@Horton I hope you’re asking because you want to create a reincarnation. I live far from most professional water skiers, but GiveGo gave me affordable access to regular coaching. I got coaching from Chris Rossi and Trent Finlayson for the first time ever through the app, and would say they are the best water ski coaches I’ve ever had. I sent Chris Rossi a video every couple weeks or so throughout the summer, work on what he said for 4 sets or so, then send a new video and would get feedback on my progression. A much more meaningful coaching experience than going to ski school once and then not having access to coaching the rest of the year. Of course, I’d prefer recurring in-person coaching, but that isn’t feasible and I felt like GiveGo was the next best thing, and at a very reasonable price.
The amount of video that coaches viewed was small, just one pass per submission, but I feel like my faults are obvious for a high-level coach and, especially sending in videos over the course of the season, this perceived down-side proved negligible.
I also valued access to many coaches. I got slalom coaching from Chris and Trent, as well as Fred Winter, and all for $20/submission. An unbeatable price to be able to trial out different coaches and find who you gel with.
I also got trick coaching through GiveGo, again form a handful of coaches. Given the tricks I was working on, having feedback was invaluable. There are a few options for video coaching outside of GiveGo, but I felt the ability to trial different coaches, consistency in pricing, and quick feedback (my experiences with getting coach feedback were all extremely positive) were all huge pluses.
Finally, I was able to get feedback from multiple coaches to understand what everyone honed in on during their coaching replies. With trick, I tended to benefit from understanding what were the common threads among replies from coaches, and then focused intently on the feedback that was very common.
And I have all of the videos and can go back and rewatch them again and again. I feel like it was a revolutionary way to get coaching, and a high quality one too. It’s a shame that it won’t be available next season.