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Exclusive Gold Medal winning Coaching Program with Kerri Pottharst

ARE YOU READY TO TAKE YOUR GAME TO THE NEXT LEVEL???

"I’m looking for beach volleyball athletes that are heading towards Beijing 2008. Athletes who are serious, committed, fit, strong and willing to learn ……. athletes that want to improve their results, earn more prize money and have the guts and determination to make it to the top ……… IS THAT YOU?"

Only 6 female players in the world know how to win an Olympic Gold Medal in Beach Volleyball!

I’m one of those players and I’m now willing to share that knowledge with others.

As you know, I have recently retired from competing on the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour.

After representing Australia at Indoor Volleyball and then Beach Volleyball for the past 23 years, having competed in 3 Olympic Games and having won Gold in Sydney 2000 and Bronze in Atlanta 1996 I am now ready to pass on everything that I’ve learnt from coaches and players around the world.

I know what it takes to win Gold, I know where you need to be mentally, I know how it feels and now I want to share it with a select few.

I want to give back to the sport that has given me such an extraordinary life.

I’m offering interested players a once in a life time opportunity to learn first hand what it takes to beat the best teams in the world and win an Olympic medal.

How did we turn our Bronze into Gold? – Well, that’s what my program is all about. Relive, through my sessions on the sand and in the class room, our journey to Gold. Use my knowledge to create your own journey to Being the Best You Can Be.

Learn from our mistakes.

Are you currently learning and improving at a rate that you’re happy with?

How would you like to accelerate your learning? In just 3 years, we learnt how to match it with and then beat the best teams in the World.

It wasn’t an accident, it was all planned. Learn how we did it, what we were focussing on and how we created the belief within ourselves that put us on the very top of the podium.

I’m happy to share my knowledge with any athlete, from any country in the World.

Australia is one of the most beautiful places in the world to prepare for the World Tour. It’s safe, inexpensive and clean.

Stay in Australia’s Beach Volleyball Mecca – Manly Beach (often referred to as “God’s country!”)

I’m offering a 4 week intensive program here in Sydney, Australia, during which I guarantee you I will be sharing absolutely everything I have learnt about our sport.

I believe that for peak performance the following 6 areas of your life need to be functioning well: Skill, Physical, Health, Environment, Psychological and Social. Although I won’t be able to cover everything in 4 weeks, I will be able to share with you how to improve and value each of these areas.

The program will include:

Skill perfection – I’m an absolute perfectionist, so if you can’t handle being told how to make your technique better then my coaching is not for you! I will improve your technique, help you become more consistent with less touches of the ball, develop a better accuracy, improve your timing and change any bad habits.

Strategy – I will share with you all of the strategies and tricks that we used to help us to beat the best teams in the world!

Offensive tactics, defensive tactics, new ideas, different and quite “weird” ideas, help you develop personal strategies that work perfectly for you and your team, teach you how to manufacture points and introduce you to the give and take.

Mental skills – This is the area that I believe won us the Gold Medal in Sydney. I will teach you how to deal with fears and doubts, create and maintain confidence, set goals, develop a greater self belief, deal with losing, turn it around when you’re down, plan & prepare for success, deal with stress and negative thoughts, take responsibility and manage self talk.

World Tour tools – After having played 92 World Tour events over 10 years, I’m happy to provide you with as much general advice as I can about how to excel and make the most of being on the World Tour.

Equipment – No need to bring anything!!! All balls, nets, lines, antennae etc will be supplied.

Work Books – No need to worry about forgetting what you’ve learnt, you’ll be provided with written material to carry with you all over the world. You can add to it at any time and refer to it for the remainder of your career. I still look at mine!!

Please note: Your coaches are also welcome to join you and learn.

Optional – Conditioning programs can be incorporated on demand by professionals in Australia.

“I will lead you, teach you and motivate you to Be The Best you can be.”

The 4 week program can be taken at a time suitable to you, anytime between Sept – Apr, from 2005 – 2008.

For those teams and individuals seriously interested in improving their results on the World Tour, heading towards the 2008 Olympic Games, please contact me for further information as soon as possible, as spots will be limited.

• PLEASE NOTE: The earlier you book, the greater the opportunity you will also have to compete against Australia’s best Beach players on the Vodafone Beach Volleyball Tour.