In sports today, top athletes are fast approaching the physical limits of the human body. The only real possibility for improvement is the mind. A growing number of European and North American scientists are coming up with new tools for sports performance to benefit from the mental capacities of the brain — an area which has been long neglected. Now sharing their discoveries with professional sports and Olympic teams, these scientists are offering brand new perspectives to sports coaches who use them to build tailor-made training programs in which observation, concentration, and management of stress and emotions are key to unlocking “the perfect athlete.”
FILM INFO
Director: Benoît Laborde
Producers: French Connection Films, Codex Now, Amopix, Arte France
Year: 2015
Length: 52 minutes
Languages: English, French
Partners: Procirep & Angoa, SVT, The National Institute for Sport, Expertise & Performance (INSEP), The French Film Board (CNC)
Broadcasters: Arte France, SVT (Sweden), RTS (Switzerland), IciExplora (Canada), ETV (Estonia), MBC (Ile Maurice)