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Gymnast Selection vs.
Gymnastics Training
Talent Only Goes So Far
The problem is that no one is talented enough to do double backs, Yurchenko
vaults and two back layouts on beam. Gymnasts must train and train
hard to learn those skills. Often times those gymnasts to whom things
came easily early in their career are not prepared for the extra work and
frustration they must deal with to master higher level skills.
Where Are They Now?
Most of the time the gymnasts who have been touted as future Olympians
before they had even reached the age of ten, were not even in the sport
by the time they were old enough to compete in the Olympics. While
much of that was a result of being burned out with too much too young,
it is also a testament to the fact that long-term predictions are most
often inaccurate.
Too Many Factors to Foretell the Future
Essentially there are just too many factors, including many psychological
factors, for anyone to be able to predict who is going to eventually be
the best gymnast in the gym, even often who is going to be the best in
two years.
Train Them All for Elite
Since the prediction method is not reliable, we are left with the task
of creating a training program that can actually take gymnasts from point
zero to Elite in five years or less. Since we don’t know who is ultimately
going to be successful, we want to funnel as many prospects as possible
through that system and see who comes out on top.
Feed In as Many as Possible and See Who Comes Out on Top
This inverted funnel system (feeding in large numbers from the bottom
and a few coming out on top) is the success model for our training programs
and our gym’s financial success as well.
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