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Originally Posted by joetapley Coaching manuals are generally put together on a committee basis. The National Coaching manuals are put together by a bunch of well meaning John Does. |
Coaching manuals are put together on the basis that one size does NOT fit all. It has to be a consensus. Everybody will shoot with an approximation of the style on the go at the time. (Power Archery, anyone?)
What any Coach who is dealing with non-elite archers comes across is definitely not what you see in Total Archery. It is something they (the archers) might want to aspire to.
Total Archery, whilst a good model in some respects, and has been shown to work with elite archers, is not the best thing since sliced bread as a coaching manual. IMHO. Even as a manual for elite archers it is flawed. Reading through it I was interested to see how many photographs contradicted Ki Sik Lee's text. Look at some of the photographs - they are by no means "text book" in the Total Archery context. Or are they the exception that proves the rule?
Any Coaching Manual gives a basis to work from, and Total Archery is no better or worse on those grounds. IMHO.
The skill of a Coach is in working with the individual who has come along for coaching. Beginner, improver or elite. An archer will take what they want fom the Coach and use it to the best of their ability. And all with varying degrees of success.
I agree with working with efficient biomechanical structures. I agree with some of the things that Ki Sik Lee has said. But I don't agree with all of them. Efficient use of the body's structures makes the shot so much easier, and the archer feels more comfortable at the end of the day.
As with any style, the question always has to be, is what I am getting my archer to do liable to have long term consequences on the health of that individual? So I go back to my example of Power Archery... How many archers have suffered lower back problems as a result of the contortions that they got themselves into, because it was in a popular book?
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Originally Posted by joetapley The Fita coaching manual (level 1 and forthcoming level 2 so far) is put together being the consensus of a group of international level coaches. |
Yes... and your point is?
The FITA Coaching Manual is being put together for countries who are emerging onto the International archery scene, and it is being put together with "best practice" as currently defined in mind.
A Coach is only one person with an opinion (and I am only one person with an opinion after all). His/her opinions are formed by what has worked for them in the past - hopefully the Coach will learn over the years as (s)he works, and not just keep making the same mistakes...
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