Ok I need to get the fierceboard app because I go to work and come back and all this stuff goes down.
3. There is a difference between being tough and just plain cruel or mean. Ms. Pascale said it well in the Twinkles documentary. Youth Coaches are responsible not only for the physical development but also for the emotional and social development as well. I think it is important for them to do that. Hey even the NFL has a mentoring program for athletes who are struggling. It is important to remember that yes they win world championship after world championship but hey they are still kids who make mistakes and need different types of coaching.
4. I don't think its all anyone's fault there are always two sides to every story but I smell something fishy going on.
That being said I don't know anyone in the situation and I live about as far from NC as possible in North America so these are my observations and opinions.
I know i´m late to this (i have the fierceboard app but 20 min. lunch break aren´t enough for all this), but funny thing is:
From the beginning of this drama i had the scene from the twinkles documentary in my head where one of the coaches talks to a little girl who is crying one on one and tells her: Look how heavy you´re breathing.. nothing about cheerleading is so important that it should make you this upset. (Maybe she worded it a little different, i don´t exactly remember).
I thought this was really impressive and amazing coaching.
We all know at a certain level for a successful coach EVERYTHING about cheerleading is so important. But this girl looked like she will have a nervous break-down because she was stressing herself out. Telling her these words was the right thing to do.
I totally agree with you and i couldn´t have worded it better.
You can be a successful coach. But it doesn´t make you a good coach. Tell me you have 36 kids on your team and every single one of them responds the best to the same coaching style and i will bow down.
These youth and teenage athletes are individuals, and everyone needs a little different coaching to be the best they can be.
Some need the all-in-your-face-i-will-replace-you coaching style and will get stronger, thougher and thank you for this, others will break down at one point.
I now hearing (not saying that this was the case at CEA) weeks and months that you can be easily replaced will bring some kids, even the most dedicated ones, to a point where they want to say: Fine, if you want to replace me, do it. I can´t take it anymore.
Coaches are responsible for the mental health of the children the parents trust them with. This has to be your first focus as a coach. Maybe i´m all by myself on this opinion, and i´m totally fine with this.
A kid who feels loved, supported and seen and threated like the individual it is, will learn faster, be more confident and trust the coach.
