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CoachGoofy
Today I coached the first artistic meet I've done in a while.
Hoooboy. Coaches are crazy.
There's the team that is occupying 2/3 of the floor during warmup, and their coaches are encouraging it. No. Stoppit. You are not 2/3 of the meet, you don't get 2/3 of the equipment. Sharing: we learned it in kindergarten. This isn't nature where you make yourself as big as possible to scare off predators. It's friendly(ish) competition where we want all athletes to have the opportunity to do well.
And then there's the coaches who now work with a few girls from a gym/sinking ship I left over a year ago. If a kid runs over and gives me a hug and is excited to see me, you better believe I am going to hug her back and be excited to see her too! I am not in any way shape or form trying to steal her for my team. Yes, they look amazing, coaches, and I am thrilled that they are thriving with you. I don't even coach artistic very much any more, but even if I did, I left my last gym (the one you inherited these lovelies from) on extremely good terms with the parents. If I was what they were looking for, they have known where I am for well over a year. They are coming to your gym, and guess what? I support that. You don't need to glare at me like that. What is best for her right now is to be with you. She has gotten SO GOOD and that's great and I am thrilled to see her, but don't worry, I am not trying to steal her away.
I'm thinkin that maybe *all* gym people are crazy...
Hoooboy. Coaches are crazy.
There's the team that is occupying 2/3 of the floor during warmup, and their coaches are encouraging it. No. Stoppit. You are not 2/3 of the meet, you don't get 2/3 of the equipment. Sharing: we learned it in kindergarten. This isn't nature where you make yourself as big as possible to scare off predators. It's friendly(ish) competition where we want all athletes to have the opportunity to do well.
And then there's the coaches who now work with a few girls from a gym/sinking ship I left over a year ago. If a kid runs over and gives me a hug and is excited to see me, you better believe I am going to hug her back and be excited to see her too! I am not in any way shape or form trying to steal her for my team. Yes, they look amazing, coaches, and I am thrilled that they are thriving with you. I don't even coach artistic very much any more, but even if I did, I left my last gym (the one you inherited these lovelies from) on extremely good terms with the parents. If I was what they were looking for, they have known where I am for well over a year. They are coming to your gym, and guess what? I support that. You don't need to glare at me like that. What is best for her right now is to be with you. She has gotten SO GOOD and that's great and I am thrilled to see her, but don't worry, I am not trying to steal her away.
I'm thinkin that maybe *all* gym people are crazy...