbook for experienced climbers covers all the physical and psychological aspects of climbing training.

Rock Climbing Technique
Rock Climbing Technique

Author: John Kettle

Publisher:

Published: 2018-09

Total Pages: 140

ISBN-13: 9781999654405

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The definitive practical guide to improving your rock climbing technique, and making your movement more effortless and efficient. Fully illustrated with over 35 skills exercises supported by online videos. Suitable for rock climbers from intermediate up to elite in sport climbing, bouldering and traditional climbing.

Training for the Uphill Athlete
Training for the Uphill Athlete

Author: Steve House

Publisher: Patagonia

Published: 2019-03-12

Total Pages: 368

ISBN-13: 9781938340840

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Presents training principles for the multisport mountain athlete who regularly participates in a mix of distance running, ski mountaineering, and other endurance sports that require optimum fitness and customized strength