Posts Tagged ‘Cheer’
Gymfinity Community Service
About 6 months ago, I met with our team parents about hosting our annual meet. Every year we have a different theme to unify the whole meet and decorate. As I sat with the parents that night someone suggested a food drive as a theme, and someone else said it could tie in with a…
Read MoreCoaches Talking about China Vs. the U.S.
I recently got a very interesting e-mail from a blog friend that compares China’s to the Canadian system (He’s Canadian). I found his observations, provided from another friend, were very interesting; so I sent them to all of Gymfinity’s team coaches. One coach responded. She is an amazing student of the sport and her knowledge about…
Read MoreGymfinity’s Home Meet Rocks
This weekend we hosted the “With A Star On Top” gymnastics invitational. We thought it would be a small meet but it turned into a meet of over 350 gymnasts with almost 1000 spectators. Big. Our team parents group was amazing. This meet was organized and operated by parents and it went off without a…
Read MoreProof: tough love is a good thing
A recent study shows that the principles of “tough love” lead kids to be more successful throughout life. The study done by a parenting “think tank” says that a balance of warmth and discipline improves social skills more than a laissez-faire, authoritarian or disengaged upbringing. We’ve said it (and lived it) for years, but finally there…
Read MoreThe People with your kids
Along with the “boy he got lucky on the weather today” comments the halls were flooded with the conversations about why Mr. Brunner was up there. When asked me I said “because he believes in you kids.” I applaud his dedication and his daring, I give him a lot of respect for following through; that’s a lesson to…
Read MorePoking fun at the past
Here is a pretty funny spoof on (former) eastern block coaches who have immigrated to America and become gymnastics professionals. (WARNING: THE VIDEO DOES HAVE ONE BIT OF INAPPROPRIATE LANGUAGE) The video title mentions Marta Karolyi by name but there are more than just Marta out there. British comic Tracey Ullman is poking fun at coaches who, through neglect,…
Read MoreBig weekend for Gymfinity!!
What a weekend we had. There was so much going on at the gym and so much fun too. On Friday: we had the sidewalk put in, so the parking lot is full of large construction vehicles. It makes it a little constricted for a while but in the end, we will have more parking and…
Read MoreThe Beauty of Children
This story was passed to me from a coaching friend. My first thought was “awww, how cute.” Then I thought more about the legacy we leave and the legacy that our team kids develop through the years they are in the gym. Children never cease to amaze me. That’s why I love what I do. The…
Read MoreLook where we’ve been
Look where we have come from. I tell the kids I coach that when I was young in the sport that girls did “beats” on the bar, we tumbled on wrestling mats, the beam was made of wood and the vault was a horse not a table . They look at me with a confused look, the…
Read MoreRecognizing Greatness
The other night we had a very unfortunate event in the gym. One of our team tumblers fell and broke her arm. It’s a rough time, when that happens, for everyone. I had to think twice about blogging this topic as it states the fact that “injuries happen” and I didn’t want to seem either…
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