Hi All,
Here is an interesting post, that has not got any response - to date.
It seems to me that there might be issues well worth considering further, by
members of this forum.
I would hope that Terry Cubly, as Chairman of the Development Committee,
might respond appropriately.
Emilis's last three paragraphs has me intrigued. Emilis, I would like you to
amplify just exactly what you mean in each of these paragraphs.
Gary
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From: "emilis prelgauskas" <[email protected]>
To: "Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia."
<[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, March 04, 2013 2:40 PM
Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Coaching issues
It is a good thing that over the years the sport has moved toward better
resourced and structured post-solo coaching.
The regrettable aspects are that -
- on the one hand the sport's traditions of making do and relying on
individuals to stump up resources for the benefit of the sport as a whole
has continued
- meanwhile on the other hand the society wide attitudes, which might be
termed 'victim mentality', have pervaded participant attitudes (no care/no
responsibility).
I am one of the people who has become concerned about providing resources
(myself, skills and knowledge, sailplane and other bits and bobs) and then
find the coachee turns up on the flightline after I have done the fettle,
DI, tow-out, flight prep; ready to 'do the flight'.
My view is that all those precursors are where the real learning occurs.
Since we know that pilot comprehension and decisionmaking goes to mush
once we are in the air.
As the sport gets smaller, it relies ever more on the old hands where the
corporate knowledge resides. Making that section of the sport wonder
about the value of what they offer, the ineffectual nature of hand-on of
that knowledge, let alone being left hung out to dry in terms of carrying
the costs as well; is the rapid path toward those resources not being
available.
While there seems to be good things happening at the introduction to cross
country flight/early contest scene, and at the elite training pinnacle;
these concerns affect the transition of aspirants between those 2 states
at either end of the performance spectrum.
(The individuals concerned know who I am talking about without me
violating the ethics of a public discussion list; don't you)
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