Posts Tagged ‘Character’
A belief that children should have limits on time to save the world or crush pigs using a bird as a weapon
This weekend I travelled with our Trampoline and Tumbling team because my 2 boys compete. It was a great experience and I truly enjoyed spending time with the kids as well as the other team parents. I did notice that we all have the same problem. Screen time. Every moment when the kids were not…
Read MoreLemme tell ya bout Kurt and Mel
As I see it there are 3 areas of influence on a child that forms them into the person that they will be: The family, The school and The friends. The family is responsible for teaching the child the love, honor, respect, to be responsible, to share and follow values. The school teaches them skills…
Read MoreIs this really worth it for our kids?
It’s after 5:00 and you had to stay a few minutes later at work. Now the stress piles on, you have to get home, get her to gymnastics and him to the swimming practice and you have 15 minutes to do it. You don’t want to be that parent, the one who comes in late…
Read MoreLets get ready for the Olympics
I am very excited about the upcoming Olympic games. Granted there will be no gymnastics, trampoline or swimming but I still feel that I have caught Olympic fever. Watching athletes come together in peace to battle through sport is exhilarating. Knowing that when the games are over the athletes will part as friends who shared…
Read MoreEffort, Dedication and Success
Our goal at Gymfinity is two-fold. We want kids to realize that they can exceed their own potential regardless of the topic and we want them to feel success. In regards to potential, we have to first identify what the child feels that they can accomplish and then we have to convince them that with…
Read MoreKids getting gifts shouldn’t embarass you
I have always been vocal about “give to get” policy when it comes to gift season. I also am not big on getting gifts, I often ask people who intend to honor me to give it to someone who has need, and that acn be a better gift to me. Most of my friends know…
Read MoreThe energy of the crowd plays a part
We have 2 seasons at Gymfinity. The compulsory teams just finished their season and the higher level gymnastics as well as the trampoline and tumbling teams are just about to get their’s started. So this post is allowing some parents to assess if they did it right, and some parents to get the heads up…
Read More2 Simple words that can change the world
It’s funny how something so simple can be so powerful. Let me give you two examples about how something so easy as saying “thanks” can change the world. At our staff meetings we go around the room and share stories of positive things in the gym. We hear about when children overcome fear, or when…
Read MoreGoal Setting and strategy
One of the things I love best about being a gymnastics coach is how our sport teaches so much beyond skills to children. One of my favorite by-products is having kids learn goal setting. When we talk about goals with our new optional level team kids we explain that goals are like sign posts: we…
Read MoreTreat for a trick? Of course.
I remember Halloween as a kid. I went out until I was about 14 years old (I was small for 14) because, with candy as a motivation, I would do anything. We set out at sunset and came back around 10. It was a job for us. We took it pretty seriously. It’s a bit…
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