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Coach: teacher, friend, mentor or the “more experienced other” (in memoriam) – part 2

(Originally published on elitefts, authored by me) This is the 11th day after my young friend and athlete’s passing. It’s a lot of time but not time enough to elaborate on my questions. They remain unanswered. I only coached him for a couple of months but the darkness in our continued private conversation kept me …

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The Role of Mental Toughness in Sport Performance

“Have the courage to choose the future rather than the past.” — Dr. Salvatore Maddi  “You must unlearn what you have learned.”— Yoda Introduction: Another Brick in the Wall A while ago, I wrote a series of articles about motivation. My goal was to offer an evidence-based introduction to the concepts involved in motivation. The terms that expressed …

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Wakelet: curation for the science researcher and other writers

Wakelet is a content/data curation online service. The word is probably not new to you: you’ve heard about Museum curators, for example. These people provide the professional service of identifying, selecting, maintaining and validating art or science production. Individual researchers and writers who rely on “the state of the art” on a certain subject (literature …

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The Role of Grit in Sport Performance

Introduction: Picking Up Where We Left Off A while ago, I wrote a series of articles about “motivation”. My goal was to offer an evidence-based introduction to the concepts involved in motivation. The terms that expressed these concepts have been misinterpreted, misused, and presented with a judgmental, moralistic, and emotional tone in the fitness industry …

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The endless cycle of grief: the day powerlifting died

The process of letting go is a slow and painful one, but it brings some relief. As if with each flake you shed, you become a lighter and a more genuine version of yourself. I just now opened the book manuscript I was supposed to hand in in 2012 and never did. It is in …

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Crazy dialogue with outsider explains autotelism and sport

‘- Young man, would you care to explain to me why you are lifting those weights – Sure ma’am, no problem: this is an autotelic activity, which means those who engage in it do so motivated by a self-referenced end. In other words, the purpose of lifting is itself. Did that help? – A little …

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Should professionals in physical exercise be required to have a license issued by regulatory bodies?

Takeaways from my text below: Any profession that implies the PRIVILEGE of prescribing anything related to people should require basic skills as provided by educational organizations, as well as minimal testing; The less regulation, the better. Beyond the mastery of basic knowledge, guidelines that align with economic interests or professional monopoly should be restricted. By …

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