TELL US MORE ABOUT THE COURSE…
FB: Who is the course aimed at? CM: “I’m currently running three courses and they are all aimed at racers. We’ve got the Junior Riders Academy for 12 to 17-year-olds competing in the British Talent Cup and Junior Supersport. Performance Principles is aimed at national licence racers or riders looking to start racing, and this course is available to riders all over the world. Finally, there’s the Peak Performance course, which is for professional racers only. This year I am working with Sam Lowes, Joe Roberts, John Mcphee and Jaume Masia from MotoGP among others in national championships.”
FB: How do people get in contact with you?
CM: “The best place to make contact is through my Facebook page, Camino Coaching, or check out my website (www. caminocoaching.co.uk).”
FB: What are the most common problems racers come for help with? CM: “They are usually in a situation where they’re feeling they have untapped potential and are underperforming – whether that be overthinking things or a lack of confidence, but they feel like they should be performing at a different level. Another can be coming back from injury; it’s common that it knocks a rider’s confidence and uses a lot of energy, and to come back and be at the same level is always going to be hard. It could be that a racer that is purely and simply overthinking, over-trying on the bike, getting frustrated and angry after a weekend, and therefore in a perpetual loop where they try even harder the next weekend and end up burning themselves out and hating the sport. Sometimes they’ve lost their mojo; they’ve been fast in the past but they don’t know why they can’t hit the same lap times. I’ve had a lot of racers taking the course as a last resort to try and rekindle their love for the sport.”
FB: What does the future hold for Camino Coaching?
CM: “My ideal situation and end goal has to be working with an entire team – not just the rider, but the mechanics and the crew chief... that’s what formula one guys have. Even the tyre-changing guys are vetted for their mindset before they get the job. In motorcycling we are still a bit old-school, and with a lot of teams it seems if people are just getting the job done, that’s enough.”