coach beth?

Well, getting out of my comfort zone is something I hate and I’m terrible at it.  But, I did it anyways.  My old high school cheerleading coach now coaches a much more elite high school’s team and I love going to watch practice.  This weekend I went home and she knew I was going to be back in Boston and asked me to go to practice.  I obviously love seeing successful teams so without a doubt I went.  But, she forgot to mention something.

         At this practice, I wasn’t here to watch. I was here to coach.  I was in charge of 15 girls, some of them only being a year younger than me.  I don’t really like being in charge because I don’t know how to manage the power.  I also am not too great at getting mad so if the girls goofed off, I probably wouldn’t do anything.  Coach Shana told me that she knew I could do it and so I stepped right in.

         Their competition routine has already been set up in pieces but I had to figure out what they were spending their time practicing on.  So I started with their stunts and had them do each sequence a few times so that I could figure out what areas needed the most work.  After I realized how receptive the girls were to me, I knew that I could do this.  They respected me even though I wasn’t much older than them and I was so thankful for this.  I wasn’t surprised because I thought they weren’t respectful, I was surprised because I always doubt my abilities.

         I’m glad that I finally got the chance to actually coach a team even though it was for one practice. It really got me thinking and I came to the conclusion that I would love to coach my own team one day.  It definitely would be a lot of work but it is something I will definitely be looking into in my future.