On October 30, Russia traditionally celebrates Coaching Day, a professional holiday.
On this occasion, we have collected a selection of inspirational phrases from the coaches of the Alina Kabaeva Sky Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Academy!
Irina Dzyuba, 1996 Olympic Games bronze medalist:
"In order for you to succeed at something, the first thing you must have is faith in what will happen. You need to believe in it!"
Ekaterina Belova, former artist of the Igor Moiseyev State Academic Folk Dance Ensemble:
"A coach must teach an athlete to work at full capacity and not feel sorry for herself."
Zlata Tulubayeva, USSR master of sports, 11-time champion of Kyrgyzstan, international judge:
"The main thing for gymnasts is hard work."
Olga Stryuchkova-Prut, World Cup winner:
"The most important thing is victory over yourself. That is, you must first fight against yourself, with your emotions. This attitude helps even during training!"
Evgenia Eliseeva, master of sports in rhythmic gymnastics:
"When children go onto the floor, a lot depends on the coach. First of all, you have to believe in the athlete, that she will succeed, she is ready, she is strong, she performs to the fullest and is not afraid of anything."
Olesya Kovaleva, master of sports in rhythmic gymnastics:
"Patience in gymnastics is one of the talents that any gymnast should have."
Anna Ustsova, European champion 1996:
"It’s important to teach children what we once learned as gymnasts."
Academy coach Anna Ustsova
Marina Specht, master of sports of international class:
"A coach must teach an athlete to be a human being. To be worthy and work with honor."
Elizaveta Chernova, master of sports in rhythmic gymnastics:
"Even the coaches are nervous, but that’s what training is for, to get everything through and ready!"
Elena Egorova, Academy choreographer:
"It is imperative to keep in touch with the children. If they start misbehaving, I clap. They get excited and make eye contact with the coach again. This is an amazing moment!"
Olga Frolova, master of sports in rhythmic gymnastics:
"The most important thing in sports is to set a goal and go towards it, overcoming all obstacles and difficulties, because mistakes are inevitable!"
