As I said earlier, I moved away from 'train for advanced test' to more problem solving.
The advantages of training are, mainly:
- a short cut to experience (some people, however long they ride for, don't alter from experience)
- learning from others' experiences. Yorick mentioned 'learning the hard way'. Well, first you have to survive it. Let other people have the pain and grief.
- problem solving. If someone does realise they have an issue, targeted training can help sort it. I could give plenty of examples.
See above for problem solving. Otherwise, you do an initial assessment ride.weeksy wrote: ↑Thu Jul 01, 2021 8:36 am Another thing that troubles me slightly is that 'trainers' believe they can make someone better without actually ever having seen them ride. Whether better/safer/quicker/whatever, how can a trainer make that assumption without ever knowing or seeing the person. They may be rubbish, but quite easily could also be brilliant.
FWIW I've done training and assessment sessions for riders who were better than me. But you usually find something to talk about.
And if they were good, I would tell them.