I’ve been athletic my whole life. I was born moving. I derive energy from movement–physical, mental, and emotional energy. The times in my life when I have deprived myself of opportunities to move have been the times of deepest suffering. When I was 24 was one of those times. I had become a prominent chef in one of the best restaurants in Louisville, and was not exercising. I had “dedicated” my time to becoming a great chef, and was working continually. I gained a bunch of weight and felt miserable.
As it turned out, I was pretty unhealthy and was diagnosed with dysplasia (precancerous cells); that was my wake up call. I changed my life completely. I was drinking, and smoking, and staying up late, and eating all the wrong foods, and not moving my body outside of my job.
I started going to an aerobics class in baggy sweats. The instructor was terrific, and soon invited me to join her other classes at the YMCA, where I soon hired a coach for lifting and triathlon. The relationship that was forged early on with the instructors are what drove me to try harder, engage deeper, and get vulnerable with the process of change.
A good coach can see faults, and has the knowledge and ability to communicate how to correct these faults. If you can get your athletes to consistently move better, you are probably a good coach.
My process is deeper than communicating movement patterns.
I believe great coaches have the ability to go beyond the movements, and connect with their athletes. I call this the “deeper side of coaching,” which is developing an awareness of your athletes’ potential, building trust and creating an atmosphere of success.
The deeper side of coaching is about establishing and nurturing a strong relationship with each athlete. My goals as a coach are to improve the life of each client by challenging them reach higher and deeper to achieve dreams and goals they thought were impossible before we began the journey together. Fitness, like life, is a balancing act. It is a never ending journey of self discovery if you can remain vulnerable to the possibilities within yourself.
Discovering the Coach and Client Relationship
I started going to an aerobics class in baggy sweats. The instructor was terrific, and soon invited me to join her other classes at the YMCA, where I soon hired a coach for lifting and triathlon. This coach and client relationship that was forged early is what drove me to try harder, engage deeper, and get vulnerable with the process of change.
A good coach can see faults, and has the knowledge and ability to communicate how to correct these faults. If you can get your athletes to consistently move better, you are probably a good coach.
The “Deeper Side of Coaching”
My process is deeper than communicating movement patterns.
I believe great coaches have the ability to go beyond the movements, and connect with their athletes. I call this the “deeper side of coaching,” which is developing an awareness of your athletes’ potential, building trust and creating an atmosphere of success.
The deeper side of coaching is about establishing and nurturing a strong relationship with each athlete. My goals as a coach are to improve the life of each client by challenging them to reach higher and deeper to achieve dreams and goals they thought were impossible before we began the journey together. Fitness, like life, is a balancing act. It is a never ending journey of self discovery if you can remain vulnerable to the possibilities within yourself.