I am considered a coach in the business world. I do not consider myself as a coach but more as a mentor. I teach from personal experience and not from what I have read or studied. I do use other people’s information, but mostly use my own. I know many of our athletes are currently being coached by people who have never been Olympic gold medallists. That does not make them any less a great coach. A lot of the coaches boast fantastic records of achievement for their athletes, but I personally think for the 2012 Olympic Games we should have a bit more -make use of past medallists. The mental preparation is as important, if not more important, than the actual training. I know there are a number of sports psychologist’s working with the athletes, but for me, it is a bit like have someone counsel you on panic attacks when they have never experienced them. They are doing it out of a text book, and what they have learned from someone who has had them. It is just not good enough.
Learning first hand from someone who has been there and got the T shirt is far more powerful and believable. I really hope our coaches take this into account and have the athletes properly prepared for the 2012 London Olympics. I am talking about mental preparation - physically they will stack up against anyone in the world.
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