superflipgirl
Gymnast
- Jul 17, 2009
- 217
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Well, I have mentioned that I had a kind of mean coach, but I haven't mentioned this situation yet. A few months ago, we had a team holiday party. At all our gym parties, we are allowed to do whatever you want in the gym. But at the holiday party, my coach said not to go anywhere because there was a schedule that we have to follow. Now, there has been a schedule at some of the other parties, but no one really ended up following it. She said we were going to tumble trak, and I thought it would be okay because I could work on whatever I wanted, but when anyone did something on the tumble trak, she was CORRECTING US ON OUR SKILLS! The whole reason I came to the party was to have fun, not have an extra workout! I have 2 other coaches, but they also coach a pre-team at our gym and they were busy with the pre-team. My mean coach got mad when everyone was asking what we were going to do tonight, so she finally said "I'm not going to say it again! You'll do this and this and this and then just GO HOME!" It was miserable. Every other team at the gym was following the schedule, but they were having fun! I was crying the whole way home, and when I got home, I actually considered quitting because of the coach. She has been very mean in the past. She would yell at us when we were too scared to do certain skills. She would make us do 10 PUSHUPS just if we fell off the beam during warm up. And one time we were on the tumble strip, which is right next to the spring floor where some other girls were practicing, and she said that if anyone stepped on the spring floor, even by accident, everyone had to do pushups. My other coaches weren't aware of how she was treating us. Anyway, after winter break, I heard some news that she was going to quit coaching our team full time because of her job! I actually was kind of relieved that I wouldn't have to see her again after the miserable holiday party. Last weekend, however, she was at the gym, but she was substituting as a coach for another team. I tried to avoid her, I didn't want to have to talk to her. I haven't seen her at the gym since, but I heard some bad news the other day at practice. I have finally overcome my fear of jumping to the high bar, and I can finally compete on the high bar at our next meet. When I was doing it, my head coach(who is very nice, not like the other coach!) said good job, and then she said that the other coach will be so surprised, and I was thinking, oh no, she's coming back? And then the head coach said that she was coming next month to coach us for the month! I don't know what to do, I don't want her to coach me again, and I know I can't go every practice without having to talk to her at least once!
I'm sorry for the length of this post. I do know I am overreacting about not wanting to talk to the coach again. But does anyone know how I feel, and agree that this coach has been nasty in the past? Please help me!
I'm sorry for the length of this post. I do know I am overreacting about not wanting to talk to the coach again. But does anyone know how I feel, and agree that this coach has been nasty in the past? Please help me!