Moving Up: Coaching and Training for Climbing
To get feedback from a professional athlete like Thomo, is worth the time and money. The look of a professional on how you climb is often far more accurate than ours, because of their experience and knowledge. She gave me excellent tips, on my climbing and on my training methods. She also helped me understand that you don’t need to train long session; you need to train efficiently and methodologically" Genevieve, Montreal
Prices
6 or 12 week personal training programs:
- with email and phone contact:
- 6 week/$295 12 week/$495
- without email and phone contact
- 6 week/$195 12 week/$395
- Includes initial assessment for 12 week program
Initial Assessment for a Training Program:
- one on one
- in person
- Duration: 1.5 hours
- Cost: $120
- Included with purchase of 12 week program
In Person Coaching for Kids
- One child: $ 35 hour
- Ten dollars for each additional child
- Max 4 children
10-15 minute video analysis:
- send video clips of you climbing
- receive movement analysis and relevant training tips
- $60
In person Coaching:
- One on one rate: -60 hour
- Two person: - 80 hour
- Three people max: - 90 hour
Contact:
- thomasinapidgeon@gmail.com
- 604-849-1597
- Facebook Page
You have to master the basics before you can master the game!!
Testimonials
The Thomasina Training Experience. So far. An unsolicited testimonial. My experience with Thomasina is Rave-Worthy! I am benefitting greatly from Thomasina’s tremendous abilities to assess, design, and uniquely support progress toward specific goals I have with bouldering, trad, and sport climbing. I am a recreational (read not very good) climber with impressive inflexibility.
Thomasina’s belief, passion, and creative efforts toward helping me enjoy the process and achievements has been astounding and invaluable. Given my modest climbing prowess, Thomasina’s ability to genuinely appreciate my efforts and celebrate my gains has been a welcome, powerfully helpful surprise !! I am learning so much more and having so much more fun than I imagined!
I am 8 weeks into a customized 12- week training program with Thomasina. 5 weeks after my initial assessment, the attached weight I could hold for my 4 finger hangs jumped 42%. Weight I could hold onto from a pinch position increased 28%. Training works!
I am climbing trad, sport, and bouldering better and stronger than I ever have. I am enjoying and understanding my training!! I am appreciating an increasing repertoire of movements on the rock along with experiencing greater patience, relaxation, and joy. Really.
Thank you Thomasina. And Cedar too, for reminding me how to play!!!
Jeff, Squamish, BC
“Back in April of this year, I was lucky enough to be able to get a training session with Thomasina at Bloc Shop in Montréal…. Lucky or brave enough to be analyzed by Thomasina hahaha! Often, to get feedback from a professional athlete like Thomo, is worth the time and money. The look of a professional on how you climb is often far more accurate than ours, because of their experience and knowledge.
The way we went with the session was simple: I was climbing and she was analyzing my posture, my feet, my fluidity, my reading methods, my commitment to certain tricky moves, and so on and so on. Thomo helped me realize that the main reason I was not improving was a lack of confidence and commitment. I guess fear is a pretty strong feeling; it can make you NOT do a lot. So we went on for about 90 minutes and she gave me excellent tips, on my climbing and on my training methods. The best thing she said to me was: “Try Everything¨. You don’t know if you can do something or not unless you try it”. Silly? No… Simple, absolutely!
She also helped me understand that you don’t need to train long session; you need to train efficiently and methodologically (pyramid work out, time in the week to work only on your weaknesses etc.…). Overall the training was great and helped me improve. Now I am just waiting for Thomo to come back in Montreal in early 2016 so I can train with her on my postnatal baby get back in shape mode!!! Thomo? Coming back right? …”
Genevieve Gabelier, Montreal, Canada
About the Coach
Thomasina is a NCCP certified Coach, is a certified ACMG Climbing Gym Instructor and has been coaching sport since the age of 16. From coaching gymnastics to climbing, Thomasina has learned valuable coaching and training methods from some of the world top climbing coaches in Canada, the USA, Switzerland, Germany, France and Slovenia. She follows the Long Term Athlete Development Framework from Sport for Life.
Thomasina brings a wealth of personal experience learned from competing for Team Canada at the IFSC World Cup Level, to pushing standards on rock, having climbed multiple v11's and 12's, and at the 5.13 level. Her vast experience has given her an excellent understanding of climbing movements; training for various aspects of climbing including sport, bouldering and competition climbing; injury prevention; mental tactics for projecting hard outside and for competition.
Thomasina is a mother, climber, coach, writer, photographer and endless wanderer.