This past weekend was my coaching debut in competition gymnastics for Intrigue Athletics.
We competed in Gallatin, TN, at "You're The One" Gymnastics Meet, hosted by The Master's. We were represented by a Level 3, Level 4, and Level 5 team. I have been coaching Team Gymnastics for the past three years, but this is my first season as a USAG Coach. This gave me the opportunity to be on the floor with my girls and right up in the action during the competition. It was a great experience and something I can't wait to do again.
I never imagined I would be coaching gymnastics on any level and definitely never dreamed I would be on the floor with these girls at the meets. Coaching these girls has been a challenge, but after this weekend I realized how much I enjoy it and how rewarding it realy is. Watching these girls compete and succeed after all the time, tears, and sweat they put in during offseason was unbelievable. When you are on the outside looking in on a sport, we often forget all the time and effort these kids and athletes put into practice, conditioning, private lessons, fundraisers, etc... I am now on the inside and I see it first hand, so to see these girls improve and make strides toward the ultimate goal in December was motivation and reassurance that my time coaching these girls was worth it. It gave me a renewed drive and committment to not only coaching these girls, but doing it the right way.
Sometimes in life we get to a point in our jobs, hobbies, and other things that we donate time to where we become idle. I realized this weekend that I do not want to become idle with these girls and that I want to be able to give them what they deserve. I always expect the best out of my girls, so I should return the favor and give them my best regardless of what is going on in my life or if I have had a bad day.
So I have challenged myself to not become idle and to put into these girls what they gave me this weekend. Where do you need to challenge yourself and refuse to become idle?
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As I have thought about our short times of discussion, there was a main theme that you always seemed to go to or end up at. It was to give your best and do what God intended you to do. And you still are focused on that. Always reminder that compassion goes along with drive and that will always keep you in the swing of not pushing too hard, but pushing with a loving intent to bring out in your students The best they can give because of the best you intend to give them. When they see your commitment...it will drive them to commitment as well
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