As much as I like my gym, there's also a list of things I hate. *when I'm angry, I don't make sense. Bear with me* Situation: I'm not being pushed or challenged or even corrected depending, even after having a good ol' conversation with my coaches (coach A). I feel the only time I progress is when I teach myself a skill & go "watch this!" Or ask a teamate to correct me. Coach A is the better of the two, but still not great. She is a good coworker though.
Coach B makes me want to tear my hair out, not only as a coach but also a coworker. He's not only says inapporiate things- think four letter words- but also makes comparisions. For example, if someone is struggling he just says they aren't working hard. He shows favourtism- not gonna lie I am a favourite because he likes power gymnasts- but it makes ME uncomfortable and everyone else too. Such as:" X (me) has a flyaway because unlike everyone else, she gives effort!" Not a situation I want to be in. Nobody is corrected, just yelled at for not giving effort which is untrue. We aren't spotted properly, I've been dropped many times, so has my teamates. Definte trust issues.
We also have no HC or owner, just a board of directers aka team parents with no gym/business knowledge.
Equipment issues: We have three beams and only one adjusts. One set of unevens and an ancient vault. Not to mention our floor is four strips wide, probably 20 feet long and just has a layer concrete, layer of foam blocks, plywood and then the floor. Vault runs down the edge of the floor and bars/beam dismounts on to it. I once bailed and landed on my head doing RO-BLO off beam to avoid a rec kid that didn't realize I was going to land on the floor. Fell on to a rec kid while doing BWO-BHS that was waiting in line for bars since beam and bars face each other. She wasn't even really in the way either, just wrong place at the wrong time.
I also only have 12 hrs a week for P3 (level 7/8). That is the max the gym will offer to anyone. I coach more than I train. Which leads me to the sticky situation of: Super awkward coaching there if I decide to switch gyms.
ADVICE? Sorry for a long post, I could keep talking and elaborating forever. Sorry for complaining also, out of carchter for me.
Coach B makes me want to tear my hair out, not only as a coach but also a coworker. He's not only says inapporiate things- think four letter words- but also makes comparisions. For example, if someone is struggling he just says they aren't working hard. He shows favourtism- not gonna lie I am a favourite because he likes power gymnasts- but it makes ME uncomfortable and everyone else too. Such as:" X (me) has a flyaway because unlike everyone else, she gives effort!" Not a situation I want to be in. Nobody is corrected, just yelled at for not giving effort which is untrue. We aren't spotted properly, I've been dropped many times, so has my teamates. Definte trust issues.
We also have no HC or owner, just a board of directers aka team parents with no gym/business knowledge.
Equipment issues: We have three beams and only one adjusts. One set of unevens and an ancient vault. Not to mention our floor is four strips wide, probably 20 feet long and just has a layer concrete, layer of foam blocks, plywood and then the floor. Vault runs down the edge of the floor and bars/beam dismounts on to it. I once bailed and landed on my head doing RO-BLO off beam to avoid a rec kid that didn't realize I was going to land on the floor. Fell on to a rec kid while doing BWO-BHS that was waiting in line for bars since beam and bars face each other. She wasn't even really in the way either, just wrong place at the wrong time.
I also only have 12 hrs a week for P3 (level 7/8). That is the max the gym will offer to anyone. I coach more than I train. Which leads me to the sticky situation of: Super awkward coaching there if I decide to switch gyms.
ADVICE? Sorry for a long post, I could keep talking and elaborating forever. Sorry for complaining also, out of carchter for me.
