Season moving quickly!
February 10, 2013
Despair sets in when I see that the last post was months ago! How quickly time flies. Our provincial girls are just heading up to their last qualifier - boys to the 2nd. Our ODP athletes all competed successfully at their first meet in Richmond Hill. And finally our girls Invitational will compete on Feb 22 as a nice warmup to Borden hosting the 3rd Provincial Qualifying meet. Our invitational boys will be chomping at the bit to compete in Sudbury in April.
We have had such a great year for parents and athletes, barring a few minor and semi-serious injuries. I hate injuries, I play them over and over in my head to see what if anything was avoidable. Sometimes if I come to the conclusion that the injury would have occurred in a playground or at school just as easily I am somewhat consoled, but I do really detest gymnastics-specific injuries. We work hard every day to avoid them, the safety of your children weighs on my mind and on the minds of all coaches as much as the safety of our own children. In fact, we (coaches) are often far more cavalier about our own children!
Just finished the most terrific read, I will post a separate blog about it, but the book is called "Selling the Dream" it is co-written by Ken Campbell and Jim Parcels. It is ALL about hockey and anyone who knows me, knows that is not my favourite subject, but the information it has regarding parents behaviour in pursuit of their children's dreams is just so applicable to gymnastics that I was hooked.
We have had such a great year for parents and athletes, barring a few minor and semi-serious injuries. I hate injuries, I play them over and over in my head to see what if anything was avoidable. Sometimes if I come to the conclusion that the injury would have occurred in a playground or at school just as easily I am somewhat consoled, but I do really detest gymnastics-specific injuries. We work hard every day to avoid them, the safety of your children weighs on my mind and on the minds of all coaches as much as the safety of our own children. In fact, we (coaches) are often far more cavalier about our own children!
Just finished the most terrific read, I will post a separate blog about it, but the book is called "Selling the Dream" it is co-written by Ken Campbell and Jim Parcels. It is ALL about hockey and anyone who knows me, knows that is not my favourite subject, but the information it has regarding parents behaviour in pursuit of their children's dreams is just so applicable to gymnastics that I was hooked.
Posted by Michelle Pothier.
