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Big weekend for Gymfinity!!
What a weekend we had. There was so much going on at the gym and so much fun too. On Friday: we had the sidewalk put in, so the parking lot is full of large construction vehicles. It makes it a little constricted for a while but in the end, we will have more parking and…
Read MoreHomework and the Gym
We are now entering the season of prolonged darkness and lousy weather but also the honeymoon of the school year is over. Kids are now in the routine day-to-day existence of school and the new teacher, new class, new way of doing things has become passe. Kids now have to make a commitment to study and…
Read MoreThe Beauty of Children
This story was passed to me from a coaching friend. My first thought was “awww, how cute.” Then I thought more about the legacy we leave and the legacy that our team kids develop through the years they are in the gym. Children never cease to amaze me. That’s why I love what I do. The…
Read MoreLook where we’ve been
Look where we have come from. I tell the kids I coach that when I was young in the sport that girls did “beats” on the bar, we tumbled on wrestling mats, the beam was made of wood and the vault was a horse not a table . They look at me with a confused look, the…
Read MoreRecognizing Greatness
The other night we had a very unfortunate event in the gym. One of our team tumblers fell and broke her arm. It’s a rough time, when that happens, for everyone. I had to think twice about blogging this topic as it states the fact that “injuries happen” and I didn’t want to seem either…
Read MoreGymfinity on the news
Recently the news crew from Channel 3 came to Gymfinity to interview athletes and coaches regarding the potential for the Olympics to be held in Chicago. We all know how the vote went, but having the news crew here was fun. If you didn’t get a chance to see it, here it is. <embed src=”http://video.channel3000.com/inline/swf/FlowPlayerLight.swf?config=%7Bembedded%3Atrue%2C%22controlBarGloss%22%3a%22normal%22%2c%22controlBarBackgroundColor%22%3a%220x3A5B7E%22%2cbaseURL%3A%27http%3A//video.channel3000.com/swf%27%2CmenuItems%3A%5B0%2C1%2C1%2C0%2C1%2C1%2C0%5D%2CconfigFileName%3A%27http%3A%2F%2Fvideo.channel3000.com%2Finline%2Fasync_scripts%2Fconfig.php%3Fembed%3Dtrue%26id%3D24796%27%7D”…
Read MoreA great perspective on competitive Gymnastics
I get many e mails from friends and colleagues regarding gymnastics, tumbling, fitness, circuses even still cheerleading. Some of the information is great, and some is just the current hub-bub in these activities. Recently a friend sent me the link to the video below. I have explained many times the legacy of gymnastics to our team…
Read MoreKid Gloves: Part Deux
I slipped. The other night at team training, I told a gymnast of mine that what she attempted to do was “awesome.” It wasn’t. The form was not good, she was unfocused and the technique was , lets just say, needing a little attention. I was dismissive because I was watching 9 other girls at…
Read MoreKilling with Kid Gloves: Part 1
I recently had to defend our program to a parent who told me that programs like Gymfinity were causing harm to children rather than helping them prepare for life by stressing competition over esteem building. We were never going to get on the same page. We had to agree to disagree, I respectfully listened until…
Read MoreShopping with Gymfinity, and why
In the past Gymfinity has offered scholarships to people who could not afford to pay for a class at our own cost. We found that giving classes or programs away gave them no value for the people who received them. We implemented a work study program and found that people who were in need were also…
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