Indonesian diving head coach dissatisfied with China tour<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Diving head coach Harly Ramayani expressed
\ndissatisfaction with her divers performance during a tour of
\nChina earlier this month, saying that they should have achieved
\nbetter results.<\/p>\n
\"The divers managed to reach the semifinals but failed to
\nprogress to the finals. They couldn't realize their best
\npotential, perhaps because they were nervous,\" she said on
\nThursday evening while attending the National Sports Council
\n(KONI) roll call ceremony.<\/p>\n
\"However, the tour has opened their eyes to the ability of
\nbetter divers. So far, they are the best in the country and that
\nfact really impedes their progress.<\/p>\n
\"We must work harder, especially as Malaysian divers have also
\nbeen training in China for about three months and they showed
\nimprovement during the competition,\" Harly said.<\/p>\n
The Indonesian Swimming Federation (PRSI) sent six divers --
\nHusaini Nur, Jimmy and M. Nasrullah in the men's team, and Eka
\nPurnama, Nani Suryani and Shenny Ratna Amelia in the women's team
\n-- to the Asian Championships in Tienjin, China, on May 28 and
\nMay 29, and the Grand Prix Final in Xi'an, China, from June 1 to
\nJune 3. The tour was the final component of their preparations
\nfor the Kuala Lumpur Southeast Asian (SEA) Games from Sept. 8 to
\nSept. 17 this year.<\/p>\n
Despite her dissatisfaction, Harly gave credit to Eka and Nani
\nfor their performance in the newly introduced synchronized diving
\nevent, despite the pair not being able to practice at home
\nbecause Indonesia does not have a venue with twin diving towers.<\/p>\n
\"They trailed the Malaysian divers by only five points,
\nalthough they have never tried it here before. They just practice
\nthe take off but not the full routine.<\/p>\n
\"We would achieve a better score if we could have a training
\nsession in China. I'm sure we could grab the gold medal in Kuala
\nLumpur,\" Harly said.<\/p>\n
PRSI has requested some US$20,000 from KONI to finance a
\ntraining stint in China.<\/p>\n
From the six divers, only Shenny will compete in an individual
\nevent.<\/p>\n
\"Shenny is practically our best diver so she needs greater
\nchallenges. By competing in the two events she could gain
\nexperience from seeing the performances of other countries'
\ndivers.<\/p>\n
\"Her routines are already good, but she needs to improve her
\nentry as she makes too large a splash. She has to reduce the
\nsplash to earn more points.<\/p>\n
\"I have consulted a Chinese coach in order to improve her
\nentry. We will work it out soon. I think we can do more in the
\nthree months remaining prior to the SEA Games,\" Harly said.<\/p>\n
Harly emphasized the need for Shenny to work with a sports
\npsychologist to overcome her anxiety, especially after performing
\npoorly in the 2000 Sydney Olympics, where she finished at the
\nbottom of the table.<\/p>\n
\"Shenny always dives well during training, but she seemed to
\nforget it all in competition.<\/p>\n
\"Perhaps she is still traumatized by her failure in Sydney. I
\nthink she needs a psychologist to remedy her trauma,\" Harly said.
\n(nvn)<\/p>",
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