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Issues for the next quadrennial period

The new year comes with many important issues in the Italian sport world. On the other hand, the election of the new President of CONI and those of sports federations and sports promotion bodies should allow a discussion of the ideas and agenda of programs to be implemented in the next four years. Here are some topics that I would like to see represented and implemented.

First of all for me is: how sports will help with specific programs to improve the welfare of  the citizens.

Second, it is necessary to greatly promote physical activity in childhood, what it needs to do.

Third, all the Italian sport organizations should implement integrated strategies and projects for the common good.

Fourth, the Olympic sport needs new talents, what it will be the Italian national program to identify, develop and support them.

Fifth, how to build, improve and promote the professionalism of  sport teachers from the basic level instructors  to the international level coaches.

“We have no official psychologist in the team”

We have no official psychologists in the team, some athletes  follow them on a personal level.” This is the answer that the Italian Olimpic Committee gave Gianni Riotta, reported in his today article  on the athletes mental preparation (http://www3.lastampa.it/sport/sezioni/olimpiadi-londra-2012/articolo/lstp/ 464 554 /). In a witty words Riotta suggests that the problems of these days in the Italian team among  coaches and swimmers could be prevented by a psychologist. Also in this area we are among the last one. Sports psychologists work in the strongest nations: since 1984 the U.S.  have four of the Olympic Committee as others who work with the team, the same applies to Britain, Australia and many others. Psychologists also work with nations winning less  medals like Brazil, Cuba, Cyprus and Iran. This is not true for Italy, luckly there are the athletes who, aware of the difficulties to compete at a high level, seek the assistance of an expert to manage competitive stress more effectively .

Psychologists to London

In the top ten of the most recent Olympic medalists, Italy is the only nation that does not have sport psychologists as part of the Olympic team, but there will be a large number of doctors and physiotherapists. Personally I can follow the athletes I work with Skype, sms and WhatsApp. This is not the best during the most important and decisive event, but this is the situation and figure out how much  our sports managers are open to the psychology. I hope that the election in 2013 of the new president of the Olympic Committee can allow a change in the attitude toward psychology and especially the needs of athletes in this area. On the other hand, what you should expect from the Institute of Sport Science  of the Olimpic Committee which does not provide an independent area for sport psychology, which has not partnerships with the Universities on these issues  and where the talent research is made only by coaches, doctors and physiologists?

Does exist the home advantage during the olympics?

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Che pena!!!

Sono stato a Budapest al direttivo della Federazione Europea di Psicologia dello Sport e sono state continue le battute sulle esperienze sessuali del nostro ministro del consiglio.

E ora bisogna sopportare che per soldi il Coni attivi il premio miss Italia sport. Io me ne vergogno, soprattutto per le Federazioni Sportive che non si sono ribellate, nemmeno una. Siamo alla deriva culturale più piena.