In India, it's no secret that authority is still used as a tool in sports coaching, often at the expense of empathy and support. 'Tough love', essentially.  

Dhillan Chandramowli chats with Madeleine Crane, founder of Climbing Psychology - a sports psychology company with a focus on climbing - about the old and new ways of training children.   

In this episode they talk about:

• Her entry into Psychology
• The niche of 'Climbing Psychology'
• Is the older, authoritarian style of coaching valuable?
• Working with young athletes in age groups of 6-10 years and 10-12 years
• Overcoming the generation gap in coaching values
• Communicating with child athletes
• The positives of empathetic training
• Group dynamics when coaching
• Handling failure and separating self worth from performance
• Understanding the impact of Social Media on young athletes
• The importance of allowing athletes to talk about romantic feelings
• If we want more children 'climbing for life', these are thing we MUST pay attention to!

Resources:  

• https://www.climbingpsychology.com/
• https://www.instagram.com/climbingpsychology/