4d • General discussion
Does Talent NEED Trauma?
A study was conducted on ‘repeat Olympic Gold medallists’ and the standout marker between those champions in different games to just one-off winners, was a commonality to experiencing trauma.
There is a paper titled “The Rocky Road to the Top – Why Talent Needs Trauma, by Collins & MacNamara that is worth reading.
In short, it backs up the notion that those sustained high performers have experienced a form of trauma.
“These high levels of life challenge are shown to have a direct correlation to senior success”. ”low points resulted in self reported ‘turning points’ resulting in a re-focusing and increased effort from the participants”
The ability of athletes to develop grit, resilience, perseverance and high emotional intelligence (EQ) is critical in this high performance journey.
So if experiencing trauma is a potential key, is it possible to artificially create controlled challenges and failures throughout the talent development pathway?
I’ve seen many pathways as too linear and smooth for athletes to reach a ‘relative top’. I believe it’s important for program leads and coaches to micro-dose athletes with individual challenge points to ensure they accumulate multiple deliberate experiences (positive as well as negative) on their journey up the pathway.
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