"So you just motivate athletes, right?" That’s the sentence heard most often, and it always brings a smile. Because this sentence hides the biggest myth about mental coaching. People often imagine that the job is simply to tell an athlete before a competition: "You’ve got this! Believe in yourself! You’re the best!" and that’s it. If it were...
When someone asks what it feels like to stand on the starting line, the usual answer is that it feels great – and it does. But that’s not the whole story. No one sees what happens an hour before the race. Sitting in the stands, pretending to be fine. Checking gear even though everything is already packed. Listening to music...
The Czech hockey team entered their game against Slovenia as clear favorites. On paper, they had the stronger roster, greater quality, and higher expectations placed upon them. However, these are exactly the types of games that can be much more dangerous from a psychological perspective than they appear. Because when you are expected to win, you...
The World Championship is approaching. Social media is flooded with predictions, favorite rankings, and medal forecasts. One team is expected to win. Another team is expected to "only surprise." And this is exactly where two completely different psychological worlds begin to emerge: the world of favorites and the world of underdogs. At first...
Not every defeat carries the same weight. Some losses hurt for a moment. Others stay with us for years. And then there are those that divide time into "before" and "after." The final buzzer does not sound louder than the ones before it. And yet, it changes everything. Just a few seconds earlier, there was still hope — hope for...
A career that defeated time. Six Olympics. That is not a statistic. That is a lifestyle. Most athletes dream of one Olympic Games. Of one moment when they stand under the five rings and the world stops for a while. Martina Sáblíková stood there six times. Not because she had one lucky peak of form. But because she achieved something much rarer – ...
In the previous article, the Olympics were described as both a dream come true and a mental trap. As a tournament where the pressure is not just higher, but fundamentally different. Where it is not only about performance, but about a moment that can define an entire career. This time the focus goes even closer. Not on the Olympics...
