How to block athlete's path to great success - Risto Lehtinen

 

Do you believe as a coach that:

- It is good to focus to the best athletes
- Your training conditions are not good enough
- Methods of best senior athletes work
- Athlete needs just a good coach
- Failing athlete was not talent enough
- Athlete is sick too often to be developed well enough
- You need to focus to the most efficient training plans
- Your National team misuse my athlete
- Your Sport Requirement Analysis is valid
- Successful countries are doped
- The sport success is the most important thing
- Training camps of National team are not suitable for my athletes
- Your training plans are progressive
- The Competition results show the development

If You believe in any of these statements, You need to listen this story based on 25 years experience of kayak coaching from Club level to Olympic level.

Risto Lehtinen (FIN)
Former Coach (1985-2010)