Prowess Coaching is a provider of coach education workshops affiliated with the BMC. These include the FUNdamentals 1, 2 and 3, Physical Training 1 and Coaching Children.
The BMC FUNdamentals workshops covers the WHAT TO TEACH in climbing movement skills, plus some additional relevant information. Where existing instructional courses (BWI, CWI, RCI, MCI etc) focus on keeping people safe in various environments, the FUNdamentals are more focused on how people move on the wall.
Prices
Public Courses
Private Courses
Private Courses are also available for centres, businesses, groups and more. They are charged at
£350 per day + £15 per person + expenses
For more information, please click here.
Payment is required in advance to secure places on both public and private courses.
Upcoming Dates
Please note, while every effort is made to keep this updated, dates may change. Please click here 100% accurate dates. Click the link on the date to go straight to a booking page
Please note: FUNdamentals 1 and 2 are typically run back to back. For details of subsequent courses, including Physical Training 1 and Coaching Children, please click here
What’s Covered on FUNdamentals 1
FUNdamentals 1 starts at the beginning: looking at basic climbing movement. This includes:
- warm ups. Why warm ups are important and the ingredients for the ideal warm up
- weight transfer. One of the most fundamental climbing movements, we investigate the importance of effective weight transfer and how to teach our students how to transfer their weight as well as possible
- footwork. A massive area that many climbers like to focus, we’ll dig into exactly what ‘good footwork’ actually means
- handholds. More than simply naming holds – although we do check for a good understanding of common language – we’ll look at exactly what our students need to know when grabbing onto the wall with their hands
- signposting. some basics of injury prevention, specifics of coaching certain societal groups and look at two academic models for participation (the LTAD and YPD Models)
Each workshop is a one-day event and is a mix of classroom based and practical learning (as practical as possible) so bring your rock shoes and get ready to get on the wall! However don’t expect us to be trying super hard. The focus is on coaching and there is no minimum grade requirement. In the event of injury – or even if you choose not to climb – there is no requirement to climb at all, although we generally find most people are psyched to get on the wall.
After the course, you’ll be provided with a link to the FUNdamentals 1 Resource page. Here, you’ll be able to download the course slides, Course Notes and much more, as well as having a heap of further reading links.
These workshops are stacked with useful information to help you with your clients (or even your own climbing) all delivered in a super relaxed, super chilled out environment.
More information is available on the BMC website
After the Course: the Resource Pack
It’s a big old day with heaps of information. Being as there’s a lot of stuff to remember, each participant on the course will receive an email designed to give you something to refer back to: your Fundamentals resource pack.
Included in the pack is:
- The Course Slides
- Course Notes covering the content of the day
- Downloadable files covering many of the sections of the day
- A Prowess Reflection Sheet, which can also be used on any other course (with any provider) in the future
- Links to external articles and resources
- Links to relevant articles on the Prowess website
- Often more too, depending on the course
Each participant will receive an email to a password-protected page (with the password) to browse at your leisure.
Standard Operating Policies
Prowess operates with a collection of Standard Operarating Policies and Procedures. First and foremost, click here to see the Prowess Cancellation Policy.
Other SOPs that may be of interest include copies of all relevant Certificates, as well as links to Safeguarding, Communication and Inclusivity policies here. It may also be possible to apply reasonable adjustments, depending on your needs. If you feel you may need specific requirements, please contact directly in advance of your course.