Beschreibung:
If you are contemplating working with a champion, a potential champion, or anyone with untapped talent - be prepared, be very prepared. In 1998 Sir Steve Redgrave stared at Ingham and demanded to know, ';Are you going to make me go faster?' Ingham had been trained and developed as a scientist, but in that single instance he questioned everything he thought he knew. Applied science in elite sport has boomed. Science has radically changed elite sport, but one thing remains as the guiding focus - the summit of performing to your best and winning. This applies to the athlete, the coaches and increasingly for the applied practitioner. In this book Ingham draws on the lessons learned from a career in the intense, unforgiving rollercoaster of elite sport; helping, supporting and developing some of the best athletes in the world, including Sir Steve Redgrave, Sir Matthew Pinsent, Hayley Tullett, Kelly Sotherton, and Jessica Ennis-Hill as they pursue their goals. His journey shows that all the knowledge in the world will get you only so far, but it is with trust, team-work, critical thinking, adaptability, accountability and altruism that you can truly support a champion.
If you are contemplating working with a champion, a potential champion, or anyone with untapped talent - be prepared, be very prepared. In 1998 Sir Steve Redgrave stared at Ingham and demanded to know, “Are you going to make me go faster?” Ingham had been trained and developed as a scientist, but in that single instance he questioned everything he thought he knew. Applied science in elite sport has boomed. Science has radically changed elite sport, but one thing remains as the guiding focus - the summit of performing to your best and winning. This applies to the athlete, the coaches and increasingly for the applied practitioner. In this book Ingham draws on the lessons learned from a career in the intense, unforgiving rollercoaster of elite sport; helping, supporting and developing some of the best athletes in the world, including Sir Steve Redgrave, Sir Matthew Pinsent, Hayley Tullett, Kelly Sotherton, and Jessica Ennis-Hill as they pursue their goals. His journey shows that all the knowledge in the world will get you only so far, but it is with trust, team-work, critical thinking, adaptability, accountability and altruism that you can truly support a champion.
Dedication 5Contents 9Preface 1Acknowledgements 8Chapter 1: Performance Immersion 10Henley-on-Thames 10Pre-Henley-on-Thames 16BOMC 17Shoot me 21Journeying 24Hot Buns 26The rock 29Chapter 2: The Big Goal 36Testing times 36The programme 38Bottom line 40Recovery position 44Receptivity 49Penrith 56Chapter 3: How do you Know? 59Determinants of performance 59Steeplechaser 61The model 65Coaching the coach 71Iced athletes 75Chapter 4: Seven Spinning Plates 79Iced runs 79The Godfather 81Sunday roast 85See-saw 88No items found 92Warming up endurance 96That Olympics thing 102Chapter 5: Journeying Through Kocs 1062 x 7 106Fast start 108Action 111Authorship 114Raised eyebrows 117Kocs 123Beijing 129Chapter 6: Beware of Your Thoughts... 135Two Pair 135Window framing 139Camp fever 143Question Time 146Coxed and boxed 150Fourth 155A seed into a Redwood 158Athens repeat 162Chapter 7: Tightrope Rollercoaster 165The injured kudu 165Ed 169A Bolt from the blues 173Realising potential 179The effects of altitude 182Tribal bastions 187Chapter 8: All True to Altruism? 189Supporting a champion 189An alien's view of supporting a champion 192Want to support a champion 195Need to support a champion 198Tools to support a champion 200Chapter 9: How to Support a Champion - A Summary 206Before you support a champion 206Chapter 1 - Trust 210Chapter 2 - Teamworking 212Chapter 3 - Curiosity and critical thinking 215Chapter 4 - Adaptability 219Chapter 5 - Accountability and responsibility 221Chapter 6 - Influence 224Chapter 7 - Handling ups and downs 228Chapter 8 - Altruism 232Chapter 10: A Final Word from Me 234Chapter 11: A Final Word from the Athletes and Coaches 237Bibliography 243About the Author 246NOTES 248
