My Coaching Philosophy

MY COACHING PHILOSOPHY

I find coaching fascinating.  NOT just setting a session (or series of sessions) and watching people do it....that's the easy bit, but fitting it around the athletes' lives, adjusting it to what they want to achieve and adjusting what they are doing based on how things progress.

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A "philosophy" sounds very grand but I think it helps explain why I coach and what I can add to your triathlon, running and general fitness.

IT'S FOR FUN.....for most of us this is not "work"

Sport should be for fun. What I add should be fun too.  Too often people feel that they "have" to follow a programme that they have downloaded from the internet. With a coach you can work out a programme that works for you and that you enjoy.

NOT "ONE SIZE FITS ALL"

Everyone is different.  You will have different aims, different experience (of swim/bike/run and of coaching) different time comittments, different existing injuries...to name just a few things

As a coach I'll take the time to get to know what is important to you.....

You're paying for a coach. You should expect more than some-one to cut and paste a spreadsheet every week.

NO GIMMICKS

At its simplest I think running in particular is a simple sport.....put on your trainers, get outside, run a bit, stop, rest, repeat....You could argue that triathlon is a bit more complicated, but at its simplest it's about consistency in training and progressively doing more or the same amount faster.....

I won't try to sell you stuff or make you do stuff that I won't do myself

LISTEN TO YOUR BODY.....Recovery is key

There are times when you need to back off and have some down-time.  As athletes we are often the worst person in the world to take advice from  "If I push a bit harder then I'll get faster".  As a coach I'll advise you to rest when you need to (but not if you just need to get on with it....see below)

SOMETIMES YOU'LL BE TIRED....But maybe you should still train??

As well as listening to your body I think it is important some times to get on with training and not make excuses for yourself.  Having a coach to guide and encourage you will help when it's a bit dark and wet and you are thinking of eating tea and watching TV rather than going out to train.