Developing a Championship AttitudeWritten by Dr. Patrick J. Cohn
I spent one morning doing a mental game workshop with Miami Dolphins coaching staff to talk about developing teamwork and a championship attitude. What a great experience and a dream come true for me. In my preparation for seminar, I did some research on topic of a “championship attitude,” which I would like to share with you. From my point of view, you first must develop a championship attitude before you can become a championship team. “Winning stems from commitment, and commitment begins with attitude.” --Dennis GreenWhat is a championship attitude? A championship attitude is one in which team members have a shared goal, collective will, are unselfish with personal goals, and are proud to wear team uniform. In this newsletter, I share a few of qualities of a championship team attitude: (1) Leadership from within team. Most championship teams develop an internal leadership structure in which two or more players act as leaders of team, such as Larry Bird was for Celtics. This is a very power force for team because leaders set standards in practice and games by example instead of coach having to tell everyone how to behave.
| | Cold water divingWritten by Jakob Jelling
What to wear when practicing cold water diving.When practicing cold water diving, one of main and most important things to have into account is which clothes to wear in order to keep warm. Keeping warm while diving in cold water is not as easy as it might sound since you must wear proper clothes in order to be able not only to maintain your body temperature but at same time keep your agility and be able to move as you need. First of all, you should always remember that dry suit you wear has purpose of keeping you dry, not warm. Therefore, whenever you are going to practice cold water diving, you need to wear clothes with purpose of maintaining your body temperature under your dry suit; they must complement each other. There are some fabrics and materials which can work very well for thermal insulation purpose. Among these materials we can find some special microfibres such as one known as thinsulate which can be a great choice for a diver. There are many modern materials which might allow you to keep your body temperature through their thermal insulation capabilities at same time than allow you to have a great agility.
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