Why is it important for each athlete to receive individual coaching?
Each person is different and has unique qualities regardless of skill level or innate talent. Getting the best out of athletes while still being motivated to pursue their goal is the challenge of a coach. Individual development has gradually made way for results (and team performance). Coaching athletes usually involves working in teams, even individual athletes, e.g. in Athletics, still work within a team environment. More than often the “I” makes way for “us” sacrificing the needs of the individual to facilitate outcomes like results due to limited resources as time, space and finance. You can understand that individuals more than often become just a part of the outcome: individual development has made way for the ‘greater good’. The need for personal development is still very real, as is an individual approach which is the basis for a good environment where you can thrive and grow into a strong (and happy) athlete. Agreeing that the individual within a team is crucial for team development and the lack of resources, we need to re-focus on individual development in order to create teams with distinct qualities.
I work with elite athletes like hockey, rugby and soccer players but he also works with (young) people to determine their abilities and inabilities in movement and just direction in life to help them follow their dreams. Using individual testing and interviews the individual and I create specific long- and short-term plans focussing on the athlete’s progress and the road of development. I like to focus on what the individual is good at and enjoys doing, as I feel that those facets are at the core of the development. Areas of support: physical and mental state of the athlete, dietitian needs, coaching environment and long- and short-term planning.
By using a personal coach the accent is on the individual athlete. Taking away anxieties and doubts he or she can then focus on their own performance and ultimately the team’s success. Whether you need more guidance, you have to make a career choice or you want to determine at what stage you are in your career i can help. If you like to get in contact just send me a message. I’m happy to chat to you.
Rudi Wortmann
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