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What is the secret to coaching Olympic champions and Ironman champions? It is like coaching a 100m and marathon runner?

The Art of Coaching: Unleashing Champion Potential

Hey there, Tim at, thanks for that question. Flattering to have a question like that coming from a champion athlete. Like yourself. Of course. I don't know that there's a secret to being a champion coach, you know, when you've worked for a long time, as a coach over 30 years myself, you see a lot of different athletes and you get very good at distilling. What their strengths are, what their areas of needs are and curating a program and a progression. And Measuring a progression, that highlights the attributes of that athlete. And then, of course, experience preparing them for the day and the race and assessing their competition and and giving them hopefully, the confidence to be able to unlock their potential on the course. And I guess the other thing I'd say is one of the roles of the coaches just to be, you know, a steadying force and a bit of a rock. And and that comes with experience to knowing how to handle yourself in high-pressure Championship environment. It's so that's probably just scratching the surface, but hope that's helpful.

There is no secret to being a champion coach. It requires experience in distilling an athlete's strengths and needs, curating programs that highlight those attributes, preparing them for the day and race, assessing the competition and giving them the confidence to unlock their potential. The other role of the coach is to be a steadying force in high-pressure championship environments.

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As a coach with over 30 years of experience, I don't believe there is a secret to coaching Olympic champions and Ironman champions. It's a process of understanding each athlete's strengths and areas of improvement, and creating a tailored program that highlights their attributes. Progression and measuring growth are essential aspects of coaching.

Preparing athletes for their races involves assessing the competition, instilling confidence, and unlocking their potential on the course. Additionally, a coach serves as a steady and supportive presence, especially in high-pressure championship environments.

While this just scratches the surface, I hope it provides some insight into the coaching process.

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Lance Watson has an extraordinary 30-year coaching career with gold medals at the Olympic, Commonwealth, and Pan American Games. He has coached over 20 IRONMAN victories and numerous World Championship podiums. He was recently inducted into the Triathlon Canada Hall of Fame and is the founder and President of LifeSport Coaching.