Let's not get started off on the right foot.  Let's just go off.  The question and the challenge here is are you man enough.  Just step back for a moment, ladies.  There will be plenty for you to get angry about, later.  We're talking to male coaches, you know, the ones with the man-sized egos.

Look in the Mirror
You see, men, there is a problem in America with the coaching.  And you, my friends, are looking at it in the mirror, everyday.  And the true question is, are you man enough to face the truth?  Can you see your ego is running the show? And can you change it?

Can You Quit Burning Out Gymnasts?
 The true question is can you stop burning out young athletes?  Can you stop being so serious?  Can you quit taking yourself so seriously?  Can you quit taking the fun out of the sport? 

Gymnastics is Inherently Fun - Don't Mess It Up
Yes, the fun.  That innate quality, that the sport of gymnastics had before you were ever involved in it.  Flying through the air, flipping and twisting is what drives those young gymnasts through the doors of the gyms of America. 

You Are Not the Important One in the Sport
It is not you, your reputation or your training program.  It is not you with your serious, unsmiling self, dictatorial ways, and your rigidity.  It is not your State Champions or your girl who placed third at Regionals on Bars or your girl who qualified for Nationals, (well, USAIGC Nationals) or whatever.

They Only Put Up With You So They Can Have Fun and Enjoy the Sport
They are there and putting up with you because the sport of gymnastics is so inherently fun that it takes, even you, years to drive the fun out of it for them.  But you always manage to do so.  Sooner or later.

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