Final Project Blog #2

Because I gained such a passion for gymnastics, I never really wanted to completely erase it out of my life. After a long four year break, I was up for a challenging return. I came back in full swing, and practiced my butt off every practice. I knew it was going to be extremely hard; my body became too out of shape during the years off. After one year of competing, I became too disappointed in myself that I couldn’t become as good as I once was and yet again, quit. I don’t really consider it failure, because I did try, I just couldn’t match up to my old skills. It made me very upset because I was coming to the conclusion wasn’t going to be around gymnastics ever again. But then of course, about a year later, I was called by my old coach asking to come help coach. Without even discussing it I told him I was up for the job and let me know when to come in. So, in the fall of 2010 was when I started the job I never thought I was ever going to have. When I came in to the gym to talk about the days and hours I could work, he told me I would be coaching kinderkids. Kinderkids is a class of three to five year olds. At the time I wasn’t very fond of children and never really had the experience of working with them. But after working at Gymnastics Sports Academy for five months, I can say that my view of kids has changed immensely. Each class and every kid I coach, I care for each as if their own and I call them my little gymnasts. I never would have thought five months ago, I kid that I see once a week could have that great of an impact on me. I enjoy going to work every Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, and can’t wait to see the kids. They all say and do the craziest things, it’s quite hysterical. Every day, I’m making a new memory with each one of my little gymnasts. I love my job simple because I get to watch kids enjoy doing what I once loved.