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Through the Culture of Five axiom, Young Medalists will strive to develop and refine these attributes by nurturing the athlete's Passion for sport with a well-planned curriculum that maximizes the athlete's strengths and minimizes the impact of weaknesses and by providing the sound infrastructure and planning that promotes genuine Preparedness in one's athletic and personal lives. Young Medalists promotes an understanding and confidence in Patience through the clear explanation of its training methods, their timelines, by establishing long and short-term goals, and by competently defining attainable expectations for its athletes. Perseverance is nurtured by an experienced coaching staff that is familiar with the peaks and troughs of serious training and competition; teaching that to be at one's best, the athlete must learn to persevere, always finding a way to "get up when knocked down." Finally, it's time to unleash the ultimate factor to success and the reason for the hard work and sacrifice: Power--Carpe diem!--seize the day... the ability to set free one's strength, speed, and endurance-everything the athlete has trained for!-when called upon, when it counts... not falling victim to performance anxiety and pressure on the competitive stage. As a compliment to the Culture of Five, Young Medalists uses a proprietary blueprint for the development of an athlete's psychological strength called Technical-Tactical OrientationTM or, more aptly, "TnT." Simply, this is a dedicated philosophy for teaching how to "control what can be controlled" in the athlete's preparation and racing while concurrently minimizing the stress impact of myriad uncontrollable variables inherent on the field of play. More directly, it's the psychological edge that makes sure the athlete is ready to respond when it counts. The Culture of Five... Are you in?
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Passion, Preparedness, Patience, Perseverance, and Power are the five key maxims that make up the Culture of Five and form the foundation on which Young Medalists bases its programs. Independently powerful virtues, together these five principles provide the framework necessary to maximize athletic performance and further personal achievement. Young Medalists understands that all young people are born with certain innate skills and personal traits that can be molded and honed with the appropriate methods and a little time. This is our way.
