Each and every "brick" in the 4-year Olympic preparation program is important and has its own role in the construction of the desired result. The present paper focuses on presenting the Improvisational Theatre component in the mental preparation program of the Olympic Epee Team before the 2016 Olympic Games. There were identified a lot of similarities between Improvisation Theatre and fencing, as follows: the dialogue with the partner/opponent; accepting the duel and challenges; the unpredictability and tolerance of the unknown; reaction speed; attitude towards taking risks; confidence in the initial decision; uncensored access to manifest latent resources too; the ability of coping with the surprise element; when high performance is achieved, the need to return to base (Game/Load). The athletes involved in this program were the members of the Olympic Women's Epee Team. As a result of the complementary training program, the athletes identified the fact that all the difficulties they had faced during the Improvisational Theatre training sessions were also present during the bouts, concluding that the transfer between the nonspecific training (Improvisation Theatre training) and the specific sports preparation could be done successfully. The added value of these training sessions was in terms of attitude, flow, pleasure and decision-making.
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