New for back-to-school: As soon as you walk in the gym, awkward school photos and candid lawn gymnastics shots of each girl greet you, along with fun facts. Favorite food? Best friend? Favorite gymnastics event? We've got the juice.
I think the attention's good. It makes the girls feel noticed, makes them stand up a bit taller. It may even make them want to work harder (imagine?!).
This summer, I sat the older girls down for an inspirational talk on goal-setting. Then I sent them to separate areas of the gym with pencils and paper. They returned with specific goals, which delighted me. Of course, some of the girls then disappeared for the rest of the summer, along with any hopes of learning new skills.
Today we hand out index cards to all the girls. It's official: everyone's setting a goal, and it's going up on the wall for all posterity.
I look over Alejandra's shoulder as she writes:
Bars: pullover
Beam: back tuck
We all gotta dream.
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Hilarious!
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