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Reflections from a Gymnastics assistant coaching course
1st June 2023
A guest post from Kath Maguire. Kath is the parent of one of our club’s gymnasts. She asked about doing some volunteering a couple of months ago and whether there was a course she could do. Here are her reflections from the day. “I’ve been thinking about volunteering for a while now but as it’s […]
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Winning with your B game.

Can you win with your B game?

fitness coach devonIf everything goes well in your training, you get a good night’s sleep, you arrive on time, you warm up well, you feel good and you win. Well done. But how often does this happen.

More important is winning with your B game.

You have an argument with your boyfriend the day before, you have 3 exams the next week, you forget your spare pair of spikes, you get lost and arrive with 5 minutes to warm up, you are drawn in the first round against a really good opponent.

A lot of easy excuses to fall back on when you lose.

Don’t.

Whilst preparation is essential, things often go wrong, so be robust enough physically and mentally to cope with this. That means training in adverse situations too.

Thanks to Ian Thomas for this one.

Further reading: The quest for ultra performance

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