1/5 Lloyd W. 7 months ago on Google
Before
you
look
at
the
length
of
this
post
and
just
say
not
worth
the
read,
I
strongly
encourage
people
to
take
the
time
to
see
I
am
not
some
angry
person
with
a
grudge.
My
grievance
is
founded
in
experience
and
knowledge.
I
brought
my
daughter
to
this
school
because
it
was
fairly
affordable.
I
fully
understand
now
I
get
what
I
pay
for.
Lets
start
with
some
history.
My
daughter
is
8
and
had
NEVER
done
gymnastics,
at
all.
The
class
started
in
a
bit
of
reverse
order.
Instead
of
starting
with
stretching,
they
started
with
going
over/under
balance
beams;
perhaps
to
warm
up
before
stretching,
not
really
sure.
They
then
spent
about
5
minutes
stretching.
Side
note:
all
the
while
they
were
warming
up
and
stretching,
there
was
a
sweet
little
girl
sitting
with
I
am
guessing
was
her
mom.
It
was
a
perfect
opportunity
for
the
coach
to
engage
the
child
but
she
did
not.
She
did
nothing
to
try
and
include
the
kid.
Now,
at
this
point
I
would
think
they
would
talk
a
bit
about
how
much
experience
the
kids
have,
or
let
them
do
tumbling,
mat
work,
or
something
simple.
Nope...
straight
to
the
spring
board.
At
this
point,
I
told
my
friend
and
another
parent
that
this
won't
end
well.
We
chuckled.
The
coach
lined
the
kids
up,
then
the
coach
ran,
sprung,
landed
on
the
raised
platform,
and
said
"just
like
that".
Now
here
is
the
perfect
chance
to
talk
to
the
kids,
introduce
them
to
the
spring
board,
coach
them
on
how
to
use
it,
approach
it,
and
do
some
small
practices...
Lets
remember,
that
these
kids
are
all
beginners
with
0
experience.
That
is
not
what
happened.
The
coach
said
"OK,
line
up
kids"
As
excited
kids
will
do,
with
no
instruction
whatsoever,
the
children
began.
The
very
first
kid
ran
full
speed,
stepped
on
the
spring
board
and
launched
himself
face
first
into
the
platform.
The
next
attempts
by
other
kids
were
not
much
better.
When
my
daughter
attempted
the
spring
board,
having
never
seen
one
before,
she
got
her
foot
caught
on
the
board,
was
able
to
jump
onto
the
platform,
but
immediately
got
off
and
began
crying
in
pain.
The
coach
had
her
try
and
put
her
foot
down,
then
had
her
go
sit
down.
She
got
an
ice
pack
thinking
my
daughter
was
being
over
dramatic.
Instead
of
talking
to
me
(the
parent)
the
coach
tried
to
say
that
my
daughter
tripped
over
her
own
feet
and
that
it
was
ok
to
be
a
bit
clumsy
her
first
time
around.
When
I
asked
my
daughter
if
she
was
ok,
she
said
no.
As
her
parent,
I
knew
something
was
wrong.
A
trip
to
the
ER
revealed
no
breaks,
but
did
show
an
immediately
noticeable
low
ankle
sprain
that
has
her
in
a
wrapped
boot
for
4-6
weeks.
Not
something
an
ice
pack
is
going
to
help.
So,
here
is
some
history
so
people
know
I
am
not
just
an
overreacting
parent.
I
have
over
20
years
instruction
experience
in
martial
arts.
While
I
am
not
a
gymnast,
the
relationship
between
gymnastics
and
martial
arts
is
not
a
far
leap.
The
instruction
provided
by
the
coach,
who
had
to
be
barely
out
of
high
school,
was
immensely
inadequate,
incompetent,
and
absolutely
unprofessional.
Working
with
adults
v.
kids
is
a
different
approach.
Working
with
people
with
no
experience
v.
someone
with
training
is
different.
The
coach
had
no
business
working
with
anyone
unsupervised.
Her
inability
to
relay
proper
form,
technique,
and
instruction
already
related
in
1
injury,
with
more
strongly
possible.
The
only
saving
grace
was
how
quickly
I
was
refunded.
The
damage
to
her
foot
will
heal.
The
damage
done
to
her
confidence
and
desire
to
do
gymnastics
will
take
more
time
to
heal.
That
is
the
real
damage.
To
the
people
that
monitor
these
posts.
I
read
other
posts
and
saw
the
only
responses
you
reply
to
are
the
negative
ratings,
and
it
is
usually
the
same
rhetoric.
In
some
way,
shape,
or
form,
your
responses
have
the
similar
theme
of
not
our
fault;
it
was
the
fault
of
the
child,
the
student,
the
parents
fault,
or
something
to
that
nature.
Again,
as
an
experienced
instructor,
I
can
say
with
100%
certainty
that
the
coach
(Addy
I
think)
needs
better
training
on
being
a
coach.
She
could
be
a
great
gymnast
in
her
own
right;
but
that
does
not
make
her
a
great
teacher.
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