We don't do very tough conditioning compared to other gyms, but I think somewhere along the line the coach gave the team an assignment (conditioning or otherwise) that was too challenging, and no one said anything and just cheated. Over time, it must have become a habit, so now the coach expects that time consuming assignments will get done in less time than they actually take. I always try to do the whole assignment and usually end up finishing last. Once, we had to do 50 turns on beam, and I didn't stop to rest at all but finished WAY behind everyone else. We've also played "games" where if someone makes a mistake in their routine, everyone on the team has to do 10. I did 25 dive rolls, 20 front handsprings, 25+ back extensions and a bunch of turns, leaps, and backwalkovers because of one of these "games." I thought this was counter-productive because by the end of the assignment I was really tired and wasn't trying at all, plus my neck hurt. Of course, I was the last to finish.
I haven't been wanting to go to practice because I'm scared of not being able to finish an assignment, or messing up and having to do it over (for example, not finishing in time during suicides). Any advice? I feel like quitting because I'm not having fun anymore; I'm either in pain or scared of being in pain.
I haven't been wanting to go to practice because I'm scared of not being able to finish an assignment, or messing up and having to do it over (for example, not finishing in time during suicides). Any advice? I feel like quitting because I'm not having fun anymore; I'm either in pain or scared of being in pain.