It can cause dramatic physical changes such as increased heartbeat, sweating, and even nausea. Gymnasts and coaches, being human, are subject to the same emotion. The coach-gymnast relationship is one where patience often stretches a little thin in both directions resulting in feelings of anger. Research, however, has clearly shown that anger is a natural part of every healthy relationship. To better understand the dynamics involved in dealing with these feelings we first must know several things about anger as an emotion.
Anger can often serve several psychological purposes.
It is a mistake to always link anger to personal conflict. People use expressed anger in the wrong way to meet a variety of questionable emotional needs. Anger usually develops as the result of other emotions. Fear and anxiety can quickly change into anger and be so expressed in the gym during training. In reality, the angry gymnast may be a frightened athlete.