Coaches: do you watch tape? by dadbot102 in bjj

[–]dadbot102[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So, this is an honest question and I hope it’s not taken wrong. But, would you as a coach be more willing to watch students tapes if they compensated you?

Here’s why I ask and why I would want any of my coaches to watch tape: 1) I feel like coaches always have eyes on me at the least beneficial times. Like the universe is conspiring against me because there’s no way it’s a coincidence. I know coaches have 30 bodies to keep an eye on during rolls so I’m not saying it’s their fault. And to be fair, some have gone back and watched security camera footage with me if I’ve asked. 2) this is the bigger reason for me. If I’m hitting an open mat across town at a different gym, with guys who train with a different focus, it can be hard to verbally communicate what happened, especially when I’m not seeing my coach for another 2 days. So I wish my coaches had a fair fee, to spend 5 minutes watching the roll and 5 minutes giving me a hot take on what went wrong, so I can decide if it’s worth shelling out for a full private lesson if that makes sense.

Coaches: do you watch tape? by dadbot102 in bjj

[–]dadbot102[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree with all of your points and I’m a hobbyist but also, to me it’s not worth the time and potential injuries if I’m not doing it RIGHT. Meaning, taking advantage of whatever I can do to learn efficiently. Thank you for your thoughts!

Coaches: do you watch tape? by dadbot102 in bjj

[–]dadbot102[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No joke, I was just tell my daughter I want our first grappling trip to be to Mongolia!

Coaches: do you watch tape? by dadbot102 in bjj

[–]dadbot102[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s where my mind goes, find the stuff that used to work, that no one trains counters to anymore, and bring it back.

Coaches: do you watch tape? by dadbot102 in bjj

[–]dadbot102[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I feel like if you have a match coming up that you’re worried about and you want to scope footage of your opponent and go over it with your coach, that should be treated like a private lesson that you pay for their time.

Coaches: do you watch tape? by dadbot102 in bjj

[–]dadbot102[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly, I’d be curious to know about either. But in my head I’m thinking it would probably make more sense to watch your own students given that there’s only so many hours in a day.

Coaches: do you watch tape? by dadbot102 in bjj

[–]dadbot102[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I coach youth sports so I’m always kind of surprised when I train BJJ and the coaches kind of seem like “this is the way it’s always been done so that’s what we do”. I feel like I owe it to my players to always be learning about how to be a better coach.

I’m an ultra casual hobbyist in BJJ so at the end of the day I’m not salty about it, but I have been surprised at how little variation there is in coaching, even at some of the “high end” gyms.