Last training session before the State Championship final is marked by conversation
Players gathered and spoke for about half an hour before the shooting activity in Tijuca
By From the official website team - in
Learning from defeat is one of the main virtues of a winning team. And that's exactly the approach the Flamengo basketball team has adopted after the setback suffered against Pinheiros last Sunday (12.12/15.12) at Tijuca Tênis Clube. Especially because, this Wednesday (20/36), the Rubro-negro team begins the State Championship final series against Tijuca itself, at XNUMX pm, and wants full focus on the match to seek the XNUMXth Rio de Janeiro title in its history – sixth consecutive.
Proof of this is the traditional circle held by coach Paulo Chupeta before training, which was a little longer than usual on Tuesday (14.12/XNUMX), the last day of work before the final. The group talked for about half an hour. Chupeta, assistant João Batista, and captain Marcelinho were the ones who spoke the most. It was a time to "air dirty laundry" and reinforce the commitment to winning for the rest of the season.
"I'm very democratic. I don't argue with my players, I work on sharing, I talk to them a lot, and I always open up for everyone to talk. It's important to have these kinds of conversations to agree on what needs to be agreed upon and for the group to always be united," commented Chupeta.
Coming off an intense marathon of games, which continues with three more in the next five days, the team didn't perform very well on Tuesday. Instead of an activity or even a group session, the coaching staff opted to do only stretching and physical exercises, as well as a throwing session.
Since the first state title of this incredible sequence that could have the sixth consecutive title on Thursday (16.12), under the command of Paulo Chupeta, Flamengo has already won the Carioca Championships from 2005 to 2009, the National Championships of 2008 and 2009, in addition to the South American League of 2009. In addition, there were two South American runner-up championships and one Brazilian championship. In the 2010-2011 season, there are still disputes in the NBB and the League of the Americas.
Proof of this is the traditional circle held by coach Paulo Chupeta before training, which was a little longer than usual on Tuesday (14.12/XNUMX), the last day of work before the final. The group talked for about half an hour. Chupeta, assistant João Batista, and captain Marcelinho were the ones who spoke the most. It was a time to "air dirty laundry" and reinforce the commitment to winning for the rest of the season.
"I'm very democratic. I don't argue with my players, I work on sharing, I talk to them a lot, and I always open up for everyone to talk. It's important to have these kinds of conversations to agree on what needs to be agreed upon and for the group to always be united," commented Chupeta.
Coming off an intense marathon of games, which continues with three more in the next five days, the team didn't perform very well on Tuesday. Instead of an activity or even a group session, the coaching staff opted to do only stretching and physical exercises, as well as a throwing session.
Since the first state title of this incredible sequence that could have the sixth consecutive title on Thursday (16.12), under the command of Paulo Chupeta, Flamengo has already won the Carioca Championships from 2005 to 2009, the National Championships of 2008 and 2009, in addition to the South American League of 2009. In addition, there were two South American runner-up championships and one Brazilian championship. In the 2010-2011 season, there are still disputes in the NBB and the League of the Americas.