muwhahahahahaha...........lol! on linsul's "gymkata" post above bella's.
Chuck Norris is good, Chuck Norris is wise! I should be able to thank my own posts when they follow his laws of the universe.
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muwhahahahahaha...........lol! on linsul's "gymkata" post above bella's.
Leave out this element of awareness and coaches like me will take advantage of coaches like you and my kids will win.
"Once she decides who her rivals are then you can keep abreast of their doings and use that to compare and verbally pit your gymnast's progress against."
Who would do this asked, dunno?
Try Nastia's coach, dunno. That's who. I can show you a video where Valeri mentions this. His focus for his daughter was no one in this country.
Frankly, if you don't keep tabs on the competition and help your elites do it too, and they have the competitive spirit it takes to reach that level, then they probably won't make it to the top. I never met an elite coach that wasn't keenly privy to the competition's doings. And sometimes the elite gymnast knows more about her competition than her coach because of the way an elite gymnast tends to internalize her motivation.
The goody two shoes mentality at the elite level is just plain nonsense. Leave out this element of awareness and coaches like me will take advantage of coaches like you and my kids will win.
You might try encouragement based on what high performance gymnasts are doing. Like saying things such as: "While you're standing there chalking your hands for 5 minutes Nastia has probably done a whole bar routine."
You might try sitting down with your gymnast and watching various videos of Olympic or other high performance gymnast's routines and together plan what you might want your gymnast to learn and who you think her competition is. Once she decides who her rivals are then you can keep abreast of their doings and use that to compare and verbally pit your gymnast's progress against.
I suggest that you employ a subtle demeanor and be patient and measured. The more internalized the motivation becomes the less you will have to remind her how hard to work.
The same applies to lower level athletes, Coacharella. The hyper-intelligent motor genius will get bored with herself doing things that she finds easy. This type of kid cuts out the platitudes and only practices what it takes to win. Pointing toes and knees straight may not be necessary to beat her immediate competition. But she will do it in front of judges when it counts.