Surely that is the true aim of any coaching or teaching process; to help the individual trust themselves to be their own guide and coach.

This blog tackles the unconscious biases that exist in the teaching and learning of snowsports and how they can be dismantled.

There has been a revolution taking place within the world of online learning and an acceleration of innovation for educating people.

What does it mean to be truly learner centred? What are their needs and how do we address them in the snowsport environment where we work?

It is not enough to just know about and understand flow as achieving this state is deeply embedded in how you learn from the outset.

My advice is to treat discovering your 'flow activities' in the same way as the athlete approaches developing a pre-competition strategy.

This topic appears to be very 'hot' at the moment and has been covered in a number of relatively recent articles, books and Ted Talks...

Learn, Enjoy, Flow & Grow (LEFG) is essentially a 'coaching method' for the self or those with whom you work.

The concept of the Learning Hub is very simple: to provide a wealth of resources to support you in your learning pre, during and post event.

The COVID-19 pandemic has certainly been a very challenging time for so many people

As a coach how do you go about creating a 'setting' for your learners whereby their chances of entering a flow state are increased?

I began what can only be described as a process of grieving. My office had been taken away from me!!

It's far more than a change to our name. It is a development of who we are and what we do!

How is your sport taught? Is is through a skills based system (function) or manoeuvre based system (form)?

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1st Sports Coaching Conference: Health & Well-Being through Sport and Mountain Life, organised by Parallel Dreams Coaching Academy.

Irrespective of whether learners enter a flow state the four foundations represent a great teaching and learning connection

Where should the learner focus their attention during sport participation? Body? Equipment? Environment?

Part 2 of discusses more deeply how 'Learning Zones' map across to the stages within the 'Diamond Model of Skill Acquisition'.

I believe we can do a better job at producing snowsport instructors that the employers want and that our industry needs.