Comments on: News Flash: Olympic Cycle Changed to Six Years. http://www.sportscoachingbrain.com/sixyearolympiccycle/ Expert advice, tips and insights for sports coaches Mon, 09 Jan 2012 22:38:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Wayne Goldsmith http://www.sportscoachingbrain.com/sixyearolympiccycle/comment-page-1/#comment-5739 Wayne Goldsmith Tue, 29 Jun 2010 00:00:05 +0000 http://www.sportscoachingbrain.com/?p=1572#comment-5739 Thanks James. I don't think any nation has got this right. But there is no doubt in my mind that continuity = consistency and consistency = competition success so it is a good debate to have. Thanks again, WG Thanks James.

I don’t think any nation has got this right. But there is no doubt in my mind that continuity = consistency and consistency = competition success so it is a good debate to have.

Thanks again,

WG

]]> By: james marshall http://www.sportscoachingbrain.com/sixyearolympiccycle/comment-page-1/#comment-5725 james marshall Thu, 17 Jun 2010 08:20:52 +0000 http://www.sportscoachingbrain.com/?p=1572#comment-5725 Hi Wayne, slightly related- got an athlete just qualified for the youth olympics, but have misgivings about this as an enterprise for selecting early developers. I suppose this could be an example of the first olympics in year 2 of your 6 year cycle. The problem is continuity of coaching over 6 years- here the athlete gets passed around from coach to coach as they move up the rankings. Hi Wayne,
slightly related- got an athlete just qualified for the youth olympics, but have misgivings about this as an enterprise for selecting early developers.

I suppose this could be an example of the first olympics in year 2 of your 6 year cycle. The problem is continuity of coaching over 6 years- here the athlete gets passed around from coach to coach as they move up the rankings.

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