After more than twenty years of active participation in national and international events, Mariusz Wlazły, the captain of Trefl Gdańsk, has announced his retirement from professional play after the playoff phase.
Wlazły has shared his future plans, stating that he will remain involved in the sport but in a different capacity. He will become the coordinator of psychological preparation within the training staff at Trefl. His interest in the complexity of sports competition has led him to appreciate the importance of analyzing the various factors that contribute to emotional stress and pressure in sports competition. As such, he believes that psychological preparation is as important as any other aspect of training and player preparation for sports competition.
The president of the Gdańsk club, Dariusz Gadomski, has already launched a project for a psychological care program for Trefl’s volleyball players, in which they collaborate with Doctor Marta Witkowska. In the upcoming season, Wlazły will take on his new role as the coordinator of psychological preparation, including organizing cooperation between the team and the psychologist.
