The powerful flanker has seen his progress slowed by injuries. But his mental work and better knowledge of his body are assets for the coming season, during which he will have more responsibilities.
Pierre-Samuel Pacheco is one of those players not spared from injury. Even though he is only 22 years old and has many good years ahead of him, his career so far has been frustrating, as the boy is steeped in talent. ” It’s not a feeling, it’s a realityconcedes his trainer Julien Sarraute. Injuries have hampered his development. It was very difficult for him to apprehend all these periods of long injuries and these recurring relapses. »
From the age of 18, the flanker had already experienced a white season caused by pubalgia and other muscle problems. Last season, he played seven games, seven times more than the previous season. Still, his performances on the pitch foreshadowed the best and heralded a whole different season. But injuries are still there.
However, the main interested party is putting all these problems aside. It is enough to note this beginning of physical preparation, in which it is completely fulfilled. ” It’s going very well !he expresses. It sure hits hard, but that’s the principle of physical development preparation. You have to start very strong and then focus on rugby. »
His rugby precisely, he finds it, thanks to a positive state of mind. ” When you do the preparation, when you go through the start of the season, you are good in your head and you want to start”, he continues. And this is not insignificant, for him who attaches particular importance to this aspect of the profession of professional rugby player. Surely the fruit of too long isolated periods of re-athletics. ” With my past, I know my body better and I will be able to manage if an injury happens. Then I pay close attention to what is around training, especially recovery, with hydration and sleep. »
A highly important mental preparation
While the subject of mental preparation is taking more and more space in high-level rugby, Pacheco concedes having worked with a specialist in the matter. ” When you moped with the wounds, it really helpshe testifies. For some people, mental preparation is very important. We develop physically, technically but we leave the mental work aside. For those who have had a lot of injuries, it can be interesting. »
The collaboration with a mental trainer coupled with a better knowledge of his body gives him great confidence in his physical abilities today. ” We work with him to accompany him and so that he is able to chain the training sessions at first and, then, he will find this pleasure of chaining the matches.specifies Julien Sarraute. We have to break the vicious circle in which he had fallen. We have to seek a virtuous circle. »
The confidence given to him by the staff at the dawn of this new season can only be a good thing.
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