My Struggles
1. My Trip to Kaslo
Longest posted aerobic capacity workout out of everyone.
What Actually Changed
I Rely on my Physicality. My coaching relies heavily on my ability to move, interact, and keep pace with my athletes. That needed to change. (For a bit).
It woke me up to the fact that I coach a very certain way, and am dependent on that greatly.
Energy is a priority. This made me realize I have to preserve my energy as a coach in order to be able to give my best when it needs to be given.
Would I..?
Would I do it again to learn those same lessons?
I would not, probably.
2. Getting a little worn out
A day I didn’t think would come.
A New Experience
“I didn’t even feel this in Covid”. My first experience with coaching burn out. A function of:
- Illness & recovery required
- Going all in the 3 seasons prior to this one
- Not taking a serious enough step back in the spring, or previous winter
3. Which is my Team?
They all are, kind of.
All of Them?
“And you bring this up now?” A difficult section to put in for me.
- Being a young coach,
- Fragmented coaching approach might not be for me,
- Programs with pre-existing structures and rich history.
Don’t just give me problems. Bringing strategies forward to the team, for my incoming replacement.
- Compiling, & updating my documents in performance tracking for new arrivals,
- Bringing forward my ideas for next year, and beginning executing them together,
- Having conversations about how I felt coaching in fragments and how, or if, that needs improvement.
