What makes a top athlete? (fundamentals)

There are many fundamentals that make a top athlete one of which behind every great athlete is a great coach, every athlete needs a good coach to be able to constantly improving their skills  and pushing them to strive for more, also being able to help an athlete reach their full potential. Skill and performance is a key area of the making of a top athlete as many sports at the top level are so competitive and being able to compete at such high levels takes a lot of skill and being able to perform constantly, being able to perfect a skill takes time and dedication a lot of practice but being able to perfect a skill is a serious importance to give you that edge over other athletes, to be able to perform these skills at the highest level and under pressure to. Maintaining focus throughout an athletes career is important as it enables an athlete to focus on its goals whether it be short term or long-term goals and also keep them on track on what they are trying to achieve in their chosen sport for example if you’re a sprinter you may want to beat your personal best time in your 100m and being able to do that will need a lot of focus and dedication. Focusing on the wrong things can play a huge factor on athletes mind and can cause them to stray from the job on hand ‘One reason athlete lose confidence and choke in competition is because they focus on the wrong things. Focusing on outcomes, who the competition is that day or other distractions can pull your attention away from what is important’(Kia, 2019). Therefore, all these factors are important in the making of a top athlete and can help an athlete reach the highest level of their potential. I believe as a rugby league player that these are key fundamentals and I have found that by having these have helped me improve as an athlete massively and helped push me towards my goals as a player, all the skills I have learned as a player have been taught by great coaches the reason I have been successful with good coaches as I maintain focus throughout sessions and took in all the information that they are giving me also I had the dedication and took the time to be able to perform these skills and to try and perfect them.