FLOW IN THE KAYAK – CANOE SPORT

Abstract

It is very important in the life of a top competitor and his trainer to make a
good decision at the right time. It can be determinant in the later career and can
influence private life too. It concerns of course every field however it is even
more important in our profession. Work of a trainer is about that we are who
consider alternatives and determine the right way instead of the competitor as
well. I am sure in one thing that is we can only achieve our aims if we have
enormous humility towards the trainer profession and the sport itself. It is neces-
sary to indoctrinate our competitors with this ethical attitude in order to they
become world class competitors. Among the several circumstances the most
important is maybe the creation of the training system based on performance, in
which the competitor can belong in and endure the load fitting for his age. I
build this system from the tradition of this sport, experience and the specific
training methods. One of the problems concerns how we can build the talented
young competitors in the world famous adult team. Present-day successful train-
ers often get into a situation like this and in these matters we absolutely shirk for
ourselves. Of course, class competitors are provided with everything by the
Kayak Canoe Association which is necessary for their preparation but this is not
the case with the second line. It is a thankless task to decide who should be pro-
moted for the future Olympic athletes and this decision is made by trainers. It
does not always pleasure for older aged world class competitors and that is why
conflict can arise against a less experienced but talented young person. Unfortu-
nately the young coming from the nature of their age does not endure the every-
day duplicate trainings based on performance and the stressful situations coming
from the determinant personality of the class competitor.