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THE LINE
A holistic approach to training can blur the boundaries of the trainer:client
relationship – but you must maintain those boundaries.
T
he factors that affect training don’t what you are being paid to do and what While it can help to take relevant
just begin and end in the gym. Our your objective is. courses and qualifications in the areas of
clients, whether top class athletes When it comes to adding strings to your counselling, NLP, CBT and other therapeutic
or just training to stay in good bow, arguably these should be extensions interventions, be aware that with even a
shape, experience life in all its complexity of your existing field of work. The PT little knowledge comes responsibility. Be
alongside their training and performance who takes on group work and develops a open to liaising with other professionals
programmes: relationship break-ups, boot-camp module, or knows how to cover your clients may be working with (e.g.,
bereavements, illness, stress and so on. As group ex classes, is one thing; it’s quite psychiatrists and GPs) and be prepared to
a trainer, you may want to help remove another to develop any real understanding share your own interventions with them
obstacles to the success of a training of counselling issues without committing to as appropriate. If a problem is beyond
programme. But where do you draw the considerable study. So, don’t confuse extra
line in becoming a therapist as well as a your level of experience, knowledge
income with a job description that actually
trainer to your client? and qualification – especially when
belongs to a whole other career. Be clear
regarding mental health issues – be
As a trainer, you can show your clients the about what you’re offering clients and why
prepared to encourage referral rather than
moves to make but you can’t MAKE them they came to you in the first place, and
do them, or with any regularity. So, rather compensating with potentially dangerous
really specialise in that.
than take on the burden of responsibility of intervention.
When putting the client first – as you
someone’s emotional well-being, it is more should be – the question to ask is, “who’s Jimmy Petruzzi is an internationally
productive to act as a guide. the best person for the job?” When that renowned performance and conditioning
Knowing the right referrals to make is relates to training goals, hopefully that’s coach specialising in the areas of physical
a great tool to have at your disposal; you. If it’s not, look to your network of and mental preparation. As well teaching
otherwise you risk an attitude of professional contacts and be involved across several sports disciplines he has
dependency by the client and in areas as necessary in the consultation process studied NLP and Hypnotherapy since 1993,
which you’re not necessarily qualified to (there’s more about this in Paul Wright’s using the techniques as an athlete and
provide support. Remember your remit, article in this issue – see p37). coach to great success. fn