gb cLIMBING Coaches conference 2023

Primarily aimed at coaches who are (or aspire to) actively coaching within a UK indoor competition climbing space, supporting athletes across the breadth of the GB Climbing pathway from Grassroots and Regional Talent through to Performance and High Performance programmes.

Open to any UK coach who feels their growth and development would benefit from joining us at the event, after all great coaching happens in many places and contexts and wouldn't it be amazing to share the journey.

Are you passionate about competition climbing and committed to your own long term development to becoming a highly skilled coach, excited to be part of a community of likeminded individuals exploring the potential of our coaching landscape and aspire to be part of the journey to establish Great Britain as the world’s leading competition climbing nation by 2032.

Limited tickets available Buy your tickets here.

✔️ A two day comprehensive coaching experience - Saturday 22 - Sunday 23 April 2023

✔️ Lunch provided on both days - Following the raving reviews for Relish last year, we have booked again for 2023!

✔️ Evening food provided by Bute Pizza Co

✔️ Access to Saturday evening drinks and social climb - including Social Team Comp

✔️ An Event Pack - including exclusive GB Climbing Coaches Conference Journal

Bringing together Indoor Competition Climbing Coaches to inspire and support each other, as we explore what great coaching looks, sounds and feels like, through collaboration, connection & community.

The GB Climbing Coaches Conference 2023 provides a comprehensive programme of keynote speeches, case studies and sense-making supported by Coach Developers from across high performance sport, covering a variety of aspects of holistic coaching practice for coaches working with athletes from grassroots to high performance.

💡 Inspiring coaches through exciting & engaging content and sessions, provide an understanding of how they can be applied to develop and enhance your coaching practice and the meaningful impact they can have on athlete support, development and performance.

💪 Supporting the development of a great Coaching workforce equipped with the skills to take ownership of & accountability for their coaching journey, driving a holistic & athlete centred approach to coaching.

✏️ Offer an opportunity to hear about developments within GB Climbing, ask questions, hear your thoughts and have meaningful conversations around how our coach development system can evolve.

🏞️ Creating a space for a hyper connected coaching community to immerge, Exploring our coaching landscape and learning collaboratively, answering the question; what does great coaching look like?

Join 80 Coaches, 6 Coach Developers & 10 Presenters at the Coaches Conference 2023.

Build Up

Join the pre conference Zoom call at 14.00, on Wednesday 19th April to meet the other people in your Huddle & Coach Developer for the weekend.

On the day

Head to registration and check in. Then grab your event pack and your brew, join your Huddle and find your BaseCamp to complete the mornings Priming task.

Throughout the day we will come together as a delegation to introduce a topic stimulus via keynote/video/case study/practical, then head back to your Huddle to explore and apply the topic to your context and the athletes you work with, finally coming back together to share key takeaways via Menti and conclude the topic.

Closing the day with final thoughts, big take-homes and what comes next...

Same but Different

Same great venue, same great coffee, same great lunches, same great route-setting (with blocs ranging from YCS Regional to Senior World Cup setting).

Coaches Choice - as we start to broaden our offering, choose one of two options for Saturday afternoons stimulus.

Instead of moving to a second venue on the Saturday we will stay at LSD, grab some food from a local food truck as we listen to the evening talk, followed by Social Climb & Fun Comp.

Everything in one place

With exclusive access to Last Sundance for both Saturday and Sunday, bring your psyche and your climbing shoes, well provide the rest.

A preliminary event session outline can be viewed here.

If you have any further questions about this event please contact timc@thebmc.co.uk

For all event enquiries please contact timc@thebmc.co.uk who will be able to assist.

This can be done up to 14 days prior to the event starting. Please contact timc@thebmc.co.uk for further assistance.

Refunds are available up to 7 days before the event.

Eventbrite booking fee is non refundable.