I have been at my new job for just under two months now. And like with any new job there is a lot to do to get things the way they you like them at the beginning. Dealing with teenagers, it can take a little bit and be an ongoing challenge to get them to focus on working out and training the way they should. But it has been a challenge that I have welcomed, because after all it is my job, and everyone deserves a great coach to help them get better (I hope I can be that for my athletes). These first two months have been where I am almost on repeat making sure to cue the same little nuances over and over to ingrain it in my classes heads what they need to do. Looking at how far they have come in such a short amount of time has been amazing and there is definite improvement just by the looks of their attitudes towards training. After yesterday's sessions I thought to myself then said to the other coach "we have gained 2 steps.... We are now at step 1." He laughed, looked at me puzzled and asked what I meant by that.
Here is what I meant
Step -1) We eliminated bad habits
Step 0) We started good habits
Step 1) We have practiced good habits
It takes work to get to step 1 but once you are there you will know, think of getting to step 1 as the beginning results for all the effort that you put into to your task through consistent diet, training and lifestyle change. It is all worth it once you get there.
