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Rituals are good. Superstitions bad.
As a coach, I discourage illogical superstitions.
That said, many of the best athletes keep themselves busy with superstitions, especially in competition.
Here’s the argument that superstitions CAN help performance.
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Basketball.
Gregg Popovich is the type of coach that all coaches in every sport, at every level, can learn from. Most games won in NBA history.
Manu Ginóbili, from Argentina, was 57th overall pick in the 1999 NBA draft. At the time, he didn’t look like a future Hall of Fame legend.
Happily, he ended up with the right coach. A great relationship.
From Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, spoken by Helena in act 3, referring to her friend Hermia.
It’s easy for gymnasts to be motivated on the good days.
It’s the bad days that separate the best from the rest.
Coach Andrew Vetter reflects on his personal evolution and the state of Gymnastics in 2022 making these recommendations:
Read the entire thoughtful post on Medium:
Andrew is the coach who posted the viral Uptown Abs video a few years ago.
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Wow.
After reading this interview I feel I know Caitlin personally. AND I’m an even bigger fan.
Being in gymnastics has normalised crying,” Caitlin Rooskrantz says. And then she laughs. “My coach [Ilse Roets] has los trane (loose tears). I’m always crying, we all are. It’s contagious. We all have deep feelings and we cry for anything. We even cry when we’re really happy.”
A year ago Rooskrantz became the first South African female gymnast to compete in an Olympics since 2004. …
“Attending an Olympics was a lifelong dream for me. And the unspoken rule among athletes is that you have to get a tattoo. So, while I have the rings, I have another tattoo [on her right arm] which I got after I qualified for Tokyo in 2020.
“It says: ‘And Still I Rise’. It carries significant meaning for me. It’s a reinforcement that I’m resilient, that I will always bounce back. I will always be going forward in my career and I will always rise above everything thrown at me. In my own eyes, I’ll always be a winner.” …
SA gymnast Caitlin Rooskrantz rises above the falls while striving to be the best
It was written before Caitlin won Bronze on Bars at Commonwealth Games.
Cai Xuetong was world champion 2015 in the halfpipe discipline.
Here’s the kind of mindset you need to keep trying for more air.
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Working towards her 4th Olympics, Ellie is still working new skills. ]
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