Hello. I am quite good at ultrabullet and hyperbullet. And I would like to teach these chess. I thought also of teaching usual chess, but I think I should be rated a bit higher in classical for that. Because I looked at the list of Lichess coaches and they are mostly titled players, or with some long experience at teaching. So, since I'm better at very fast time controls, I would like to choose that. Is it possible to find students in these mad ultrabullet, hyperbullet areas? For example, I would like to charge 2-4$/hour for beginning. Or nobody would seriously consider studying ultrabullet?
My way of teaching, I think, will be based on watching students' game through the skype, and showing them different ways of fast moves, tricks, etc. Showing them my ways of playing, teaching some mouse deceits. And many more. Also I think to give a few free lessons at the start.
I'm about as good as you are in ultra and hyper, and all the tricks and strategies I know that are specific to these very fast time controls could be taught to anyone in 20 minutes at most. Everything else is just speed and chess skill. Good luck finding someone willing to pay $$$ for this.
In my humble and sincere opinion, the best thing to have solid results in bullet or below, it is necessary to:
1. Understand very well the fundaments,
2. Be quick
3. Positional chess over tactical chess.
4. Tricks, traps, strong attack against the castling...
I highly recommend to watch Kingscrusher videos or streams. He usually repeats the same strategy again, again, and again: All the strength against the castling.
Well, yeah, chess skill is important, but it seems that people in tournaments mostly say ultrabullet is not chess at all. :) Speed is very important too, but there are some technics for it. I doubt it can be taught in 20 minutes, but I'm ready to give a few free lessons via Skype for those who want to learn those strategies.
Well, it is chess, but with different time limits. In essence, it loses all it essence because it is purely based in positional struggle + velocity.
just do it for free. who's gonna pay five bucks for ultra? I'm also interested in coaching ultra.
In my honest opinion: No.
In the first place Hyper- and Ultrabullet is not something to be taught in many hours. It's about a good internet connection, solid mouse skills, a good arsenal of cheap tricks and in of course also solid tactical skills and pattern recognition.
I recommend you to find some proper parttime job to make some money or spend the time to improve your own chess so you become strong enough to actually offer chess training here. Good luck on your way!
Maybe hyperbullet there can be some tricks as in actual tactics, but in Ultrabullet, the tricks are just cheapos that are lost. I think a Youtube Video "How to Play Ultra/Hyper" should be good enough to teach the methods. Maybe this video would be a Daily Ultra/Hyper and then talking about which mouse is good or advantages and disadvantages of other things (tablet/trackpad/bad mouse/keyboard/whatever else there is)
It might not be about good internet connection though
@TheSettler as we see with lag compensation.
Which doesn't work properly because at home with my shitty internet even Bullet is not playable.