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Coach’s Log, Entry 7: Visualising and Skill Development
Visualisation techniques can help enhance performance and they should be used frequently.
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Coach’s Log, Entry 6: Try Is a Dirty Word
On why the word try can and often is detrimental to performance and development.
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The Letter to Sport Canada Regarding GymCan
The Letter by Canadian Gymnasts to Sport Canada requesting a review of GymCan, its leadership, and other practices in the sport.
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The Maltreatment of Athletes in Gymnastics and Toxic Culture
A Letter penned by former gymnasts about their maltreatment in the sport and its consequences points to organisational leadership and financial motivation as parts of the problem.
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Coach’s Log, Entry 5: Ironic Process of Mental Control
Coach’s Log, Entry 5: Ironic Process of Mental Control March 30, 2022 Don’t think of a black cat. Really, don’t think of it; I dare you to try. Your failure to comply with my negative suggestion is not a reflection of your mental powers, only of your reality as a human being. Researched by American […]
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Coach’s Log, Entry 4: Utility and Choice
A brief description of the importance of perceived utility to choice.
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Coach’s Log, Entry 3: The Importance of Negative Self-Talk
On the need to pay attention to negative self-talk and how our athletes talk to themselves.
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Coach’s Log, Entry 2: Obedience versus Discipline
This log entry deals with the difference between obedience and discipline, and how disciplined athletes are more likely to succeed.
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Coach’s Log, Entry 1: 5 Steps to Basic Planning
These are my 5 steps to basic Planning for athlete and class success.
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The Possible Future of African Gymnastics – Part 1
And in my search for content about gymnastics, movement, self-love and all the components of Invert City, I found what could be the future of African Gymnastics.
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