Coach Haggard
04-25-2007, 08:36 PM
I know this has been the subject of numerous articles in the past, but the value is such that I think it bears repeating.
I had the tremendous opportunity today to do a private session with Coach Jones. I had been working on the threading bridge from the Spider Monkey Prasara flow for 4-5 months (since my preparation for Lamda to today). Though I was seeing improvements, I thought I was nowhere near accomplishing my goal. I mentioned that I wanted to concentrate on that maneuver in particular, and if time allowed that I would like to start developing my next THP. My expectations were to find a few exercises I needed work on that would take me to where I needed to be in order to perform the flow like I wanted to. What I got exceeded my expectations to say the least. To make a long story short, I was put through a variety of movements, with Coach Jones making corrections to my movement, structure, weight distribution etc. After a bit of this, he told me that I had all the components down and there was no reason I could not do the transition. The funny part was, the thing that gave people trouble most frequently was not as difficult for me as transitioning the other direction. It just goes to show you, each of us is different. Anyway, After watching me for a short time, he identified the problem and I completed my first threading bridge. OK, it was ugly :), but the point is, now I know what to do and I can work on it. How long would I have struggled with this if I didn't have Coach Jones' input? Certainly for a much longer than we spent today. He made a number of corrections and my performance skyrocked. In less than an hour, I accomplished what would have taken me months at least. Do not underestimate the value of an expert trainer watching your movement. He even worked with me afterwords to develop my next training cycle (watch the personal training blogs for that one).
Coach Cameron wrote a great article on the benefits of good Coaching even for people who are themselves experienced Coaches. Also, Joel Seymore wrote a nice article on how to get the most out of your private training sessions. Both are worth reading if you do a search for them. (Sorry, I am short on time tonight or I would have the links here).
Let me encourage those who have never had the opportunity to train with a certified Coach or Instructor. The DVD's and books are great, but there is no substitute for training with a qualified teacher. I went into this session with justifiably high expectations and had them all exceeded. If you are serious about your performance, take responsibility for it and make sure you get the most out of your training time.
Thank you Coach Jones for an amazing experience and I am looking forward to our next session already. Meanwhile, I have my work cut out for me :D.
I had the tremendous opportunity today to do a private session with Coach Jones. I had been working on the threading bridge from the Spider Monkey Prasara flow for 4-5 months (since my preparation for Lamda to today). Though I was seeing improvements, I thought I was nowhere near accomplishing my goal. I mentioned that I wanted to concentrate on that maneuver in particular, and if time allowed that I would like to start developing my next THP. My expectations were to find a few exercises I needed work on that would take me to where I needed to be in order to perform the flow like I wanted to. What I got exceeded my expectations to say the least. To make a long story short, I was put through a variety of movements, with Coach Jones making corrections to my movement, structure, weight distribution etc. After a bit of this, he told me that I had all the components down and there was no reason I could not do the transition. The funny part was, the thing that gave people trouble most frequently was not as difficult for me as transitioning the other direction. It just goes to show you, each of us is different. Anyway, After watching me for a short time, he identified the problem and I completed my first threading bridge. OK, it was ugly :), but the point is, now I know what to do and I can work on it. How long would I have struggled with this if I didn't have Coach Jones' input? Certainly for a much longer than we spent today. He made a number of corrections and my performance skyrocked. In less than an hour, I accomplished what would have taken me months at least. Do not underestimate the value of an expert trainer watching your movement. He even worked with me afterwords to develop my next training cycle (watch the personal training blogs for that one).
Coach Cameron wrote a great article on the benefits of good Coaching even for people who are themselves experienced Coaches. Also, Joel Seymore wrote a nice article on how to get the most out of your private training sessions. Both are worth reading if you do a search for them. (Sorry, I am short on time tonight or I would have the links here).
Let me encourage those who have never had the opportunity to train with a certified Coach or Instructor. The DVD's and books are great, but there is no substitute for training with a qualified teacher. I went into this session with justifiably high expectations and had them all exceeded. If you are serious about your performance, take responsibility for it and make sure you get the most out of your training time.
Thank you Coach Jones for an amazing experience and I am looking forward to our next session already. Meanwhile, I have my work cut out for me :D.