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Role Models- Coach versus athlete
Who would you rather have preparing you for a World Championship Boxing match: Cus D’Amato or Mike Tyson?
At a recent level 1 S&C coaching course I brought up the idea of athletic development and having an idea of a great athlete to try and model yourself on. We also discussed how much of a role model a Coach should be and what this should entail.
For me Tyson would provide a visual, psychological and emotional imprint of a boxer.
D’Amato would be the trainer who could help me achieve that.
The athlete may be a short term inspiration, and we need that, but the Coach provides the long term solution.
“A boy comes to me with a spark of interest and it becomes a flame. I feed the flame and it becomes a fire. I feed the fire and it becomes a roaring blaze.”
– Cus D’Amato
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Millfield School
For the past 2 years, as Head of Athletic Development, James has made a significant contribution to the development and understanding of athletic development among our sports programmes. With knowledge and passion, he has continually championed best practise in relation to the athletic development of young athletes, and been unstinting in the rigour of its delivery. As a coach, James has made a direct contribution to the development of several prominent individuals, as well as more broadly to our squads.
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