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I have been a canoeing coach for half of my life. Over those years, I have made small mistakes, medium-sized mistakes, large mistakes, and even

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Those who read me often know that I tend to look at reality through its blind spots, not through its certainties. I’m more interested in

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On many occasions, I have heard coaches from different sports claim that a coach is nothing more than another tool within the sporting process. From

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I’ve now spent a year and a half working with athletes in Guizhou province, right in the heart of China. Every day brings something new.

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I have never considered myself a leader. Nor have I, of course, ever seen myself reflected in those endless lists of traits that supposedly define

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Not long ago, I went back to training in Pau with my son Luka. We paddled together, and I was excited about the idea of

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This new article took its time to come to light, mainly because I spent the last month in China and also dedicated 98% of my

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I’ve been in China for a week now, in my host province: Guizhou, where I’ll be staying for another three weeks. As always, I can only

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“If your sign is to burn, then burn fully— Your shirt, your yard, your health. If you must burn one way or another, Then burn

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The first Canoe Slalom World Cup is approaching, and as every year, that familiar and unsettling feeling returns: the impression of not being fully prepared.

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Today, on the banks of the Parc del Segre —venue of the first Canoe Slalom World Cup of 2025— I was speaking with a veteran

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One of the most common mistakes we make when analyzing athletic performances in Canoe Slalom has to do with how we interpret what we see.

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The reader might think I’m a bit obsessive with my references to Jean-Paul Sartre. The truth is, there’s something in his reasoning that really resonates

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Years after the Civil War, my grandparents opened a bar next to the Sanctuary of Guadalupe in Hondarribia. It was the second business they ran;

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I’ve been in China for a month now, training and advising athletes and technical staff in Guizhou province, located in the south-central part of this

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This insight is very brief. Over the years, coaches develop an almost immediate instinct for identifying athletes who struggle to be “coachable.” A recent study

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“When it comes to our hobbies, we should be underqualified. When it comes to our profession, we should be overqualified.” — Nassim Nicholas Taleb Lebanese

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We know that Canoe Slalom is a sport where artists in peak physical condition reign. Accepting this reality from the start would prevent many disappointments

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Let’s be honest: in Canoe Slalom, what you do is crucial, but what you don’t do is just as important. In our sport, inaction is

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I am one of the lucky ones who has had the chance to know and work for years with Josean Arruza, Professor of Psychology at

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The post emphasizes that competition within sports teams, particularly in Canoe Slalom, can be constructive rather than detrimental. It advocates for managing competition to foster creativity and inclusion, while clearly defining goals and allowing decentralized execution. Effective leadership can harness rivalry to enhance both individual and collective performance, transforming tensions into progress.

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There are numerous ways to deceive oneself, and one of the most common arises when reflecting on our true potential as athletes, whether at a

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Lately, I’ve spent quite a bit of time in China, helping our friends — coaches and canoeists from Guizhou province — improve their approach to

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During my time as a (poor) philosophy student, I found myself briefly fascinated by the ideas circulating in Europe at the turn of the 19th