Swimming backstroke outside with the sun directly above you is like driving your car in reverse on the highway while having to look forward into the sun
Watch how @leon_marchand gets his head down during the glide in breaststroke. This is what your coach means when they tell you to get your head in line!
19 seconds from now you will either be the Olympic Champion or you won’t! At this moment you will either wish you had treated every day of training as an opportunity to be prepared, or you will be thankful that you did! That applies not only to sport! #BeReady#Tokyo2020
Coach these workouts are boring. Ok here try this - Run 40 x 400 everyday for three weeks! That is what Emile Zatopek did. I don't recommend it, but we need to get back to training robust adaptable athletes rather than entertaining them. Sometimes training is boring.
Lode Grosse volgt Koen Van Buggenhout op (ontslagen ?) als technisch directeur van de VZF. Kan goede zet zijn na successtory van de eerste bij de Gymfed. Maar qua timing ? De zwemsport en de zwemmers hebben behoefte aan rustig (zwem)water in deze rare tijden vol vragen. @sporza
A few years ago, I tracked improvement rates of my college runners and compared it to a whole slew of factors to see if anything correlated.
The most important factor? Did they show up to practice.
Those who missed the fewest days tended to improve the most.
@drandyphung So just 30 g of cornflakes affects your blood glucose to the same extent at eight teaspoons of sugar !! It’s because starch is concentrated sugar
Just have eggs !!
Sit within 25 feet of a high performer, performance improves by 15%.
Sit within 25 feet of a low performer, performance declines by 30%.
Similar findings for other emotions and behaviors.
We are mirrors. The people we surround ourselves with shape us, and we shape them, too.
Wat hebben de “ambetante” trainers/coaches-kampioenenmakers @JMDedecker (judo), @RonaldGaastra (zwemmen) en Jacques Borlée @BORLEE7 (atletiek) met elkaar gemeen? Alledrie taai, onverzettelijk in - ten voordele van hun atleten/projecten - slopende confrontaties met sportbonden.
One of the worst things a sports parent can do is speak badly in front of their kids about coaches, opponents, officials, volunteers etc
Parents, you play a massive role in the type of environment you create for your kids. Remember that your words and attitude become theirs.