Guest Blog: Advice to Gym Parents, by Darrin Steele
Terrific advice from a dad whose daughter competes in gymnastics at the elite level and who himself was an Olympian.
Today’s guest blogger is Darrin Steele. He recently sent an email to the owner of the gymnastics club his daughter, Kalyany, trains at sharing his insights and thoughts as a parent in the brilliant sport we call gymnastics. While his thoughts are particular to Aerials, they are truly universal and could apply to any trustworthy club.
Darrin Steele is a two-time Olympic bobsledder. He was part of a four man bobsled in the 1998 Olympics and a two man bobsled in 2002. He has been the CEO of the United States Bobsled and Skeleton Federation since 2007 and is also involved with Autism Speaks and Project Play.
With his Olympic background and his daughter now competing at the elite level, here are the thoughts he would share with any new gym parent, but I think they are valuable to any parent of an athlete.
- Relax about move-ups.
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Loved this.
Would you mind if I translate it in Italian and publish it on my blog and on the FB page of my gym club? I will obviously reference the source and link it back to the original!
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Of course!
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