Aussie Olympian gave a big shout out to her guy:
Matt Burgan is a brilliant sports psychologist at W.A.I.S and I owe my training efforts towards Olympic trials to him. After 2007 I was in a really bad training slump and all hope seemed to be lost. My dream of going to the Olympics was still there but my motivation to train 100% for it was at its lowest. Matt gave me a hard reality check and basically told me to give it my all or go home. He then helped me every step of the way to get back into a correct training pattern. I look back at that moment now and I can see that was the turning point.
Olivia Vivian – W.A.I.S. blog
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When you get the right sport psychologist, GREAT.
But I’ve seen too many situations where someone who does not really understand gymnastics is brought into a gym “looking” for problems. At times they are more trouble than they are worth.
The coach is the main psychologist.
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