Top-level athletes are getting older and older. Technology, materials, nutrition, preparation, injury prevention, financial investment, scientific knowledge, and the excellent level of coaches are some of the factors that have lengthened players’ careers.
We cannot deny the power of nostalgia in our lives. It is a unique defense mechanism, the result of our evolution, and the incredible time machine that we have in our head, our brain.
Coaches are also considered athletes. In the elite world, they are part of the show and cope with pressure as players do. In other categories, their role may not actually be that complicated if they train young athletes, although it is somewhat more special. This is because most of their players’ learning will depend on the coach’s performance, which will influence them throughout their career for better or worse.
The multimedia artist Phil Hansen has explained in a TED Talk how he has created a widely recognized work of art, which surprises the audience due to the techniques he adopts. According to Hansen, the reason for his creativity is, exclusively, his limitations.
Anxiety and stress are two terms that we are unfortunately getting too used to hear.
It is a proven fact that workers’ or athletes’ emotional intelligence affects their outcomes.
Attention is the ability to correctly detect the environment stimuli. In a football game, for example, there are numerous and varied stimuli.
In 1968, Dick Fosbury wowed the world with a brand new high jump technique at the Olympic Games in Mexico.
In the last 15 years, there has been a remarkable increase in the early sports specialisation of children and young people.
One of the main objectives of those involved in elite sports (parents, coaches, scientists, managers, etc.) is to understand what factors make success possible.