PREPARING FOR THE OLYMPICS with Angie Akers
- Author
- Gold Medal Squared
- Published
- Thu 09 Sep 2021
- Episode Link
- https://www.goldmedalsquared.com/blog
- 1:11 - How Angie ended up coaching April and Alix and representing Team USA in preparation for the Tokyo Olympics.
- 4:15 - How Angie used a pre-mortem exercise to prepare for the Olympic Games, and avoid potential mishaps while accomplishing their goals.
- 4:56 - Covid 19’s limitations on relationship building and team building exercises during the Olympics.
- 6:43 - Facing and preparing for heat and humidity in Tokyo.
- 9:27 - Written form of a pre-mortem to manage anxiety and nerves.
- 10:53 - Role of past FIVB tournament results in preparation and practice, and identification of what was needed and when.
- 13:01 - Why they sat out of the Gstaad tournament.
- 15:30 - How the Olympic format and preparation helped them dominate their opponents during the Olympics.
- 17:03 - How Angie used film study to structure practice and prepare during downtime between games..
- 17:56 - Emulation of “playing” against opponents during practice and warmups.
- 19:20 - Would Angie have coached an underdog team differently than April and Alix?
- 20:16 - How Angie, April, and Alix approached every match.
- 21:18 - How John and Andrew would approach every match.
- 22:49 - Circumstantial warm up/preparation for different tournaments vs relatively consistent warm up/preparation (e.g. Cancun compared to a colder environment).
- 24:00 - Enjoying the Tokyo Olympic activities.
- 25:32 - Finding a routine during the Olympics, and filling up free time while staying mentally sharp.
