Posts Tagged ‘Character’
Boo and the dinosaurs
It was a while back, but we were at a meet: Sometimes during competition our small team might be grouped with another small team; and we were. You don’t get to pick who you’re with, and that sometimes is uncomfortable. Now I’ve been with great groups, fun coaches, coaches who inspire and coaches I admire. I’ve also been…
Read MoreWhat’s with the Fire Engine?
Sunday (March 14th) I came home from a long weekend in Oshkosh at a competition. I was home 5 minutes when Coach Matt called from the gym and told me there was an odd smell, like something burning, in the gym. When I went in to investigate I smelled it too. We searched the gym, smelling…
Read MoreCoaches teaching Character; it should be a priority
I read an impressive blog from a coach in Missouri who was stating how important it was for us as coaches to instill integrity and honor in our athletes. I was happy to see that his suggestions were all part of the team program that we have operated since Gymfinity’s inception. I was even happier to…
Read MoreCheer bashing “may” have a strong leg to stand on
Currently Cheer is the target of a lot of negative press, some of it deserved. As you may know, we “had” a cheer program at Gymfinity for about 5 years and though it often conflicted with our program philosophy we enjoyed the team and the girls who participated. It was wonderful to have an activity…
Read MoreA guest blogger: Marie L.
The following is an essay written by Marie L., a 12 year old former gymnastics team member here at Gymfinity. She is also considering a return to the team and I think her essay helped her thought process. I was not Marie’s direct coach but I remember that the other coaches spoke highly of her…
Read MoreWhat you get for your investment
We will be in polite company, visiting, or with new friends at a party and someone will say it. The response usually gets my wife’s eyes to roll and the person asking to get an avalanche of “more than you wanted to know” soapbox speech from me. What do they say? Usually it starts with…
Read MorePride
Letter to my Level 7, 8 and 9 parents: For those of you who didn’t know, our Level 8 team: Lexi A, Briana S, Chelsea G, Kendra N. and Maddy M. won. At the St. Jude benefit meet they won the first place team award which rewarded them with an enormous trophy AND a $250…
Read MoreWhat the heck is PKFR anyway?
Over the last few weeks Gymfinity has rolled out, pardon the pun, it’s latest program: PKFR. We have opened the door to this new kind of program, an organized program that you can’t find anywhere else in Wisconsin. It’s ParKour/Free Running. But what is it? My easiest explanation is to say that if gymnastics and running…
Read MoreMy New Years Resolve
Every year we set our goals and make New Years Resolutions. I usually vow to quit smoking (I am a non-smoker) so my success rate is 100% every year.Recently I wrote about goal setting and we just went through our annual goal setting project with my team girls. So maybe I have goals and direction…
Read MoreSearching for “it”
Wake up call: At a soccer game with freezing rain, not that the weather is important to the story, but I wanted to point out that it never rains or freezes in the gym “OK Owen (my son) go out there and go for it, you can do it.” He runs out to join the team…
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