Sports Coaching - What Tends to make a Fantastic Athlete?

What makes up the heart and soul of a fantastic athlete?

As a coach for over 3 decades I have coached thousands of children, my coaching methods have evolved and I nonetheless know I have so much much more to learn. I am forever attempting to improve and fine tune my coaching abilities and in a way the children are my "guinea pigs", but one continuous remains - the traits of the fantastic" athlete.

Athletes need to be honest with themselves and their coach, if they don't communicate with the coach, injuries can and will occur and the coach losses the ability to trust in the athlete to tell them the full story. The coach requirements to be fully conscious of the loads that the kids are undertaking: other sports, school sports, illness, nutritional habits, study specifications, work specifications and even sleep habits. Only then can a coach monitor the training loads, recovery needs and competition schedules of every kid. - They require to have self belief, self confidence, self awareness, and an appropriate level of maturity,

- They should have passion for the sport, the fire in the belly,

- They should have commitment, dedication, set goals and have an ethos of practice tends to make perfect,

- They should have a balanced life: sport, family members, friends, school, work, relaxation, hobbies, spiritual health all need to be addressed for an athletes life to be in harmony,

- They should understand the opposition or competitors,

- They must get into the zone, block out distractions and everything flows,

- They must accept criticism and learn from their errors,

- They must have a touch of talent, and finally

- Great athletes have an aura that exudes confidence with a dash of humbleness even when they are just warming up.

Place all these traits together and you have the makings of a fantastic athlete.

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