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Being a Good Sports Parent (The Final Chapter)

By Gymfinity | July 5, 2011 |

Last part, I promise. Then I’ll go back to my soapbox on other topics. Though I would love to hear your thoughts. In summary; here is a quick quiz to see if your child has a chance to be a champion. It’s written regardless of age but it focuses on children before high school.…

Being a Good Sports Parent (Part 3)

By Gymfinity | June 28, 2011 |

I appreciate your hanging in there, I hope this is helpful. There are some very definitive descriptors between the over-zealous parent and the supportive and positive parent. Sometimes they are subtle and sometimes they scream. The obsessive parent always seeks to have their child noticed, overtly or covertly, they want their child recognized. How else…

Being a Good Sports Parent (Part 2)

By Gymfinity | June 21, 2011 |

Thanks for returning to see part 2 Sports parents have a very important job, without them, and without them doing their “job” the coach’s job becomes nearly impossible. First off, a parent must provide the athlete; that is not just getting the kid to the gym, but providing a sport ready child. To clarify, let’s compare…

Being a Good Sports Parent (Part 1)

By Gymfinity | June 15, 2011 |

This post got a little long….imagine. So I will post it in a few parts. Stay tuned for the next publications. Recently I read about a town in Australia that actually implemented laws that govern parent behavior at sporting events. Stepping out of line is punishable by banishment from the play area, and/or fines. My…

Lessons from a childhood round

By Gymfinity | March 30, 2011 |

To look at me, you wouldn’t think that I was such a thinker. I might look like a meat-head, but there is some depth below the surface. I live so deeply inside my head that sometimes I find the “real” world a very odd place. That is most likely some psychological condition that I accept…

Square gyms for round kids

By Gymfinity | March 13, 2011 |

“ Square pegs in round holes” is an expression connoting that one thing may not be the ideal fit for another, it implies impossibility of solution. I’ve always thought that it also implies something out-of-place, an imperfect match. In the world of fitness we see so many square pegs aiming for round holes and covering…

A Big Ol’ Thanks

By Gymfinity | March 4, 2011 |

Saturday we held the Kieran’s Klub benefit at Gymfinity. I was very happy to see the number of people who came out to support this boy, this kid that they never met. We had 75 kids come out to “play with a purpose” and many donated well over the suggested donation for admission. I…

Throwing Starfish

By Gymfinity | February 9, 2011 |

On February 26th from 1-4PM Gymfinity is hosting a fund-raiser for the family of Kieran Jaymeson. Why? I had a well-meaning mom ask me that question and I responded “because I should.” Kieran was born traumatically in 2009 about a month early. His mom, Rachelle, had Peripartum cardiomyopathy. In essence her heart was tired of beating…

I’m embarrassed, are you?

By Gymfinity | January 12, 2011 |

Sadly I have to admit that I am embarrassed by the state of sports and sportsmanship today. Being in the profession of training athletes I take very seriously the underlying lessons that are prevalent in training young people. When I see the negative results that become evident in athlete and fan behavior; when coaches, administrators…

15 minutes for the New Year

By Gymfinity | December 31, 2010 |

I wanted to have one last post before the New Year. It’s been a great year at Gymfinity and next year will be even better. New Years is a time to make resolutions. People swear off candy, drinking, cussing, smoking and other resolved changes that usually don’t take long to reverse. Maybe instead of setting…