Vice Presidents of Olympic Sports and Rowing celebrate the start of the CUIDAR project
Directors attended the opening of the club's first course offered to sports professionals
By Isabela Abirached - in
Alexandre Póvoa and Bruno Cotecchia, vice-presidents of Olympic Sports and Rowing, respectively, attended the opening of the club's 9st School of Sports Professionals, which officially launched the course program for the CUIDAR project - Unified Center for Identification and Development of Performance Athletes, on the morning of this Monday (XNUMX). The lecture was given by Professor Doctor Roger de Moraes, who spoke about the factors that lead an athlete to reach high performance - genetics, infrastructure and the application of science in training.
"This day is very important and symbolic for me. When we took over in 2013, we knew we had a huge challenge ahead of us. I was an athlete at the club and have been a Flamengo fan for over 30 years. And our idea was to take advantage of the Olympic cycle to rebuild the club. Since then, a lot has happened, and today we begin with the CUIDAR project to get where we want to be: playing sports at a high level. Flamengo has an obligation to lead the country," said Póvoa.
The Vice President of Olympic Sports also noted that, beyond the guaranteed representatives at this year's Olympic Games, the club's main objective is to develop new talent with an eye on the next editions of the Olympics.
"Of the eight sports that exist at the club, seven will have representatives at Rio 2016, including athletes and coaching staff, but our main objective is to make Flamengo a producer of high-performance athletes for the 2020 games onwards. CUIDAR is here to develop from the base prevention, psychological and physical preparation, everything that involves the structuring of a high-level athlete," he explained.
Cotecchia also believes in this path for the founding red-black sport.
"In line with Olympic sports, our focus is on development. Flamengo's rowing team thrived and won championships by bringing in athletes from other clubs or abroad, who didn't even stay here. There was no sustainable way to develop athletes. We are seeking this sustainability," he concluded.
"This day is very important and symbolic for me. When we took over in 2013, we knew we had a huge challenge ahead of us. I was an athlete at the club and have been a Flamengo fan for over 30 years. And our idea was to take advantage of the Olympic cycle to rebuild the club. Since then, a lot has happened, and today we begin with the CUIDAR project to get where we want to be: playing sports at a high level. Flamengo has an obligation to lead the country," said Póvoa.
The Vice President of Olympic Sports also noted that, beyond the guaranteed representatives at this year's Olympic Games, the club's main objective is to develop new talent with an eye on the next editions of the Olympics.
"Of the eight sports that exist at the club, seven will have representatives at Rio 2016, including athletes and coaching staff, but our main objective is to make Flamengo a producer of high-performance athletes for the 2020 games onwards. CUIDAR is here to develop from the base prevention, psychological and physical preparation, everything that involves the structuring of a high-level athlete," he explained.
Cotecchia also believes in this path for the founding red-black sport.
"In line with Olympic sports, our focus is on development. Flamengo's rowing team thrived and won championships by bringing in athletes from other clubs or abroad, who didn't even stay here. There was no sustainable way to develop athletes. We are seeking this sustainability," he concluded.