Why I Want To Become A Coach?

A coach is someone who uplifts their athletes and helps them become a better person inside and out, which is why I have dedicated my time to teaching young gymnasts the sport that I have been in love with since I was seven years old. Also, because I truly believe that gymnastics helps young girls become physically and mentally stronger. Becoming a coach has made me become a more coachable athlete because I have now seen both sides of athletics.
To begin, becoming a coach has made me realize how important a close bond between coach and athlete truly is. By being a gymnast myself, and experiencing an awkward relationship with a previous coach has made me try that much harder to form a connection with my athletes. My old coach would never ask
Sometimes, being tough on athlete helps them get going or be motivated, but in order to do that, you first have to get to know them and understand their limits. To go along with my previous statement, the more familiar I get with my gymnasts, the more I understand their mannerisms and why they act the way they do. By making them more comfortable with me, it makes it easier to see what kind of athlete they are when it comes to corrections and how they take them. Whether they are a kid that can take constructive criticism and apply it to what skill they are performing, or if they are the kid that will take it to heart and be upset, or think they are not good enough. I see both sides of the spectrum every day, I have to speak to one girl differently than I do another because they apply things and respond to words and corrections in a different way. For instance, I coach a girl named Sammy who will take criticism like a professional. I could be telling her a correction from the other side of the gym and she will nod her head and apply it her next turn. On the other end, however, I coach an athlete named Annika who doesn’t take
For instance, handling gymnasts who do not listen or who do not apply corrections when they are perfectly capable of doing so get’s very frustrating. However, being around them and having to deal with a situation like that often has made me handle it and redirect my frustration because it is not totally acceptable to yell at an athlete. Situations like these are the most hindering thing I have to deal with as a coach, and sometimes all I want to do is yell. I obviously couldn’t; because by doing so, it just makes the situation that much more aggravating and it could also cause the gymnast to stop cooperating altogether. In order for me to help my gymnasts understand and apply a correction after doing the same thing wrong over and over, I pull them aside and explain to them exactly what they are doing wrong rather than just standing there and telling them the same thing every time they perform a skill. It gets redundant over time and eventually the girls just start tuning me out. I think it helps me stay calm as well as help them actually comprehend what I am trying to get them to do. If something like that doesn’t work, I bring out slow motion video so they can actually see what they are doing wrong, rather than me just telling them. Another thing that has made me become a more level-headed person, is having to deal with gymnasts on meet