I remembered Vincenzo Nabili winning the Italian
Championship years back. He was the
man.
During this year Giro he had many
occasions where he failed to keep with the leaders:
On Thursday morning,
the Astana medical staff
were so concerned about Nibali’s subdued form that he underwent additional testing to uncover if an
underlying illness was to blame. Barely 24 hours, Nibali was somehow a man
transfigured on the toughest day of the Giro to date, shining on the Agnello
and then soloing to victory at Risoul to leap
to second overall, just 44 seconds behind new maglia rosa Esteban Chaves
(Orica-GreenEdge).
This kind of problems is common for many champions but
not for all. We encounter this problem
with many of our athletes, “they are afraid to shine” or they do not believe
they can do it. They are frighten! This statement is very difficult to swallow. We
have written about this problem:
21 août 2012
In part I, we spoke about what Sergio Santos
said and that Psychology was doing things instead of talking. Pain
in athletes exacerbated by environmental conditions and inner world is nothing
new; as we can see in this vignette written by Simon Whitfield:
The worst moment, and it was nearly a
complete meltdown, came during an ill-advised-pre-Athens training camp we set
up for Brampton, Ontario, less than three weeks before the 2004 Summer
Games...Bystanders thought I was overdosing and called an ambulance. When
it arrived, the paramedic immediately saw there was no real physical distress
but the signs of an emotional breakdown (68)... "Son, you're okay. Calm
down. Get your act together. You´re fine. I recognize you. I watched you in Sydney.
I know you can win." Simon Says Gold. 2009. Canada.
The above is
a problem encounter by coaches. How much you push the athlete to
continue? When do you stop pushing athletes to return to train? Is he/she
faking it? What is happening in the life of the athlete? What
doctor you choose for treatment of your athlete? I will try to give
you an answer to each one of them, taking into consideration that you need to
personalize the formula; also, what I say is for high performance individuals
that are 120% involved with the process of “performing at the highest level
possible.” Try what is prescribed someplace for the “regular athlete” if he/she
is not involved 120%, otherwise you get into a lot of problems legally or you can
loose your athlete.
We have a popular saying in Spanish: “A la vejez
viruela.” This happened to Nabili; getting old brings doubts to him. Let´s see how he can overcome this fear, he
is just 44 seconds from Chaves (the leader).
How we can deal with problem? Bringing the issue to the open is very
important; giving the necessary confidence follows. Do not do it the opposite. We are assuming that the training is there as
well as the abilities. Otherwise, start
with getting the abilities (training) and perhaps you can deal with this issue
if it comes when the abilities and the training is there.
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