One to one coaching at Lakeland CC, Kendal and Stronghold, London

Pioneering British performance coach will diagnose your strengths and weaknesses and show you exactly how to take your climbing to the next level. 

• Find out your strengths and weaknesses and learn the best way to fix them and beat plateaus.

• Climbing with greater control and efficiency.

• Improve strength and endurance whilst avoiding injury.

• Lead with greater confidence.

• Refine your tactical and mental approach.

• Obtain maximum value from your training time

Location and rates:

Neil uses Lakeland Climbing Centre (Kendal Wall) as his base in the North and Stronghold Climbing Centre in Tottenham Hale, London as his base for coaching in the South of England.

His hourly rates for 1-to1s are £100 in the South and £80 in the North. For 1-to-2’s it is £150 per hr in the South and £100 per hour in the North. Hourly rates for small groups, sized 3 - 6 people are £150 in the North or £200 in the South

Please email neil@neilgresham.com to make a booking.

Neil offers a personalised training program service for those who are unable to access his 1-to-1 coaching. See this site for more info.

Indoor coaching sessions - what to expect:

A typical 1-to-1 session with Neil will last for 2 hours, during which time he will assess your strengths and weaknesses by examining everything from your technique and mental performance to your strength and endurance. Neil frequently uses video analysis and a benchmarking system to validate his findings. He will then outline your best strategy to make improvements. A one-off session can work well or you may decide to meet again for follow-ups, subject to budgets, time constraints and so on. Neil will always issue you with an overview of your training requirements but a more detailed program can be arranged separately (see ‘personalised training programs’ on this site for more info and prices)

Payment

If you aren’t a member of the gym then please allow time to join and pay for entry at reception before the start of the session. Please do not attempt to pay the wall for your coaching session. Please pay Neil at the end with cash or cheque, or we can send payment details if you’d prefer to pay in advance. No deposit is required but please see our cancellation policy.

Coaching Gift Vouchers

The perfect present for a climber!

If you wish to purchase a coaching session as a gift for a friend or relative then please email neil@neilgresham.com. Kindly note that voucher sessions can only be conducted at Kendal Wall. Let us know the required session length (90 mins or 2hrs) and we will send payment details. We will then email you a gift voucher along with a pre-coaching questionnaire to forward to the recipient.

Cancellation policy

There is no charge for cancellation up to 2 hours before the arranged start time of the session. If you are unable to provide notification in time then there is a cancellation fee of half the total price of the session.

Meeting up:

The cafe usually provides the best meeting place, but you may wish to arrange to meet elsewhere at the climbing wall.

Pre-requisites for a coaching with Neil

In order to be suitable for a 1-to-1 session with Neil, you must meet the following requirements:

·      You must have been climbing for over 6 months.

·      You must be able to lead F5+/6a routes or boulder V2.

·      You must be free from injury, apart from exceptionally minor tweaks, which are not aggravated by climbing and training.

·      You must not be suffering from illness or a medical condition.

·      You must accept our terms and conditions, namely that climbing is a potentially dangerous sport and that injuries can occur at any time, regardless of correct practice. Neil Gresham can not be held responsible for injuries incurred.

Should you warm-up before the session?

Please do not warm-up before your first session, but you are advised to warm up prior to any subsequent sessions.

Information we require from you

Please let Neil know the following details about your climbing in order to save time at the start of the session.

Name:

Telephone number:

Age:

Town of residence:

Year you started climbing:

Brief climbing synopsis including personal bests:

Current onsight grade indoors:

Current bouldering grade indoors:

Perceived strengths & weaknesses:

Future goals:

Do you have any current injuries?

Regular climbing wall:

Current average number of climbing / training sessions per week:

Do you have a fingerboard at home?

What you would most like to get from the session?

Any other relevant info: