Posts Tagged ‘Parenting’
Proof: 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 MoreHomework and the Gym
We are now entering the season of prolonged darkness and lousy weather but also the honeymoon of the school year is over. Kids are now in the routine day-to-day existence of school and the new teacher, new class, new way of doing things has become passe. Kids now have to make a commitment to study 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…
Read MoreGymfinity on the news
Recently the news crew from Channel 3 came to Gymfinity to interview athletes and coaches regarding the potential for the Olympics to be held in Chicago. We all know how the vote went, but having the news crew here was fun. If you didn’t get a chance to see it, here it is. <embed src=”http://video.channel3000.com/inline/swf/FlowPlayerLight.swf?config=%7Bembedded%3Atrue%2C%22controlBarGloss%22%3a%22normal%22%2c%22controlBarBackgroundColor%22%3a%220x3A5B7E%22%2cbaseURL%3A%27http%3A//video.channel3000.com/swf%27%2CmenuItems%3A%5B0%2C1%2C1%2C0%2C1%2C1%2C0%5D%2CconfigFileName%3A%27http%3A%2F%2Fvideo.channel3000.com%2Finline%2Fasync_scripts%2Fconfig.php%3Fembed%3Dtrue%26id%3D24796%27%7D”…
Read MoreA great perspective on competitive Gymnastics
I get many e mails from friends and colleagues regarding gymnastics, tumbling, fitness, circuses even still cheerleading. Some of the information is great, and some is just the current hub-bub in these activities. Recently a friend sent me the link to the video below. I have explained many times the legacy of gymnastics to our team…
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