LONDON (AP) Hello (at)Twitter world!!! I am at (hash)Olympic games. Shd be training not tweeting ... LOL
Laugh if you want, but there is a little of the buzz Friday about sports athletes jeopardizing their medal chances with every "tweet" and "like" on Twitter and Facebook.
"I've discovered a significant close correlation between the amount of tweets at competitive occasions and the amount of under-performance," stated Sebastian Coe, a 2-time Olympic gold medalist within the 1,500 meters and also the mind organizer of what's being named the "Social Networking Games."
"From the personal perspective, after i was a sports athlete I simply wanted complete and total focus," he stated. "I understood it had been time which they do not plainly that frequently. Basically was concentrating on attempting to defend a title I would not be reading through Twitter, I would not want to consider it. Why would I "
British tennis star Andy Murray echoed individuals sentiments.
"You won't want to be onto it (Twitter) an excessive amount of,Inch Murray stated Friday. "It's a little like located on a pc twenty minutes, half an hour before your match. You would not be advisable to do this. Exactly the same is applicable with tweeting or cell phones, I'd have thought."
While saying yes that social networking is popular and fun, "Can't talk. (hash)training" might be probably the most apt tweet or status update, especially in the games. And it is far under 140 figures.
"It is good to stay in touch with the family and buddies," Australian shooter Alethea Sedgman stated. "But sport-smart, it's easier to focus without Facebook."
The Australian cycling team does not use social networking throughout competition time. No RTs on their behalf, maybe some RTTs (make sure to train).
"Cycling took their very own initiative along with other sports are searching at methods for doing that," Australian team chef p mission Nick Eco-friendly stated.
There's without doubt that more than the following month Facebook will most likely enable you to get closer than ever before to Olympic sports athletes.
In the London Games, their tweeting will explain a lot more than you'll need or possibly in order to learn about their life styles and everyday habits.
For example, Michael Phelps does not such as the new U.S. go swimming team caps. Usain Bolt is hungry for chicken. American hurdler Lolo Johnson is really a virgin.
It is a window as to the they believe, the things they eat, the things they pay attention to watching. Essentially, the way they live.
Johnson, incidentally, states she's waiting for the best guy. TMI
"There's without doubt that social networking continues to be and is a distraction," stated Eco-friendly, the Australian chef p mission. "I have also stated you can use it in an exceedingly positive way and also the sports athletes are exercising where individuals limitations are."
Social networking is alright, tennis player Elena Baltacha stated, "as long as you are sensible and you are not tweeting while you walk onto court."
Most likely the craze is even putting on off for many sports stars.
"I really haven't tried it (tweet) for a few several weeks," stated Murray, who did not even tweet about reaching the Wimbledon final a couple of days ago.
Many Olympic teams are in possession of recommendations how sports athletes may use Facebook along with other online platforms, setting limitations for questionable posts. It's especially relevant this season, with social networking clearly being accepted through the Worldwide Olympic Committee.
The British Olympic Association, which watches over 542 sports athletes the greatest team in the games has put together a listing of "Dos" and "Do nots."
Additionally to alerts about promising and unacceptable posts, the BOA notes that tweeting also could provide the opposition a lift.
"DON'T ... Forget your competitors might be reading through," the BOA states. "Other rivals may gain confidence when they read any comments you are making about poor form in training, feeling tired, upset or have less confidence."
And there is one other reason for sports athletes to beware social networking: It does not really cause you to very interpersonal.
"There's so lots of things to do and see here," Sedgman stated. "There's better things you can do than take a seat on the sofa and experience Facebook, as entertaining as that's."
TTYL.
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