Coach's Role

The role of a coach in endurance sports is to guide the athlete on the path to success. The concept of "success" is relative and depends on the individual, their goals, and abilities. This is where the key and purpose of a coach in any sport, including endurance sports, come into play. If all individuals were the same, success would be a fixed point achievable through a simple series of steps to be followed in a specific time frame. However, that's not the case.

If you have experience in any sport, especially endurance sports like running or cycling, and if you've experimented with your training process, you've likely noticed that merely imitating someone else's approach or following predefined training plans often doesn't lead to achieving your goals. More often than not, you end up injured and demotivated, with your athletic journey interrupted by frequent longer or shorter breaks that hinder or halt your personal journey to success. One of the fundamental pillars of progress in endurance sports is consistency and gradual improvement over an extended period (we're talking years), explaining why you encounter the so-called plateau or wall.

In line with this, a coach's task is not simply to learn a set of facts from a manual and apply them to all athletes in the same sequence, under the same conditions, and within the same timeframe. The result of such an approach is that many talented and motivated athletes who cannot follow such rigid programs may, at best, be marginalized as untalented, and at worst, end up injured and demotivated. Each of us possesses talent, and the correct approach can maximize this talent and even surpass it.

Certainly, there are certain laws, rules, and procedures guiding the training process established by professional practices and scientific research, but they serve as the foundation. It is the coach's role to find the right combination of ingredients for the success of each individual athlete, ensuring sustainable progress towards their goal. And, just like the concept of success, the goal is a relative and individual notion.

Here, we will never provide ready-made training templates for specific distances or goals. There is an abundance of that on the Internet, and you don't need to spend your hard-earned money on it. Instead, all our services will be personalized, involving a certain level of communication and feedback as the basis for additional adjustment and individualization of the training process, regardless of the service.

Another issue in the coach-athlete relationship that you may often encounter is the coach's "hiding" of knowledge from the athlete. An athlete receives a program but does not get an answer to why, what is the purpose of it, and what they will gain from it. Some coaches believe that if they teach their clients too much, the clients might be able to train themselves, leading to the coach losing their job. No professional coach holds such a belief. The goal of a professional coach is to act in the client's interest, communicate with them, and explain the reasons and background of the training. Ultimately, a coach's ability and willingness to explain the science behind the training program can serve as proof of their capability and professionalism.

Another phenomenon in personal training is coaches promoting their business through their personal achievements - personal records or the number of races, etc. While personal experience in endurance sports is valuable, a coach's personal achievements or experience in a sport are not necessarily related to the quality or ability of the coach to train others. We could even argue that such coaches are usually less successful in working with other people, especially those who are "slower," as they view the training process through the lens of their own habits and training principles. What works for one athlete may not work for another. Hence, we emphasize individualization and a scientific approach to each of our clients.

In addition to the training process, our service includes nutritional training for endurance sports. Physical training is only one, and believe it or not, a smaller prerequisite for success in endurance sports. The other two very important prerequisites are nutrition and rest. Only by fulfilling all three prerequisites can you achieve the success you dream of.

It's important to clarify that we are not nutritionists or dietitians, although everyone claims these titles today. We are sports nutrition coaches. This means that we won't count calories, prescribe diets, diagnose, or treat eating disorders. Instead, we will educate our athletes about healthy and effective nutrition, emphasizing achieving metabolic efficiency essential for overall health. We will work on establishing good and sustainable eating habits, educate about effective dietary supplements, etc. The result will be the most efficient training process possible, bringing you closer to your goal.

The basic principles we adhere to when training our athletes are as follows:

Therefore, what will be your decision? Are you ready to achieve your goals? If the answer is yes, feel free to contact us.