How many athletes were disappointed this year, some because they couldn’t make it
to the Olympics and others because they couldn`t fulfil the results that they
wanted at various competitions, or even in the Olympics. I know exactly how
they feel ,and the pain that this causes in each of us. In sport, if you want to have results, you
have to work really hard, and almost every time you have to pass beyond the
limit.
Sometimes it is really difficult to talk about hard training
because many people have different opinion about this theme. For example, a young athlete thinks that
because he is young must train really hard to get to the top level (here I am
talking about athletes between 15 and 25 year old). Adult or Pro- athletes think that because they are more mature they
have to train less to avoid injury.
To keep the body strong and healthy of course every athlete has
to train hard, but the most important thing is to train smart. Please note hard training is not the only way to get results-it is the combination of
good training programs which are especially
based on working to develop the base of the athlete and the psychological
preparation of athletes for training or competition at any level.
PATIENCE is a word that you hardly hear among coaches and
pro-athletes anymore. Everybody wants to have results now, and so often this
means exchanging the idea of patience
for training hard instead. Everybody has
to have patience to have results. If you as a coach know the amount of time an
athlete has to train to jump every centimeter each year, then you must
understand the meaning of patience, and pass on this understanding to your
athlete. If you as a coach have all your programs well-prepared for sure, with
patience, you will get results.
