In the vast majority, ping pong athletes are preparing for chefs, where they will train until the middle of the week for the European Table Tennis Championship Under 15 and Under 19. The National Corasidon (Christina Genidis, Anna Mitka, Hope Tassiou) Departing next Thursday from Athens with the final destination in Ostrava, Czech Republic, which will host the top event, 11-20/7.
In the big group at the Faliro Stadium, Constantinos Alexoudis, Anastasios Foussekis, were incorporated on Monday. Next to Federal Technician Kostas Vatsaklis, Sotiris Zikos, Giorgos Christoforakis and Konstantinos Kostopoulos, who will be responsible for the teams of children, young women and adolescents, respectively, were also supervised by the double training. In the school year 2025-2026, while executives of our national men and women, who remain in Athens, continue to assist the younger ones.
The… full -time presentation gave the SEF yet another substantive move, regardless of whether many big -time internationals are missing on vacation. Thus, a first contact with the psychologist of the Greek Federation of Table Tennis Federation was arranged. EFOEA It has recently made this new cooperation, as provided by sports law and will last a year.
At the end of the morning training he met the athletes and talked to them for a few minutes by Kalliopi Profy, who undertook the support of new and experienced international in this very important part. “From my experience with athletes I know well how difficult you are doing, as you are doing a high level of obligations in your family, school or personal life. Therefore, either a situation with a lot of emotions and we will be with you from now on and in front of you to help you manage them, control the pressure without losing the joy of the game. Sport has a lot of spiritual levels, the journey you have to enjoy, not all wins and prizes, “the scientist stressed and in the same spirit added:
“I will give you the space to express yourself here through your daily work and to hear that you are experiencing it personally. First we look at us to find out what we need to be psychologically strong and to deal with the situations properly. And it will also be valuable to work with the coaches, with which good chemistry and contact also needs. ”
On the occasion of the forthcoming European Youth Championship, the psychologist gave, especially for the team race, the advice of “not to fall from a athlete from a negative result, on the contrary to support, to encourage his teammates because everything is the team’s effort”.
Subsequently all the children were introduced, the new federation’s scientific associate wished good luck in the next international events and renewed the appointment for September “when we know and in what context we will put our meetings alongside the training program”.
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