Using the team selection process to boost motivation and increase athlete participation
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Two top gymnasts were not selected for the Malaysian SEA Games squad. The article in The Star noted that Wong Poh San and N. Shasangari Sivaneswary "have found out that past glories account for nothing." Not answered in the article was the question of whether the girls were expecting to be picked based on "past glories" or whether they realized that their abilities were simply not as good as the athletes who were selected for this particular competition. Sport performance varies. We're not always 'on top' or at the peak of our abilities so it's quite normal that our rank within the pool of athletes might change from time to time.
Using the team selection process to boost motivation and increase athlete participation
Using the team selection process to boost…
Using the team selection process to boost motivation and increase athlete participation
Two top gymnasts were not selected for the Malaysian SEA Games squad. The article in The Star noted that Wong Poh San and N. Shasangari Sivaneswary "have found out that past glories account for nothing." Not answered in the article was the question of whether the girls were expecting to be picked based on "past glories" or whether they realized that their abilities were simply not as good as the athletes who were selected for this particular competition. Sport performance varies. We're not always 'on top' or at the peak of our abilities so it's quite normal that our rank within the pool of athletes might change from time to time.