An athlete’s body is like a car. The four tires represent the technical skills, tactical skills, physical skills and mental skills an athlete needs to perform well. The gas for the car is the food an athlete ingests; the better the gas is the better the car runs.

The ability to drive a car smooth, efficiently and effectively depends on many factors; full tires, gas in the car, engine tuned, and a driver that is present and ready. A car can be driven in a straight line with a flat tire but it takes a lot of effort. It is much easier to drive a straight line is all four tires are equally full.

Do you spend an equal amount of time working on your technical, tactical, physical and mental skills? Are you eating properly? Is your body tuned? These are questions that an athlete should ask themselves. As a coach, if we want athletes to perform their best, have we made sure to train all areas?