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How to learn to improve

Published on April 14, 2021 in Allenatori, Calcio, Corsa, Generale, Giovani, Mental coaching, Olimpiadi, Stress, Tennis and Tiro a volo. 0 Comments Tags: , .

Learning to compete is one of the stages of an athlete’s development.

One must train to compete. One learns to ride a bike by riding a bike. One learns to write by writing.

In other words, you learn by practicing doing something, which in our case is the competition. Only the exercise, motivated (for those who do it) and intelligent (for those who propose it, the coach) allows one to achieve excellence. We all possess the ability to practice, let’s use it.

After the exercise, we need to develop the capacity for self-analysis. This involves a meeting with oneself after the competition is over to ask oneself:

  • What skills did I use today?
  • What limits have I overcome?
  • What limits do I still need to overcome?
  • How am I better?

Following this approach is learning how to compete.

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How too we teach to compete?

Published on April 12, 2021 in Allenatori, Calcio, Corsa, Generale, Mental coaching, Olimpiadi, Stress, Tennis and Tiro a volo. 0 Comments Tags: , .

Learning to compete is one of the stages of an athlete’s development.

So the question is, “How much time do we spend in training to develop this skill?” but also “How do we use the results of competitions to improve this aspect?”

This is a question that coaches and psychologists must ask themselves if they want to participate effectively in this process of improving the youth they coach.

These are questions that go beyond the technical-tactical learnings and those of the psychological techniques that young people have learned. They may have learned a lot but not be able to put them into practice during a competition.

They may be motivated and relatively confident people, who train with pleasure and effectiveness, have no particular conflicts with their coaches and listen to them … but that is not enough. At the absolute level, there are world champion athletes who have never made it into an Olympic final.

Think about it … then we’ll try to hypothesize answers.

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Who is a competitor

Published on April 27, 2017 in Allenatori, Calcio, Corsa, Generale, Giovani, Mental coaching, Olimpiadi, Stress, Tennis and Tiro a volo. 0 Comments Tags: , , .

“To accomplish something difficult. To master, manipulate or organize physical objects, human beings, or ideas. Do it as fast and autonomously  as possible. Go beyond the obstacles having the highest standards. Be excellent for themselves. Compete and have success. Increase the awareness through the observation of yours success experiences coming from the inner talent.” This words have been written in 1938 by H.A. Murray.

I dedicate these words to the athletes at the beginning of the new Olympic quadrennial. I wish them to find their best moments in sport.

Best wishes and your toughness and dedication be your best friends.

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Do you coach yourself to compete?

Published on October 29, 2014 in Allenatori, Giovani and Stress. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , .

When the young athletes have acquired the technical skills required by the sport they enjoy and have become skilled in the execution of specific sport actions, it becomes important to train them to compete. These are the goals of the coaching that takes place from 16 years for most of the sports and that will lead some to become world-class athletes. One should not confuse the acquired skill with the ability to provide an adequate performance at their own level. Indeed, it’s not difficult to meet young teenagers capable, good from a technical standpoint but not ready to compete. For this reason a part of the training, that with the increase of age will become more significant and wide should be dedicated to achieve the purpose of teaching the athlete to give their best in terms of comparison with other athletes. The coaches should not be afraid to acknowledge that this is an essential goal of their work and the practice must be oriented in this direction. This type of training is intended to teach the athletes to maintain the quality of their performance under the competitive pressure.

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Si vince con l’ottimismo

Published on June 14, 2011 in Generale. 0 Comments Tags: , , .

Spesso mi sono chiesto perchè gli atleti di alto livello continuano a gareggiare pur sapendo che sono molte di più le gare in cui perderanno rispetto a quelle in cui saranno vincenti. Come superano questa frustrazione? La mia risposta è stata che questa convinzione si basa sull’idea che il futuro sarà migliore del passato e questo atteggiamento è noto come “il pregiudizio dell’ottimismo.” Per migliorare si può solo immaginare di poterlo fare e ciò conduce a ritenere che questo risultato possa essere raggiunto. Tale credenza in se stessi motiva l’atleta, come chiunque altro, a perseguire i suoi obiettivi. Inoltre questo modo di essere comporta una riduzione dello stress e questo aiuterà la persona a competere al suo meglio nei momenti di maggiore pressione agonistica. Quindi impegnamoci come i campioni a perseguire un approccio ottimistico alle difficoltà anche se ci potrebbe apparire un po’ irrealistico.

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