Radi: You probably do not know this about me but, I am from a small village in Ohio where I started gymnastics at the Licking County YMCA at the age of three. When I was eight I was in my first year of level five and we were told by the coaches that that was as good as I'll ever be. So having been doing private lessons with the gym I moved to (Champion Gymnastics and Cheer) for a year we finally made the decision to officially move gyms at the end of the competition season.
I then competed one year of level five and one meet of level six. I did one year of level seven and moved to level eight by the age of twelve. As a level eight I competed one year when we had found out that I was having some severe shoulder problems. This injury took two …show more content…
Many people do not get back to the sport after three years off. However through my parents, my coaches, my teachers, the military, employers, and other people who have had an influential role in who I am as the adult that I currently am today. I have learned the importance of working hard for what I have and to get where I want to be. I have learned that as a person and an employee you will be at the bottom until you prove that you are willing to work hard and to learn and to put your time in to get the advancements that come with working at …show more content…
As I'm sure you know team is where I want to be coaching. I love my pre-team girls that I have on Tuesdays am I am so glad I have continued to keep this class. They work so hard for me and I love being able to give them the direction needed to get them to competition state. I do not enjoy when I watch these bright, enthusiastic, talented, young gymnast go from having what they need and being excited about their sport and progress to being on team and losing all of that. I have watched several of them that worked so hard and should be doing amazingly in competition. They do not have that foundation that they worked so hard to built. They are either some of the favorites and allowed to get away with the minimum and being held throughout practice or they are not the favorites and are screamed at or ignored
I then competed one year of level five and one meet of level six. I did one year of level seven and moved to level eight by the age of twelve. As a level eight I competed one year when we had found out that I was having some severe shoulder problems. This injury took two …show more content…
Many people do not get back to the sport after three years off. However through my parents, my coaches, my teachers, the military, employers, and other people who have had an influential role in who I am as the adult that I currently am today. I have learned the importance of working hard for what I have and to get where I want to be. I have learned that as a person and an employee you will be at the bottom until you prove that you are willing to work hard and to learn and to put your time in to get the advancements that come with working at …show more content…
As I'm sure you know team is where I want to be coaching. I love my pre-team girls that I have on Tuesdays am I am so glad I have continued to keep this class. They work so hard for me and I love being able to give them the direction needed to get them to competition state. I do not enjoy when I watch these bright, enthusiastic, talented, young gymnast go from having what they need and being excited about their sport and progress to being on team and losing all of that. I have watched several of them that worked so hard and should be doing amazingly in competition. They do not have that foundation that they worked so hard to built. They are either some of the favorites and allowed to get away with the minimum and being held throughout practice or they are not the favorites and are screamed at or ignored