Flossy is well known to many on the British Dressage Forum as a teller of interesting stories and perhaps the odd joke or two. We have selected a few tales for your pleasure.
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Sport Psychology
Sport psychology
Senior Competitor after many years, of the ups and downs of the sport, reached his midway goal .He was invited to join the select few on the BEF future stars training camp.
It was during the last competition of the season that the selectors noticed that the old dog was still alive and breathing, and as a contingency plan they should have some one on the team not distracted by the weather and able to ride come sunshine or rain.
The camp was aimed at those that showed the necessary qualities to represent GB in top level competitions and it made available to the participants the services of support professionals like feed specialists, physiotherapists and others.
Senior Competitor was slightly uncomfortable in the company of these young girls most of them only slightly older then his grand daughter spending all their free time texting to each other in spite of all being at the same venue.
The familiar face of the national coach some 20 year his younger put him at ease , after a non invasive training session, in which the coach's most significant contribution was “you cracked the ones at last - and not before time”, Senior Competitor looked at his watch , approached the performance manager and inquired if he can be excused from some of the other sessions as he still has 3 more horses to ride , collect feed and tell the vet which leg needs scanning.
The performance manager recommended that he should just have a quick chat with the sport psychologist it will be an eye opener , as psychology progressed in leaps and bounds since the discovery days that a good test (politics aside) is what is required to win the competition.
Senior Competitor entered the room and immediately thought “ hope this girl is only a sport psychologist and not a mind reader” as the first thing that came to his mind was “f... it where were these sport psychologist 30 years ago”
The young girl introduced herself and explained that she is here to help with nerves, anxiety and any mental issues emanating from competition stress.
Senior trainer looked at her, thought to himself I hope she really cant read minds and then said “I don't suffer from nerves, anxiety or competition stress”
To which the young lady replied “I know but you haven't been to a SPORT PSYCHOLOGIST YET”