Product Description

Challenge and train your hands, feet, body and brain with over 120 climbing games. This book is for anyone wanting to have fun climbing while developing crucial skills. The games described can be used in a wide range of activities from working on specific skills to fun warm-ups. As an aid to a climbing session or as the sole activity, climbing movements can be broken down and practised in a safe but challenging environment.The book takes an introductory look at which specific aspects of climbing and methods of coaching are important - together with some aspects of sports science, this give the text a dual purpose as a coaching manual and as an encyclopaedia of games.Many of these games are particularly suited to those that are new to climbing and wish to improve their skills. If you're new to climbing, you'll find games which introduce some essential skills (such as 'crimping' a hold). Equally, old hands may welcome new games as an aid to helping friends progress or as an addition to a weekly climbing session.As a qualified instructor or an informal coach teaching friends or a parent teaching their children, this book provides an invaluable tool for hours of practical training or even just entertainment for rainy afternoons! The easy to use format allows those coaching or even the client themselves to select their own games based on current needs and desires. The overview of skills employed in each game will help you turn play into progress.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #20755 in Books
• Published on: 2009-04-16
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 128 pages

About the Author
Paul Smith has been teaching climbing throughout the UK and in many parts of the world. He holds the Mountain Instructor Award and is an Aspirant Level 5 Kayak Coach. As well as being a full member of the Association of Mountaineering Instructors, he is also an Institute for Outdoor Learning Accredited Practitioner. Paul divides his time between working as the Head of Outdoor Learning at a state school in Worcestershire and running his own business - Rock and Water Adventures, mainly involved in technical advice for outdoor centres and climbing walls. Paul is a Climbing Wall Award (CWA) and Single Pitch Award (SPA) provider for Mountain Leader Training England (MLTE).

Customer Reviews

What a useful book! I take it to all my climbing sessions now.
Some firm favourites and plenty of games I've never heard of/thought of. Very useful notes on how to develop the games and which skills and strength each game improves. Sound advice. Some of the tips and games have been useful for my own training, and I dip into them all when I'm running my climbing sessions for kids at the wall. A unique book!

A useful tool
This specific nature of this book makes it an excellent choice for instructors, as well for those wishing to teach climbing to others and create fun sessions; such as a parent and child. You are guaranteed to come across games you haven't ever heard of, some you will never use, but on the whole the book is full of concise and fresh ideas and i would thoroughly recommend it.

Climbing games
This book provides a collection of games, which can be adapted to fit, that is ideal for running climbing games for new climbers or climber who haven't met before. The games can be run outside or inside, and help to start developing or demonstrating technique. If you've been climbing for while then some of the these will be very familiar, but what this book provides is inspiration for developing your own games.