Some talented players think:
I am talented
and when I grow up, I will be a champion.
I think they are wrong.
Coaches think:
10 000 hours of high-quality training
will turn a young player into a champion.
I think they are wrong.
So what makes a champion – talent or hard work?
It’s not one or the other.
It’s both.
1. “There’s nothing wrong with you that an expensive operation can’t prolong.” – Monthy Python – DEEP DEFENCE IS AGGRESSIVE One of the most common prejudices, especially among coaches working with children is: ”If we play deep defence, e.g. 3:3, the...
The coach is modern and does not want to enforce discipline or limitations. He remembers the authoritarian coach from his youth, despises such attitude towards players, and wants to be their friend. Sometimes, the reason behind such leadership is a lack of interest,...
”It is undignified and offending when we need to obey orders, although we are more than ready for cooperation.” - Jesper Juul - BASIC CHARACTERISTICS The coach keeps his integrity by firm authority, he has knowledge and experience or he is young and ambitious,...
THE SIMPLEST DEFINITION OF AN EGO IS THE IMAGE WE HAVE OF OURSELVES. The ego is a consequence of the mind's activity and can have positive and negative consequences. One of them is useful in sports - an increase of self-confidence and one is bad in sports - high...
CHESS IS ABOVE ALL A GAME OF VISUALISATION THAT HAPPENS AT THE MENTAL LEVEL AND CAN BE WELL-TRAINED. When playing chess long time, one comes into a stage of „looking at the images“, when single moves do not count, but one looks at the blocks of possible events on the...
What 1/4, 2/4, 3/4 and 4/4 means? Let us assume that a child came to a first training at the age between 6 and 11 years. The goal of its development process is to play good in the age of 19 and 35 years (or older). Hence, handball education lasts between...
