Skier Sergei Ardashev told why in the group of the senior coach of the Russian national team Egor Sorine Don’t take your training lightly.
Ardashev, 25, trains in Sorin’s group. At the Alfa-Bank Russian Championship in Malinovka, Ardashev won three bronze medals: in the skiathlon, team sprint and relay.
— Veronica Stepanova considers Sorin the most advanced ski coach in the world. Can you agree?
— He’s a maximalist coach. He not only tries to do many things as planned in the training process, but also to ensure that there is a good atmosphere within the team. This season we have a very good team and there is a feeling of unity. We also have a very good doctor, massage therapist, analyst, who also monitors our equipment… Thanks to this, the result is formed.
— How does a coach manage to maintain the atmosphere? Do you often get together to celebrate something?
– Yes sometimes. We can often sit together at birthday parties. And so, at the beginning of the season, Egor Vladimirovich brings us together and says: “If now someone has problems, someone does not want to communicate with someone, then let’s all calmly discuss it now.” So that there are no negative connotations or conflicts in the team.
— Are there competitive elements in the group, despite the friendly atmosphere?
— There is probably competition too. However, when we do speed work, we constantly wonder who has which lactate, for example. And even in lactate measurements, you are already competing at such times. Or, during high-speed work, you try to stimulate yourself, to surpass yourself. I think it improves our overall result.
— Is everything generally strict in your training, or are there many moments for joking?
— During a quiet workout, yes, you can walk around and laugh. But fundamentally, nothing happens “out of the blue”. With us, everything is serious. However, if you laugh during training, it means that you are missing something somewhere. At the gym sometimes you can talk and laugh between sets, it’s no big deal. But when you make some kind of approach and at the same time you talk and laugh, you might arrive,” Ardashev told .
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Source : MatchTV
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