primary to what I would be talking about to you today is my own personal
to you today is my own personal
to you today is my own personal experience in sports that has shaped my
experience in sports that has shaped my
experience in sports that has shaped my profession as a sports psychologists let
profession as a sports psychologists let
profession as a sports psychologists let me start by giving you a background of
me start by giving you a background of
me start by giving you a background of why I am in this field because many of
why I am in this field because many of
why I am in this field because many of my friends and colleagues asked me why I
my friends and colleagues asked me why I
my friends and colleagues asked me why I am in sports psychology and if this is
am in sports psychology and if this is
am in sports psychology and if this is where huge money is that’s why I got
where huge money is that’s why I got
where huge money is that’s why I got training in it one thing’s for sure in
training in it one thing’s for sure in
training in it one thing’s for sure in the Philippines there is no money here
the Philippines there is no money here
the Philippines there is no money here as they say it is all for the love of
as they say it is all for the love of
as they say it is all for the love of the game I have been involved in sports
the game I have been involved in sports
the game I have been involved in sports beginning five years old at the age I
beginning five years old at the age I
beginning five years old at the age I mean I played soccer with my brother’s
mean I played soccer with my brother’s
mean I played soccer with my brother’s was trained by my father in tennis my
was trained by my father in tennis my
was trained by my father in tennis my mother encouraged me to play volleyball
mother encouraged me to play volleyball
mother encouraged me to play volleyball did gymnastics briefly I played
did gymnastics briefly I played
did gymnastics briefly I played basketball in intramurals because back
basketball in intramurals because back
basketball in intramurals because back then I was the tallest in our class not
then I was the tallest in our class not
then I was the tallest in our class not anymore now did Taekwondo and played
anymore now did Taekwondo and played
anymore now did Taekwondo and played varsity in softball hence I had sport
varsity in softball hence I had sport
varsity in softball hence I had sport involvement sin both team and individual
involvement sin both team and individual
involvement sin both team and individual sports but I’ve always preferred to do
sports but I’ve always preferred to do
sports but I’ve always preferred to do team sports I have learned so much from
team sports I have learned so much from
team sports I have learned so much from sport participation as an athlete I
sport participation as an athlete I
sport participation as an athlete I learned about punctuality or the
learned about punctuality or the
learned about punctuality or the importance of punctuality to training
importance of punctuality to training
importance of punctuality to training sessions and race competitions the
sessions and race competitions the
sessions and race competitions the principle of obedience to my coach the
principle of obedience to my coach the
principle of obedience to my coach the value of respect for our coaching staff
value of respect for our coaching staff
value of respect for our coaching staff and teammates and the essence of months
and teammates and the essence of months
and teammates and the essence of months of hard training for just a days race or
of hard training for just a days race or
of hard training for just a days race or game so growing up these values I
game so growing up these values I
game so growing up these values I carried on to the other aspects of my
carried on to the other aspects of my
carried on to the other aspects of my life outside of sports I have come to
life outside of sports I have come to
life outside of sports I have come to believe in the power of sport
believe in the power of sport
believe in the power of sport participation
participation
participation shaping the needed qualities required to
shaping the needed qualities required to
shaping the needed qualities required to live in this world
live in this world
live in this world hence apart from being born in a family
hence apart from being born in a family
hence apart from being born in a family of athletes I had a childhood dream to
of athletes I had a childhood dream to
of athletes I had a childhood dream to help athletes develop their full
help athletes develop their full
help athletes develop their full potential so from being an athlete I
potential so from being an athlete I
potential so from being an athlete I moved towards coaching a softball team
moved towards coaching a softball team
moved towards coaching a softball team there were challenges one was to make
there were challenges one was to make
there were challenges one was to make people wake up early in the morning that
people wake up early in the morning that
people wake up early in the morning that was the most challenging parts another
was the most challenging parts another
was the most challenging parts another was to deal with individual differences
was to deal with individual differences
was to deal with individual differences differences of one’s and needs of
differences of one’s and needs of
differences of one’s and needs of athletes and different personality
athletes and different personality
athletes and different personality characteristics I remember I asked one
characteristics I remember I asked one
characteristics I remember I asked one athlete at a game why she was late she
athlete at a game why she was late she
athlete at a game why she was late she responded and apologetically and flatly
responded and apologetically and flatly
responded and apologetically and flatly I woke up late I thought then that that
I woke up late I thought then that that
I woke up late I thought then that that was the only level of struggle one goes
was the only level of struggle one goes
was the only level of struggle one goes through in coaching a team until I
through in coaching a team until I
through in coaching a team until I started dragon boats so Dragon Boat is
started dragon boats so Dragon Boat is
started dragon boats so Dragon Boat is yet an emerging field in the provinces
yet an emerging field in the provinces
yet an emerging field in the provinces of the Philippines even when the country
of the Philippines even when the country
of the Philippines even when the country started participating in it in the
started participating in it in the
started participating in it in the international Z scene in the 21st
international Z scene in the 21st
international Z scene in the 21st century
century
century so in Dumaguete we started it in 2015
so in Dumaguete we started it in 2015
so in Dumaguete we started it in 2015 and being one of the pioneers there has
and being one of the pioneers there has
and being one of the pioneers there has been various challenges through training
been various challenges through training
been various challenges through training and competitions to enhance paddling
and competitions to enhance paddling
and competitions to enhance paddling skills and psychosocial skills the
skills and psychosocial skills the
skills and psychosocial skills the pioneering team team hilarya has 31
pioneering team team hilarya has 31
pioneering team team hilarya has 31 members as of the moment and they are
members as of the moment and they are
members as of the moment and they are aged 14 to 50 years old five art
aged 14 to 50 years old five art
aged 14 to 50 years old five art students three are working part-time 23
students three are working part-time 23
students three are working part-time 23 are working full-time 21 are males and
are working full-time 21 are males and
are working full-time 21 are males and 10 are females so if you’re interested
10 are females so if you’re interested
10 are females so if you’re interested you can always join in managing and
you can always join in managing and
you can always join in managing and coaching a dragon boat team there have
coaching a dragon boat team there have
coaching a dragon boat team there have been three major challenges one is a
been three major challenges one is a
been three major challenges one is a challenge
challenge
challenge on shifting from an individualistic
on shifting from an individualistic
on shifting from an individualistic mindset to a collectivistic mindset
mindset to a collectivistic mindset
mindset to a collectivistic mindset most of the paddlers came from
most of the paddlers came from
most of the paddlers came from individual sports triathlon marathon
individual sports triathlon marathon
individual sports triathlon marathon rock climbing making it difficult for
rock climbing making it difficult for
rock climbing making it difficult for them to adapt a team mindset especially
them to adapt a team mindset especially
them to adapt a team mindset especially that the dragonboat sport is actually
that the dragonboat sport is actually
that the dragonboat sport is actually the ultimate team sports even with
the ultimate team sports even with
the ultimate team sports even with paddlers who came from another team
paddlers who came from another team
paddlers who came from another team sport like frisbee they have been
sport like frisbee they have been
sport like frisbee they have been observed to feel very challenged at
observed to feel very challenged at
observed to feel very challenged at embracing the fact that in dragonboat
embracing the fact that in dragonboat
embracing the fact that in dragonboat everyone has to be really totally equal
everyone has to be really totally equal
everyone has to be really totally equal in terms of performance level so you can
in terms of performance level so you can
in terms of performance level so you can be either as strong and fast or weak and
be either as strong and fast or weak and
be either as strong and fast or weak and slow as everyone else to move the boat
slow as everyone else to move the boat
slow as everyone else to move the boat forward at the most synchronized manner
forward at the most synchronized manner
forward at the most synchronized manner as possible so to show you let’s watch
as possible so to show you let’s watch
as possible so to show you let’s watch this video
you know okay fine fine all right so
you know okay fine fine all right so it’s bragging time for me that was my
it’s bragging time for me that was my
it’s bragging time for me that was my team
team
team Alera at last year’s Baraka
Alera at last year’s Baraka
Alera at last year’s Baraka International Dragon Boat Festival that
International Dragon Boat Festival that
International Dragon Boat Festival that was her first heat and we were actually
was her first heat and we were actually
was her first heat and we were actually more than one boat ahead of the others
more than one boat ahead of the others
more than one boat ahead of the others that was our best time so far
that was our best time so far
that was our best time so far so we’re trying to break that this year
so we’re trying to break that this year
so we’re trying to break that this year the other teams were so impressed Sui
the other teams were so impressed Sui
the other teams were so impressed Sui overheard an international athletes say
overheard an international athletes say
overheard an international athletes say they are so small but they are very
they are so small but they are very
they are so small but they are very strong because height in Dragon Boat is
strong because height in Dragon Boat is
strong because height in Dragon Boat is actually an advantage and as Filipinos
actually an advantage and as Filipinos
actually an advantage and as Filipinos we were way shorter than many of our
we were way shorter than many of our
we were way shorter than many of our competitors we did not get to this
competitors we did not get to this
competitors we did not get to this performance level the easy way there was
performance level the easy way there was
performance level the easy way there was so much hard work in the months of
so much hard work in the months of
so much hard work in the months of training in pool land and gym we also
training in pool land and gym we also
training in pool land and gym we also did yoga and we did Zumba when it was
did yoga and we did Zumba when it was
did yoga and we did Zumba when it was raining and we couldn’t use the OVA and
raining and we couldn’t use the OVA and
raining and we couldn’t use the OVA and we also improvised training when
we also improvised training when
we also improvised training when necessary so this leads me to my second
necessary so this leads me to my second
necessary so this leads me to my second challenge there has been found a
challenge there has been found a
challenge there has been found a difficulty in developing a full
difficulty in developing a full
difficulty in developing a full understanding of the importance of
understanding of the importance of
understanding of the importance of training there were those who thought
training there were those who thought
training there were those who thought that a few weeks of intense training
that a few weeks of intense training
that a few weeks of intense training before a race has the same performance
before a race has the same performance
before a race has the same performance effects two months of training I use
effects two months of training I use
effects two months of training I use different kinds of strategies to keep
different kinds of strategies to keep
different kinds of strategies to keep people in training so from games from
people in training so from games from
people in training so from games from games to rewards for perfect attendance
games to rewards for perfect attendance
games to rewards for perfect attendance to posting motivational quotes and
to posting motivational quotes and
to posting motivational quotes and videos in our page to eating together or
videos in our page to eating together or
videos in our page to eating together or socializing
socializing
socializing we had we had fun but they all had a
we had we had fun but they all had a
we had we had fun but they all had a shelf-life in the end I had to resort to
shelf-life in the end I had to resort to
shelf-life in the end I had to resort to an autocratic style of coaching as I say
an autocratic style of coaching as I say
an autocratic style of coaching as I say to my team bitch mode on and that
to my team bitch mode on and that
to my team bitch mode on and that somehow actually kept people in training
somehow actually kept people in training
somehow actually kept people in training but not everyone was kept in training
but not everyone was kept in training
but not everyone was kept in training with that autocratic style others
with that autocratic style others
with that autocratic style others started hating me so for example one
started hating me so for example one
started hating me so for example one former team member posted this in social
former team member posted this in social
former team member posted this in social media she was taken out from a race line
media she was taken out from a race line
media she was taken out from a race line up because of misconduct in retaliation
up because of misconduct in retaliation
up because of misconduct in retaliation she posted this and took it down right
she posted this and took it down right
she posted this and took it down right away but a teammate caught it took a
away but a teammate caught it took a
away but a teammate caught it took a screenshot and sent it to me this
screenshot and sent it to me this
screenshot and sent it to me this paddler never improved in her one year
paddler never improved in her one year
paddler never improved in her one year of jagan boat participation but she
of jagan boat participation but she
of jagan boat participation but she wanted to be one of the best paddlers so
wanted to be one of the best paddlers so
wanted to be one of the best paddlers so how do you connect the two another was
how do you connect the two another was
how do you connect the two another was kicked out of the team because of
kicked out of the team because of
kicked out of the team because of disrespect to leadership she gave me a
disrespect to leadership she gave me a
disrespect to leadership she gave me a fist sign behind my back after I talked
fist sign behind my back after I talked
fist sign behind my back after I talked to her about being a model to the
to her about being a model to the
to her about being a model to the younger ones because she was behaving
younger ones because she was behaving
younger ones because she was behaving really badly and she was one of the
really badly and she was one of the
really badly and she was one of the older members and she was 47 years old
older members and she was 47 years old
older members and she was 47 years old so she hated me for talking to her one
so she hated me for talking to her one
so she hated me for talking to her one other paddler resented me for pointing
other paddler resented me for pointing
other paddler resented me for pointing out her mistake when we were analyzing
out her mistake when we were analyzing
out her mistake when we were analyzing race she refused to admit she needed to
race she refused to admit she needed to
race she refused to admit she needed to improve there were those who disliked me
improve there were those who disliked me
improve there were those who disliked me when I emphasized their lack of training
when I emphasized their lack of training
when I emphasized their lack of training they believed in themselves that they
they believed in themselves that they
they believed in themselves that they were still good paddlers even with
were still good paddlers even with
were still good paddlers even with sufficient insufficient training and so
sufficient insufficient training and so
sufficient insufficient training and so this leads me to my third challenge it
this leads me to my third challenge it
this leads me to my third challenge it has been the most challenging to deal
has been the most challenging to deal
has been the most challenging to deal with individual differences because
with individual differences because
with individual differences because there is an awareness of the
there is an awareness of the
there is an awareness of the importance of the psychosocial skills or
importance of the psychosocial skills or
importance of the psychosocial skills or aspect of athleticism
aspect of athleticism
aspect of athleticism there is a strong desire to see this
there is a strong desire to see this
there is a strong desire to see this demonstrate that overtly by the paddlers
demonstrate that overtly by the paddlers
demonstrate that overtly by the paddlers given the various intervention
given the various intervention
given the various intervention strategies now it is observed that in a
strategies now it is observed that in a
strategies now it is observed that in a dragon boat team whose membership is
dragon boat team whose membership is
dragon boat team whose membership is voluntary so much of the commitment and
voluntary so much of the commitment and
voluntary so much of the commitment and dedication to the sport should be
dedication to the sport should be
dedication to the sport should be intrinsic opposite to the set of
intrinsic opposite to the set of
intrinsic opposite to the set of paddlers I indicated earlier our
paddlers I indicated earlier our
paddlers I indicated earlier our paddlers who have been observed to be
paddlers who have been observed to be
paddlers who have been observed to be intrinsically driven they show up a
intrinsically driven they show up a
intrinsically driven they show up a training did what they were required to
training did what they were required to
training did what they were required to do a training even if it was very
do a training even if it was very
do a training even if it was very challenging physically and mentally
challenging physically and mentally
challenging physically and mentally listen well to instructions and respect
listen well to instructions and respect
listen well to instructions and respect decisions of their leaders especially at
decisions of their leaders especially at
decisions of their leaders especially at race day and these were those who have
race day and these were those who have
race day and these were those who have improved in paddling and psychosocial
improved in paddling and psychosocial
improved in paddling and psychosocial skills in a very short period of time
skills in a very short period of time
skills in a very short period of time than expected more interestingly because
than expected more interestingly because
than expected more interestingly because the nature of Dragon Boat requires for
the nature of Dragon Boat requires for
the nature of Dragon Boat requires for full synchronisation of all paddlers no
full synchronisation of all paddlers no
full synchronisation of all paddlers no one will stand out so unlike other
one will stand out so unlike other
one will stand out so unlike other sports or team sports there’s no most
sports or team sports there’s no most
sports or team sports there’s no most valuable player there is no best
valuable player there is no best
valuable player there is no best goalkeeper there is no best striker or
goalkeeper there is no best striker or
goalkeeper there is no best striker or highest pointer so if someone is highly
highest pointer so if someone is highly
highest pointer so if someone is highly egoistic because one’s ego has an
egoistic because one’s ego has an
egoistic because one’s ego has an intense need for appreciation and
intense need for appreciation and
intense need for appreciation and recognition Dragon Boat will be most
recognition Dragon Boat will be most
recognition Dragon Boat will be most challenging to the person so for these
challenging to the person so for these
challenging to the person so for these kinds of paddlers they want to be Pacers
kinds of paddlers they want to be Pacers
kinds of paddlers they want to be Pacers why okay these are the Pacers they are
why okay these are the Pacers they are
why okay these are the Pacers they are the ones in the front so once you have
the ones in the front so once you have
the ones in the front so once you have the front seat it feels good right I
the front seat it feels good right I
the front seat it feels good right I often hear people say oh wow pacer no
often hear people say oh wow pacer no
often hear people say oh wow pacer no kaha so the pacer position seems to be
kaha so the pacer position seems to be
kaha so the pacer position seems to be the most prestigious one and that there
the most prestigious one and that there
the most prestigious one and that there is the impression that Pacers are the
is the impression that Pacers are the
is the impression that Pacers are the best paddlers that’s actually entirely
best paddlers that’s actually entirely
best paddlers that’s actually entirely wrong
that’s the Pacers are those who do not
that’s the Pacers are those who do not get agitated okay they are the ones who
get agitated okay they are the ones who
get agitated okay they are the ones who can pace themselves well from the word
can pace themselves well from the word
can pace themselves well from the word Pacers they have to be able to learn the
Pacers they have to be able to learn the
Pacers they have to be able to learn the skill of maintaining a particular pace
skill of maintaining a particular pace
skill of maintaining a particular pace because it is necessary for a dragonboat
because it is necessary for a dragonboat
because it is necessary for a dragonboat to be synchronized and all the rest of
to be synchronized and all the rest of
to be synchronized and all the rest of the paddlers behind them will follow
the paddlers behind them will follow
the paddlers behind them will follow they define the pace of the dragon boats
they define the pace of the dragon boats
they define the pace of the dragon boats the middle paddlers the middle paddlers
the middle paddlers the middle paddlers
the middle paddlers the middle paddlers should be the strongest paddlers because
should be the strongest paddlers because
should be the strongest paddlers because this is where you put the bigger body
this is where you put the bigger body
this is where you put the bigger body paddlers or individuals and it is
paddlers or individuals and it is
paddlers or individuals and it is assumed that your power in paddling is
assumed that your power in paddling is
assumed that your power in paddling is proportionate to the size of your body
the paddlers at the end of the boat will
the paddlers at the end of the boat will serve as a turbo and they should be
serve as a turbo and they should be
serve as a turbo and they should be powerful enough to push the boat and not
powerful enough to push the boat and not
powerful enough to push the boat and not drag it so each paddler in the boat have
drag it so each paddler in the boat have
drag it so each paddler in the boat have specific special roles if all paddlers
specific special roles if all paddlers
specific special roles if all paddlers are equally strong and powerful just
are equally strong and powerful just
are equally strong and powerful just imagine how fast and efficient the boat
imagine how fast and efficient the boat
imagine how fast and efficient the boat will run the signal or we also called
will run the signal or we also called
will run the signal or we also called the drummer has to know what stroke to
the drummer has to know what stroke to
the drummer has to know what stroke to call how to motivate the paddlers and
call how to motivate the paddlers and
call how to motivate the paddlers and most especially how to read and analyze
most especially how to read and analyze
most especially how to read and analyze the race the steerer is the driver of
the race the steerer is the driver of
the race the steerer is the driver of the boat she or he has to make sure that
the boat she or he has to make sure that
the boat she or he has to make sure that the boat is moving to the right
the boat is moving to the right
the boat is moving to the right direction
direction
direction one false movements of the steer will
one false movements of the steer will
one false movements of the steer will make or break the team’s race therefore
make or break the team’s race therefore
make or break the team’s race therefore given the nature of how Dragon Boat
given the nature of how Dragon Boat
given the nature of how Dragon Boat Works a highly egoistic person will
Works a highly egoistic person will
Works a highly egoistic person will definitely be miserable in the sports so
definitely be miserable in the sports so
definitely be miserable in the sports so to be successful in the Dragon Boat
to be successful in the Dragon Boat
to be successful in the Dragon Boat sport there are two characteristics that
sport there are two characteristics that
sport there are two characteristics that need to be present in a paddler one is
need to be present in a paddler one is
need to be present in a paddler one is having a strong core and this is common
having a strong core and this is common
having a strong core and this is common among many athletes in sports science we
among many athletes in sports science we
among many athletes in sports science we call this as your strong abs in any
call this as your strong abs in any
call this as your strong abs in any sport you need strong abs this is your
sport you need strong abs this is your
sport you need strong abs this is your core because this is primary to high
core because this is primary to high
core because this is primary to high levels of performance paddlers need to
levels of performance paddlers need to
levels of performance paddlers need to have the strong core to have strength
have the strong core to have strength
have the strong core to have strength endurance and power and you can only
endurance and power and you can only
endurance and power and you can only attain this if you commit and submit
attain this if you commit and submit
attain this if you commit and submit yourself the sufficient amount of
yourself the sufficient amount of
yourself the sufficient amount of training in my personal experience as an
training in my personal experience as an
training in my personal experience as an athlete team manager and coach and
athlete team manager and coach and
athlete team manager and coach and professional experience as sports
professional experience as sports
professional experience as sports psychologists there is another kind of
psychologists there is another kind of
psychologists there is another kind of core for paddlers or athletes to achieve
core for paddlers or athletes to achieve
core for paddlers or athletes to achieve high levels of performance and this core
high levels of performance and this core
high levels of performance and this core is what makes us
survive life’s challenges and in the
survive life’s challenges and in the context of and in the context of Dragon
context of and in the context of Dragon
context of and in the context of Dragon Boat this is what makes a paddler
Boat this is what makes a paddler
Boat this is what makes a paddler resilient to the challenges that come
resilient to the challenges that come
resilient to the challenges that come along determined and committed despite
along determined and committed despite
along determined and committed despite the hardships in training disciplined
the hardships in training disciplined
the hardships in training disciplined and understanding the technicalities of
and understanding the technicalities of
and understanding the technicalities of the sports and most importantly
the sports and most importantly
the sports and most importantly dedicated at improving the self into
dedicated at improving the self into
dedicated at improving the self into becoming a better athletes this core
becoming a better athletes this core
becoming a better athletes this core will make or break an athlete especially
will make or break an athlete especially
will make or break an athlete especially immense pressure in Psychological terms
immense pressure in Psychological terms
immense pressure in Psychological terms we may refer to this as our ego if
we may refer to this as our ego if
we may refer to this as our ego if sufficiently strong is the shield that
sufficiently strong is the shield that
sufficiently strong is the shield that protects us from falling apart thank you
protects us from falling apart thank you
protects us from falling apart thank you [Applause]
[Applause]
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