Friday, May 11, 2012

IN MEMORIAM : Nae Postolache .....

Ieri, am primit vestea neagra, vestea trista a trecerii in 'dimensiunea a 4-a' a colegului, a scumpului [in adevaratul sens al cuvantului], al nostrului, nostrului, nostrului  coleg ... NICOLAE POSTOLACHE.

Nae, s-o grabit sa plece...., el caruia imi reprosam mereu ca trebuie sa fie mai 'repede', sa mai lase creionul din mana [ avea mare si uitata placere de a scrie, apriori si mai intai, in creion, despre interesantele date, despre povestile sportului, istoric al EFS-ului fiiind...].

Apoi incepea mersul ducerii textului la diferite claviaturi  de masina dactilo sau tastaturi care ne ajuta sa intram in virtual....

Asa s-a intamplat cu cu proiectul, cu manuscrisul nostru, al Calendarului sportiv universal, care, iata, nu-l mai il vad publicat si muncim la el din 2007....

Nae a nadusit mult pentru a punea in fapt Istoria EFS. 

A fost custodele primului Muzeu al Sportului, al Educatiei Fizice si Sportului / EFS; apoi, mai marii zilelor de dianinte...., i-au daramant ardoarea de a dezvolta aria muzeului [ acum sub obladuirea COR].

S-a retras in cochilia muncii academice, modest si plin de visate asteptari de implinire a destinului harazit de soarta - de a vorbi despre breasla noastra de profesori sau sportivi, despre nemarginirea si unicitatea evenimentelor care fac studiul unei activitati  trecuta, parca, cu vederea - Istoria sportului

Dumitru Almas, ii scrie, pe coperta a 4-a a primului sau 'roman' de istorie a sportului:
"Socotesc sportul drept cel mai interesant si mai palpitand dintre 'jocurile' practicate de oameni...", si continua ... "Marele rol national si moral al sportului se ilustreaza prin faptul extraordinar ca la greci, in timpul Jocurilor Olimpice, orice razboi inceta: lumea greaca intra in anul binecuvantat al Pacii, cand oamenii infratiti, se adunau, se intrecerea, cinstit si nobil in alergari, aruncari cu sulita sau discul dar si in recitari de ode sau spectacole de teatru  si muzica.....><<> .... Ca sa intelegen acest drum domnul Nicolae Postolache s-a straduit sa ne dea o cronologie a sporturilor in spatiul romanesc, de-a lungul veacurilor. E o munca de migala, de rabdare, de probitate stiintifica. Si a realizat o lucrare utila pentru toti cei interesati sau pasionati de sport, ca o tot mai importanta activitate umana ....<><>< ... Lucrarea incarcata de date, adunate cu migala, timp de decenii de domnul  Postolache satistace aceasta curiozitate a oamenilor de azi. ...."
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Partea prozaica a sfarsirii bunului nostru coleg este una legata de acel perpetuu 'mall-praxix' a medicinii noastre, cea de toate zilele, culmea, la Spitatlul Militar, Bucuresti .... 


Nae, in ultima perioada a vorbit in Parlament despre nevoile sportului romanesc, impreuna cu domnul Adrian Dragnea au dus o campanie, sper a fi si reusita, de relansare a activitatii Societatii Profesorilor de EFS din Romania / SPEFSR..., 'uniterul', daca vreti, a breaslei noastre; in aceste conditii 'visam', de multe ori, impreuna, la acea mult asteptat 'Gala Palestrika' pe care trebuie, "odat's-o'dat", s-o facem, dragii colegi ramasi inca in viata asta searbada, de multe ori....




Ramas bun drag pretin si Dumnezeu sa te odihneasca; ai fost un om bun, inconjurat de o familie superba iar vinul de tine facut pe plaiurile moldovene, te asigur, ne va lipsi - Adio 'Neica bade', mergi unde trebuie, cumva, candva cu totii sa ajungem ...! Doamne ajuta-ne sa ramanem oameni.....





Thursday, May 10, 2012

"Vorba dulce mult aduce..."


Coaching strategies: The importance of language

Thursday, May 10, 2012 1:15 PM
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David Joyce

Ni hao!
Well, the weather certainly has changed here in Beijing! It feels like yesterday that the rowers were getting bored sitting on the ergometers because the rivers and lakes were frozen but today it was a sweltering 32 degrees Celsius with the promise of more (and hotter) to come.
Today I was coaching a couple of groups from the National Swimming Team, along with my good friend and colleague Rett Larson. Afterwards, a group of us were sitting around and reflecting on coaching athletes where we don’t speak the language. It gave me cause to reflect on my own coaching style and how it has changed in the time that I’ve been here in China.
Previously, I used to give a lot more verbal cues regarding exercises. I quickly realised that this was not going to work. Even with my marvellous translators, the words get lost and I found that often the crucial moment had passed when the message needed to be delivered.
"There are many ways to skin a cat and removing language fluency has forced me to develop other coaching strategies, and these are skills that I will take forward throughout the rest of my career"
These days, I invest much more heavily in demonstrations. I do a demo before a drill and after subsequent sets should the need arise. I am much more reliant on sound effects and gestures / body language to relay my message. So much so, that anyone witnessing a session of mine would think that I’m channelling Michael Winslow from the Police Academy movies! A simple example is that I have found strategies like saying “boom” when I want a strong effort, but saying “bang” when I want a fast effort. It’s really like onomatopoeia, where the sound of the word conveys its meaning.
I have been chatting quite a bit to Frans Bosch who has a book coming out on the skill aspect of strength training and these discussions (and subsequent hours spent reflecting) have led me to cue less. I nowadays will demonstrate a drill and ask the athlete to copy it. I will guide the athlete if they are a kinaesthetic learner. I then allow the athlete time to explore the movement and correct themselves. Let’s face it, we don’t correct a toddler about walking every step they take wrongly.
I view strength work as a form of resisted skill work. The resistance is there to see how robust the skill is under duress. This is why I teach the exercise the way I want it performed, allow the athlete to develop the skill in it, and, once they proficient, then I may add weight (or speed, or increase repetitions etc).
It is by taking this approach, I have learned that the fundamental thing about coaching is not necessarily the words you say (I probably used to say too much!), but the way you convey meaning in such a manner that you can help an athlete develop a particular skill. There are many ways to skin a cat and removing language fluency has forced me to develop other coaching strategies, and these are skills that I will take forward throughout the rest of my career.
‘Til next week,
Stay robust, amigos!
Joycey

David Joyce
Sports Medicine and Performance Consultant for Team China leading up to the London Olympics. Holds Masters degrees in both Sports Physiotherapy and Exercise Science and lectures on the MSc in Sports Physio course at the University of Bath and on the MSc in S+C at Edith Cowan University.

Wednesday, May 9, 2012


USA Swimming 2012 Lanelines - May

Tuesday, May 8, 2012 9:17 PM
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Only Two Grand Prix Meets Left!
Within the next month, the 2011-12USA Swimming Grand Prix Series will conclude and a champion will be crowned. The Charlotte UltraSwim Grand Prix will be held May 10-13 and Universal Sports will broadcast the event LIVE from 6-8:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 12 and from 6-8 p.m. on Sunday, May 13. The final meet of the season will be the Santa Clara International Grand Prix from May 31-June 2.

Delay in Splash Magazine
The next issue of Splash Magazine will be a special edition previewing the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Swimming. To better accommodate the timing of the Trials and to include as much information as possible, expect to see the issue in your mailbox at the beginning of June.

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