To me coaching is not just telling or explaining to somebody how to do something. It is also about giving the rider ideas and inspiration. To find the accurate tricks for everybody. There are so many tricks out there. Did you know that there are 8 different ways to spin a 180? Most students don’t know what to try or they are setting wrong goals for themselves. The goals are too high, they miss the feeling of success, the goals are too low they are not progressing much. 

It is about pushing the rider within his limits, to motivate him. Sometimes people need a bit of a kick up the ass.  

It is about guiding the rider, building him up step by step. Very often you have to go one step back to go two steps forward. It’s also about telling him when to stop trying or how often to try something, why and how to put it together. Helping the rider. I work with my student as a team to find the solution and sometimes this solution is on a completely different "island". Don`t force anything, sometimes the rider has to listen to his own intuition if he should try it again or not. I am just helping and giving my best! Communication between student and coach is the key, otherwise it results in frustration :-)

It is the overall package which makes a good coach. Qualified explanations, sensibility for the students, authority and a bit of humour. It’s important to have fun!

In my lessons, not everybody will land his/a new trick instantly, because learning is a process that takes time. It has to settle down in the brain. Breaks are so important, the first go the next day is probably the best.

I am not World Champion but

I have a pretty wide range of hard tricks and if I was more competitive or mentally stronger I could have been world champion, european champ, etc... I just didn’t bring my training performance in competitions…….but I can say, I have good didactical skills otherwise I probably wouldnt learn so many tricks with such little training. I always say less is more, you dont have to ride much, just ride efficiently. I have never been a cable rat, riding  3-4 hours a day 6 days a week. I ride 30-60 min maximum a day 3-4 days a week. That also saves my body because it’s the most valuable thing I have on earth. 

I never made an int. gold medal but maybe I can help others achieve that. I have had successfull students like my former girlfriend Marie Sandner. I taught Marie her first invert and helped her along the way. She became German Champion and 3rd at the European Cable Championships. This summer I started to work with Jasmin (14 years) on a regular basis and straight away she became Austrian boat champ and I am sure you will hear more from her soon. I like to work with people, it makes me happy to see that I was able to help!