https://www.opb.org/article/2024/01/20/sherwood-skaters-ice-skating-figure-oregon-national-international-competition-olympics-winter-sports/ Within the article - Initially, she frequently went on coaching trips to Irvine, California, to learn from 2022 Olympic Champion Nathan Chen’s coach, Rafael Arutyunyan, who told her that coaches need to be taught, too. He insisted she come with her skaters when she sent them to him.
“It really doesn’t matter if a skater leaves and learns from someone else and then comes back,” unless their coach learns along with them, Malama said.
Arutyunyan could look at her skater’s jumps and find the problem 10 steps before takeoff. He developed that keen eye by learning from other coaches, like famed Olympic figure skating coach Tatiana Tarasova.
Malama said it’s important to show her students that growth mindset, “I think it definitely passes on to them that we are trying to learn, always.”
I find this very interesting. I imagine the expense could be huge, but the concept makes sense.
