Posts Tagged ‘Parenting’
Kid Gloves: Part Deux
I slipped. The other night at team training, I told a gymnast of mine that what she attempted to do was “awesome.” It wasn’t. The form was not good, she was unfocused and the technique was , lets just say, needing a little attention. I was dismissive because I was watching 9 other girls at…
Read MoreKilling with Kid Gloves: Part 1
I recently had to defend our program to a parent who told me that programs like Gymfinity were causing harm to children rather than helping them prepare for life by stressing competition over esteem building. We were never going to get on the same page. We had to agree to disagree, I respectfully listened until…
Read MoreShopping with Gymfinity, and why
In the past Gymfinity has offered scholarships to people who could not afford to pay for a class at our own cost. We found that giving classes or programs away gave them no value for the people who received them. We implemented a work study program and found that people who were in need were also…
Read MoreBack to school and Gymfinity
This is the time of year when kids are ready to go back to school. They have played all summer long and are ready to get back to the orderly day of school and after school activities. I remember as a child when the end of August rolled up that I was usually anxious to…
Read MoreGetting “serious” in the gym
Question I got the other day: When should my kid start serious gymnastics training? My Answer: The first thing I said was “never.” In my opinion, a child should always be having fun, and shouldn’t have to consider starting “serious” training. Once a child stops enjoying the sport, it’s only a matter of time before s/he quits altogether.…
Read MoreReasons why Gymfinity staff is the BEST in Dane County
What a great weekend! This last weekend Gymfinity was the host to a gymnastics summit. 6 Wisconsin gyms grouped together to bring a professional staff trainer from St. Louis Missouri in to assist with a group staff training. Coach/Business owner and lecturer Tom Burgdorf travelled to Madison to present to the staff from Gymfinity, Altius…
Read MoreGrabbing the “health bull” by the horns
Unstrap your feedbag (you’ll get that later) and lets take straight about the state of fiutness with ourselves and our children. Lets put away all of the polite and nice beating around the bush for one minute. We have become a sluggish culture of over-fat people who don’t exercise, eat too much and use our…
Read MoreSay what you mean, sure. But how do you say it?
I wanted to write about coaches and athletes but after my first re-read of this post, I see that the same article applies to parents and their children as well. When you read this substitute the words “Home” and “Kids” for “Gym” and “Gymnast”, you’ll see what I mean. The point is still very valid…
Read MoreWhy “not” Cheer?
We often have people ask us why we got rid of our cheer program and the answer is very complex. First and foremost, our program actually left us. Complaining that a program of 39 kids should have precedent over 2 programs with much higher enrollment (Gymnastics at 600+ and Tumble and Tramp at near 100),…
Read More“Make it or Break it” 99% wrong.
Recently, ABC Family television network added a show called “Make it or Break It“. It chronicles the soap opera lives of a team of gymnasts, their morally challenged coach and their bizarre and obsessive parents. There have only been 2 episodes to air (the third is tonight) but as you would expect, I have a few…
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