Lucia Martín-portugués and josé Luis Alvarez: when unchecked the courage to find the best strategy on the track
The tiradora of fencing Lucia Martín-portugués and your coach, José Luis Álvarez, commits a new delivery of the project “ what i learned of my coach
Madrid, 28 november 2023.- The high council of sports (CSD) launches this week on a new edition of the programme “ what i learned of my coach ”, as actors with the tiradora Lucia Martín-portugués and your coach, José Luis Álvarez.
Through A dialogue between the sportsman and coach, recorded in the facilities of the high performance centre (CAR) of Madrid, both discussed the keys of joint work that has managed to place the spanish team around the world.
Its 33 years, Lucía Martín-portugués live the best time of his career. In 2022 succeeded in obtaining gold, silver and bronze in the World cups of Algiers, Athens and Istanbul, respectively. This year has achieved a silver in the grand prize of Tunisia.
The next challenge is to get you a seat at the olympic games in Paris 2024.
For its part, the wide experience as coach of José Luis Alvarez includes a successful journey at the forefront of the selection of mexico that competed in the rio 2016 Games.
With España has made history to accompany for the first to the podium of a world cup female equipment.
Confianza and ambition
The chat between Lucía Martín-portugués and your coach, José Luis Álvarez, reveals some details of their daily work and describes anecdotes lived inside and outside the competition of two of the most important figures of spanish fencing.
“ i personally am fire and José Luis has taught me how to control this. The control and discipline is what more i have learned from it, together with the importance of the strategy. You can put all thy heart, but if you don't have a plan, not arrive nowhere ”, says Lucía Martín-portugués.
“ Lucia places great heart, a lot of courage, many you win, but i saw that their weakness was that it had a plan. Running into the fighting and had no strategy. That is why i always thought i had to mount a plan for it, ” explains José Luis Álvarez.
“ Juntos have built a common project ”, based on trust and ambition.
On “ what i learned of my coach ”
This project, driven by the higher school of Sports Lessons (CSED) of the supreme council for sports, aims at placing value on the figure of the coach and its important work in improving the preparation, progression and the achievement of the Success of those athletes with which they work.
Through A dialogue addresses aspects such as the importance of the technical or qualities required to carry out its work in the best conditions. It also explores issues such as the method of working, their experiences in the competition or his ideas on the psychological aspects in the field of sport.
Full interview to Lucía Martín-portugués and José Luis Álvarez:
https :// www.youtube.com/watch? v = cYmCcgfmXGE