Coaching Services

Individual Coaching

There are many options for individual coaching and finding what works best for your personality and lifestyle are crucial in order for you to be successful! Whether we are working together for one session or for months, we will first discuss your goals and challenges, both physical and mental. Through visual observation and discussion, I will diagnose areas for improvement in your technique, performance, and thought processes and develop practices and a goal plan specifically tailored to your lifestyle. Goal plans are condensed and streamlined, so you get the most out of your training in as little time possible. Individual coaching is offered in-person and online. Whatever it takes to make you the best you!

Coaching Includes:

Pre-training consultation: I discuss with you all your needs and goals to determine how I can best assist you!
Personal Goal Plans: I develop on-skates and off-skates drills tailored to your specific needs and goals. A realistic plan is based on your schedule and is revised, as needed.
On-skates training
Unlimited email communication during coaching period
Scheduled in-person/phone/video chat sessions
Consistent feedback meant to challenge and inspire

Sliding Scale Pricing

Hourly On-skates Coaching: $25-75
Three-Month Goal Plan: $50-150
Six-Month Goal Plan: $150-300
Three Month Online Skater Package: $250-500
Six Month Online Skater Package: $500-750
30-Minute Practice/Game Footage Analysis: $25-50

Team & League Coaching

Whether you are looking to take your training to a more competitive level or looking for an experienced coach to help you with training, I am here! Depending on your budget, I can travel to you and coach in person or I can work with you online. Or both! Let’s talk about what your coaching needs are and see what I can do for you.

In-Person Coaching

For in-person coaching, depending on schedules, I can travel for a few days or a few weeks. I'll coach derby clinics and your practices, along with scrimmages or games - there are so many options! Before I arrive, I'll work with your head coach and/or coaching committee by discussing what has been working and not working, and I’ll observe footage to learn about your league/team. I use this information to diagnose areas for improvement, focusing on all aspects: skating skills, plays and strategies, rosters and lineups, practice schedules, group dynamics, goal-planning, and leadership. While I'm visiting, I'll spend time working with coaching committees. We discuss more than just training - we talk about broader issues like dealing with difficult skaters, choosing rosters and playtime, planning tryouts, dealing with burnout, figuring out when to take an off-season, and all those issues that create league drama.

In-Person Coaching Package Includes

Pre-training consultation
Game footage analysis: I analyze game footage and provide documentation of individual and/or team strengths and areas for improvement.
Unlimited email communication
Consistent feedback meant to challenge and inspire
Copies of Practice Itineraries

Sliding Scale Pricing*

On-Skates Training: $50-75 per hour
2 Hour Derby Clinic: $100-150
3 Hour Derby Clinic: $150-225
4 Hour Derby Clinic: $200-300

*Prices do not include travel fees.

Online Coaching

For online coaching/mentoring, I'll work with your head coach and/or coaching committee and observe footage to learn about your league/team and use this information to diagnose areas for improvement. I can develop a a full season training curriculum or a practice itineraries for a set amount of time. During the time period you choose, I will guide you through coaching your practices and dealing with issues that arise. Like with in-person coaching, I will work with you to help you deal with the typical issues that derby coaches deal with: managing skaters that are difficult to coach, choosing rosters and playtime, planning tryouts, dealing with burnout, figuring out when to take an off-season, and so on. Online coaching is an excellent option for new coaches who are looking for a mentor or coaches looking for guidance in developing a training curriculum.

Online Coaching Package Includes

Pre-training consultation
Game footage analysis: I analyze game footage and provide documentation of individual and/or team strengths and areas for improvement.
Written analysis of decision-making, group ethos, and goals
Team or League Curriculum: I create a detailed training curriculum, complete with practice itineraries and mentor coaching.
Unlimited email communication during coaching period
Scheduled in-person/phone/video chat sessions to discuss progress
Consistent feedback meant to challenge and inspire

Sliding Scale Pricing

Three-Month Online Coaching Package: $400-600
30-Minute Game Footage Analysis: $25-50
Themed Practice Itinerary: $30-50
Three-Month Training Curriculum: $250-400

Roller Derby Clinics

Host a clinic to raise funds for your league or host one for the good derby learnins! Punchy will design and coach the clinic for your team, league, and/or leagues in your area. Below are some examples to choose from or you can inquire about a clinic designed specifically for your group.

BEGINNER

Blocking 101: The Basics | 3-4 hours

Participants learn various blocking styles, how to execute them legally and effectively, and how to do that in a pack. This camp is beneficial to skaters beginning to learn contact skills or skaters who would like to refine their blocking skills. Pre-requisite: Participants must have demonstrated basic skating skills and have been cleared for contact.

Avoiding Blocks | 2-3 hours

There's almost no reason to take a block when you can avoid it! Blockers learn techniques for avoiding blocks in order to maintain position or relocate within the pack. Jammers learn techniques for avoiding blocks at various speeds and locations on the track. Blockers learn how to avoid offensive blocks.

Jamming 101: The Basics | 3-4 hours

Participants work on basic skills needed for jamming: speed control, lateral movement, agility, endurance, and derby smarts. Skaters learn strategies for navigating the pack, working with offensive blockers, calling off the jam, and defensive jamming. This clinic is beneficial for skaters at a beginner to intermediate skill level, and blockers at any skill level looking to improve jammer skills.

Scrimmage 101 | 4 hours

Transitioning from learning the basics to scrimmaging can be extremely difficult. This clinic is designed to teach the following to skaters who have been cleared to scrimmage:

basic game rules : how a jam starts/ends, penalty calls, how to get to and from the penalty box, awareness of the legal engagement zone, scoring, and game clocks
the importance of awareness and communication : knowing who is lead jammer (if at all), where the jammers are and if they are scoring, who is in the penalty box, and how much time is left on the jam clock and game clock
basic game play : how to lineup for a jam, learning the basics of playing offense and defense, and the basics of power jam strategies

Skaters will feel more confident moving into scrimmaging and will have a specific goals to focus on as they learn how to play roller derby.

INTERMEDIATE

Speed Control | 2-3 hours

Speed Control is one of the most important skills in roller derby. A skater must be able to come to a complete stop from a full sprint within 5-10' in order to be effective at the game. Participants learn and practice the following stops: Powerslides, Hockey Stops, backward stops, and they will learn how to use those for jamming and blocking.

Defense Made Simple | 3 hours

Defense is simply protecting your point and the points of your teammates. That requires awareness, communication, quick reaction, and aggressive blocking. Participants learn strategies for playing defense individually and with teammates. This clinic is beneficial for skaters at all bouting skill levels.

Offensive Blocks | 3 hours

Skaters learn how specific offensive blocks and how to use them effectively without getting penalties. These blocks are taught on the individual level.

Tripods! | 3 hours

Skaters learn techniques for strengthening and maintaining the integrity of a defensive wall through flawless teamwork. Participants rewire their mind to view every inch of defensive space as precious. They learn how to use anchored support, aggressive blocking, and, at times, restraint and how to stretch the pack in order to lengthen the time and distance to play defense.

Jam Starts! | 3 hours

When lining up for a jam you must be proactive, rather than reactive. The most important thing at the start of the jam is awareness and communication. Participants learn and practice various jam start strategies, and they learn how to read their opponents and make choices based on the situation.

Power and Powerless Jams | 3-4 hours

Whether you are playing offense or defense, the key to exploiting a power jam is to work as a team and do it with urgency. Participants learn strategies for making the most of a power jam and killing a penalty.

ADVANCED / ELITE

Hit It + Quit It Offense | 3-4 hours

Nothing is more tragic than when your jammer gets lead, has separation between them and the opposing jammer, and has to call it at 0-0 because their blockers did not help. Participants learn how to recognize when their team has a Hit It + Quit It opportunity and practice quick offensive strategies to get points and call off the jam before the other team scores.

Jam Starts! | 3 hours

D to O to D | 3 hours

Skaters learn and practice how to move from defense to offense and back to defense as to maximize their points (or get their jammer out) without giving up their points when the opposing jammer is back in the pack.

Coordinated Offense | 3 hours

Skaters learn offensive team strategies and how to build trust and efficacy between blockers and jammers.

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