Mental training. Always training with full attention… and under pressure.

DEFINITIONS Learning or improving a pattern of movement through intensively the moment without actually performing it simultaneously. A method to come to a design of one’s own behaviour through imagination and concentration based on reality ( to gain control in one’s own head). A method to influence mental functioning (everything that has to do with […]

No leadership, no high performance.

High performance management has five important characteristics: 1. Very high quality of the management; combining integrity and leadership by coaching with fast decision making; 2. The culture is open and focussed at action, with the emphasis on commitment and dialogue. 3. Focussed at the long term, both, the sportsman/sportswoman and all the cooperating partners; 4. […]

Coaching, leading and leading by coaching

If leaders are leading by the principles of coaching than they will achieve a better executing of the task and a better result. Coaching is a new style of leadership: Supporting instead of hierarchy; Real and honest evaluation instead of blaming; External motivating aspects are replaced by internal motivation; (Internal motivation is in the spirit of […]

Safety through Perfection, Anton Geesink teachings

In 1977 a book by Anton Geesink was published with the title “Safety through Perfection”. On the front page is Anton Geesink who, in a blue judogi, performs a migi uchi mata, which is blocked by Leo de Vries, in a yellow judogi, in a way that many judoka of today do not know and also […]

Without imagination no result

Without imagination no result by Willem Visser.Life is characterized by ambition, effort, obstacles and results. That ambition is created through imagination and to achieve results, efforts should be made and obstacles to be overcome.

Judo, basic philosophy. Pedagogical play and development of personality.

Judo consists of many movements and very fast reactions. These aspects demand much of the power of concentration and the function of balance

Giving feedback; How to write your personal coach report?

To guide and to coach the different types of athlets (staff) a coach can use the personal coach report. It is advisable to make and hand out a coaching report at least once a year (at the end of a season) with an account of the observations done according to the following criteria: Technique (general) […]

Which type of Judoka, Athlete, Manager or Staff are you?.

During more than 40 years of coaching in top level judo, I have made the following distinction of top sport types (with some modification one can distinguish these types in different kinds of sports). Two types of judoka can be distinguished: The attacking judoka, acting offensively and The awaiting In wihich you can again make a distinction: The […]