PATIENCE

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.