Finding a Coach For Girevoy Sport (Competitive Kettlebell Sport)
December 5th, 2009
Most people new to the sport of competition Kettlebell or GS think the first thing is to find a place to train … In all honesty, is the first to see what a coach. And not just any coach, but the right coach!
Here's my definition of the right coach:
The right trainer has experience in the sport of GS and not just an understanding of Kettlebell fitness training. The sport of GS and Kettlebell fitness are two very different activities.
YourTrainer should be an example for you as an athlete. It should be someone that (it very difficult to beat in the sport of GS at least initially), they are not the most talented lifter or a natural athlete or even GS champion, but she should be someone that has worked very hard to get to the top of the sport.
A good coach must be able to teach and relate to the athletes. You should be able to relate to the beginner athlete, with all questions and concernswith the right technology for the sport. You should be able to older athletes, which relate to matters not only age but also fear of injury. The person you choose as a coach, should be able to provide all their students, talented or not related to recall and how hard it was for them to start in the sport of GS. A good coach will be in a position on the merits of each athlete to train to use them to get those athletes to the top.
Let me give an example ofI like my coach.
Since I speak Russian, I called the International Federation of GS and first ask. "Who was good at teaching and still very competitive?"
Of course I did not get a simple answer. "We have a lot of good coaches." And they were right, they have many good coaches, but everyone has the tendency to their friends or colleagues, and sometimes people suggest the end is not the best coach. Somehow I have the name of the Panteley Filikidi.
PanteleyRussia had left and moved to Greece, so that an immigrant myself, I felt that I could tell him there and have already decided to contact him.
It took a while for him to get on the phone, but after talking for a few minutes with him and asked a few basic questions aside. I knew he was the right man for me.
He knew about Olympic weightlifting and powerlifting (I come) from a powerlifting background, and he knew how to deal with the athletes. I also liked very much that hestill very strong and still in GS competition (I could not even come close to his numbers in GS at the time), and arm wrestling, and Olympic weightlifting. He accepted no excuses or other BS. He was very direct with his questions well, I like it. He had many pupils, and I still have very good in the sport of GS. And to round off the whole thing … He has far only about 30 years of experience in training GS! Needless to say, it sounded like my kind of coach.
The only problem was, he livesin Greece, I live in the States. Where there's a will there is a way. If you really want to train with a particular coach, whether to live in your state or even your country is not really important. Between the Internet and make calls, you can have a relationship with a coach of your choice. (This is how I trained my personal students from around the world for the last few years.)
I am in constant contact with my coach in Greece. Sometimes it is a call as soon as aWeek. Sometimes it is a call every day for several weeks. With the technique I just described. I've seen my personal numbers GS increase dramatically.
With the advent of the Internet could be an athlete in a country, shoot a video of lifting they use and send it to a coach in another country for the review. The modern athlete has very little excuse not to succeed if they choose to devote himself to the sport of GS.
WhereTrain
Practice looking for a site is something for everyone else. In my case, I'm in a slightly different position than most GS athletes. Since I run a professional GS training facility in San Diego, California (The Russian Kettlebell Academy), I have access to all the possible weight which is an athlete available. While this makes it easier to consistent training, I do have other distractions, an entrepreneur.
The optimum location for an up-and-coming GSAthletes training is a location that has access to the needed equipment. I refer, of course, at least three different weights of Giri (kettlebells). This weighting 16kg, 24kg, and of course 32KG. While this is a good start, should additional equipment is readily available to the athletes. You need much more than just proper weight kettlebells. Access to the free weights and a squat rack would be ideal. Accessing this device would be sufficient to train a professionalGS.
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