Has anybody tried to incorporate Yoga or Meditation with their squads? Particularly interested in cases dealing with junior players and their response. [For the record, Argentina do not have a shrink in their squad, but they have their own ways of preparing for a game. Team officials say Messi meditates before and after a match in order to keep his mind fresh.] Giggs was an advocate of yoga, which prolonged his Peter Pan playing career. In his early-to-mid 20s, he was beset by hamstring injuries, however yoga acted like a spiritual balm. The first time I did it I was completely knackered, Giggs said in 2008. I went home from the training ground and slept for three hours. He persisted, however, and played some of the best football of his career in his late mid-to-late 30s. It is easy to be dismissive of yoga. The 2012 Being: Liverpool documentary, shot in the opening months of Rodgers reign, shows Liverpool players and staff struggling to suppress their laughter during a series of stretchers, and someone lets out a meow during a cat-like pose. Few clubs, though, do not hire yoga instructors these days. Even Andy Carroll does it. Meditating is not as in-vogue, but Lionel Messi does it before and after games. Andy Puddicombe, meditation expert with getsomeheadspace, said: In meditation, one looks to develop a balance of effortless relaxation and applied focus. But it also helps to develop spatial awareness, mental endurance and pain management.” huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/06/11/sportsmen-third-metric-meditation_n_5483149.html
Posted on: Mon, 22 Dec 2014 09:15:56 +0000
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