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Taped Tips | When Beta Isn't Better
Taped Tips | When Beta Isn't Better

You’re watching your client, student, partner, or bestie struggle. And you want to help. But how? It entirely depends on the goal.

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Aman Anderson | Coaching for Culture
Aman Anderson | Coaching for Culture

Aman Anderson is opening doors to climbing with the BFL Combine.

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Episode 108: Motor Learning with Trevor Ragan from Train Ugly
Episode 108: Motor Learning with Trevor Ragan from Train Ugly

If you're a coach, this is a must listen to episode. In fact, if you're a climber who wants to learn to climb better, it's a must listen.

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Episode 90: The Coach/Climber Dynamic with Taylor Reed and Bella Jariel
Episode 90: The Coach/Climber Dynamic with Taylor Reed and Bella Jariel

Taylor Reed and Bella Jariel set the bar high for being a successful coach/climber team. Taylor has helped coach Bella to big success on the international stage.

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Episode 66: Now What? with Dan John
Episode 66: Now What? with Dan John

After you've done your assessments, you've trained and met the standards, you've won or lost, or your season is over... Now What?

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Episode 50: A Coaching Masterclass with Lantien Chu
Episode 50: A Coaching Masterclass with Lantien Chu

Lantien Chu is the coach of a high school swim team that has won 21 consecutive state titles.

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READ ARTICLES ABOUT COACHES AND COACHING

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Surprising Ways To Optimize A Climbing Partnership
Surprising Ways To Optimize A Climbing Partnership

There’s one often overlooked thing that has the power to positively – or negatively – affect every single day of climbing for the rest of your life.

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It All Comes Back to Effort
It All Comes Back to Effort

All roads (or rabbit holes) lead back to effort. On and off the wall, in preparation, practice, and performance – all the time.

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Why “Technique” May Not Be The Answer to Better Climbing
Why “Technique” May Not Be The Answer to Better Climbing

How do you solve a problem? By looking for a solution.

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Lor Sabourin | Finding Joy in Improbable Goals
Lor Sabourin | Finding Joy in Improbable Goals

“This season, I chose a different path. I decided to invest in my body and recognize the work that it did for me."

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Poor Sods: How to Train Endurance in a Crowded Climbing Gym
Poor Sods: How to Train Endurance in a Crowded Climbing Gym

Sod’s Law states: “Anything that can go wrong, will always go wrong, with the worst possible outcome.” Turns out, Sod generally spends his time at the climbing gym.

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Our Favorite Resources for Climbing Training
Our Favorite Resources for Climbing Training

We've been asked often who our trusted sources of information are. And we know there’s a LOT out there. So here are some of our favorites.

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LISTEN TO PODCAST EPISODES WITH COACHES OR ABOUT COACHING

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Surprising Ways To Optimize A Climbing Partnership
Surprising Ways To Optimize A Climbing Partnership

There’s one often overlooked thing that has the power to positively – or negatively – affect every single day of climbing for the rest of your life.

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Nate Drolet | A Consultation with The Struggle Climbing Show
Nate Drolet | A Consultation with The Struggle Climbing Show

Nate talks movement analysis and technique in a consultation with host Ryan Devlin on The Struggle Climbing Show.

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Expert | Udo Neumann on Movement, Learning, and How to Coach Climbing
Expert | Udo Neumann on Movement, Learning, and How to Coach Climbing

The former German National Team coach talks motor learning, coaching movement, and what makes Janja and Tomoa special.

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CONFLICTED | Boards as Climbing Movement Assessment Tools
CONFLICTED | Boards as Climbing Movement Assessment Tools

If we want to assess our climbing movement skills over time, are the standardized boards the best option? We're conflicted…

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Board Meetings | How Nate Assesses Climbing Movement Skills and How You Can Self-Assess
Board Meetings | How Nate Assesses Climbing Movement Skills and How You Can Self-Assess

How do we decide where to focus our efforts when it comes to becoming a BETTER climber – rather than just a stronger one?

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Expert | Taylor Reed on Climbing Research and Evidence-Informed Movement Coaching
Expert | Taylor Reed on Climbing Research and Evidence-Informed Movement Coaching

Taylor Reed talks movement coaching and the role research plays in his evidence-informed coaching methods.

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Eric Hörst | Growing Older, Stronger, Better
Eric Hörst | Growing Older, Stronger, Better

Eric Hörst chats about how some big life shifts – retirement, the success of his brand PhysiVantage, and becoming an empty nester – have impacted his climbing and training.

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Taped Tips | Difficulties Should Be Desirable
Taped Tips | Difficulties Should Be Desirable

The difficulties of a task should be such that they help the learner translate the skill to performance.

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Taped Tips | When Beta Isn't Better
Taped Tips | When Beta Isn't Better

You’re watching your client, student, partner, or bestie struggle. And you want to help. But how? It entirely depends on the goal.

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Taped Tips | I Said What I S.A.I.D.
Taped Tips | I Said What I S.A.I.D.

We think we know exactly what climbing looks like. We’ve zeroed in on the details. And in this case, it really isn’t those details that matter.

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WATCH VIDEOS ABOUT COACHING

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Surprising Ways To Optimize A Climbing Partnership
Surprising Ways To Optimize A Climbing Partnership

There’s one often overlooked thing that has the power to positively – or negatively – affect every single day of climbing for the rest of your life.

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IMPROVE YOUR COACHING

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COACHING YOUTH CLIMBERS

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Surprising Ways To Optimize A Climbing Partnership
Surprising Ways To Optimize A Climbing Partnership

There’s one often overlooked thing that has the power to positively – or negatively – affect every single day of climbing for the rest of your life.

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Expert | Udo Neumann on Movement, Learning, and How to Coach Climbing
Expert | Udo Neumann on Movement, Learning, and How to Coach Climbing

The former German National Team coach talks motor learning, coaching movement, and what makes Janja and Tomoa special.

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Expert | Taylor Reed on Climbing Research and Evidence-Informed Movement Coaching
Expert | Taylor Reed on Climbing Research and Evidence-Informed Movement Coaching

Taylor Reed talks movement coaching and the role research plays in his evidence-informed coaching methods.

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Aman Anderson | Coaching for Culture
Aman Anderson | Coaching for Culture

Aman Anderson is opening doors to climbing with the BFL Combine.

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Ep. 189: Mario Stanley | Coaching Better Humans
Ep. 189: Mario Stanley | Coaching Better Humans

Coaching kids is more than just making stronger climbers.

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Ep. 157: Yves Gravelle | For the Love of Training
Ep. 157: Yves Gravelle | For the Love of Training

Yves Gravelle is a legendary Canadian strongman, and pound for pound may have the strongest grip in the world.

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Ep. 136: Successful Climbing Coaching with Will Hammersla
Ep. 136: Successful Climbing Coaching with Will Hammersla

A refreshing approach to coaching from Australia’s National Coach, Will Hammersla.

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A Sports Psychologist Looks at Episode 90: The Coach/Climber Dynamic
A Sports Psychologist Looks at Episode 90: The Coach/Climber Dynamic

"A good coach-athlete relationship means that coaches allow themselves to not always be right..." - Madeleine Eppensteiner | Climbing Psychology

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Episode 95: Engaging Minority Youth in Climbing with Ryan Gagnon and Valerie McDonough
Episode 95: Engaging Minority Youth in Climbing with Ryan Gagnon and Valerie McDonough

Ryan Gagnon brings data-driven research and infectious enthusiasm to his programs built to introduce and engage minority youth in climbing.

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Episode 90: The Coach/Climber Dynamic with Taylor Reed and Bella Jariel
Episode 90: The Coach/Climber Dynamic with Taylor Reed and Bella Jariel

Taylor Reed and Bella Jariel set the bar high for being a successful coach/climber team. Taylor has helped coach Bella to big success on the international stage.

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CONVERSATIONS WITH COACHES

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Expert | Udo Neumann on Movement, Learning, and How to Coach Climbing
Expert | Udo Neumann on Movement, Learning, and How to Coach Climbing

The former German National Team coach talks motor learning, coaching movement, and what makes Janja and Tomoa special.

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Builder | Lauren Abernathy is Building Better Climbing Movement Skills
Builder | Lauren Abernathy is Building Better Climbing Movement Skills

Lauren Abernathy, coach and owner of Good Spray Climbing, works hard to help her clients – and herself – become better climbers.

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Expert | Taylor Reed on Climbing Research and Evidence-Informed Movement Coaching
Expert | Taylor Reed on Climbing Research and Evidence-Informed Movement Coaching

Taylor Reed talks movement coaching and the role research plays in his evidence-informed coaching methods.

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Josie McKee | Part 2: Exploring Identity and Discomfort
Josie McKee | Part 2: Exploring Identity and Discomfort

Seasoned big wall climber Josie McKee returns to discuss how her recent trip to Yosemite turned out, and some of the hurdles that can hold us back from a fulfilling relationship with climbing.

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Josie McKee | Part 1: Sport Climbing to Train for Big Walls and Narrowing Failure
Josie McKee | Part 1: Sport Climbing to Train for Big Walls and Narrowing Failure

Experienced big wall climber Josie McKee recently found herself with limestone sport climbing as her primary means to train for a Yosemite trip.

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What When How to Train | Wild Iris Sport Climbing with Leif Gasch
What When How to Train | Wild Iris Sport Climbing with Leif Gasch

Looking for a summer sport climbing destination? Look no further than Wild Iris, with its high elevation, low humidity, and perfectly-pocketed limestone walls.

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