We had our first race this past weekend at Copper. As a team we skied very well, bringing home a fair amount of hardware. While I do not coach for the sole purpse of winning, I do use this as a measure of where we are. Sport anf compeition is a metopher for life - use each race as a measure of where are our strengths and weaknesses, with each day try and get better in everything we do.
Perspective is important with each result, after all that is just the end. What is important is the means in which we use to help us reach the ends. This past weekend with our athetic success I am see that what we are doing as coaches is working and working well. I can say this because we took 58% of the top ten finishes. Now this is the first race of the series so I recognize that we have a long season ahead of us, we also have not seen all the teams in the league. What I can say with confidence is that I did not expect us to take so many spots, this reiterates the point that we are in a great place as the season gets rolling.
Winning is not everything, however at the YSL level it can do a great deal of positive. I am eager to see the athletes this weekend as we tackle the next challange and continue to get better. This past weekend we gained a great deal of confidence that we can ride through the competition season. It is important that we do not loose our way as coaches, athletes remember to work hard and we should have a memorable season for athletes, coaches and parents.
Perspective is important with each result, after all that is just the end. What is important is the means in which we use to help us reach the ends. This past weekend with our athetic success I am see that what we are doing as coaches is working and working well. I can say this because we took 58% of the top ten finishes. Now this is the first race of the series so I recognize that we have a long season ahead of us, we also have not seen all the teams in the league. What I can say with confidence is that I did not expect us to take so many spots, this reiterates the point that we are in a great place as the season gets rolling.
Winning is not everything, however at the YSL level it can do a great deal of positive. I am eager to see the athletes this weekend as we tackle the next challange and continue to get better. This past weekend we gained a great deal of confidence that we can ride through the competition season. It is important that we do not loose our way as coaches, athletes remember to work hard and we should have a memorable season for athletes, coaches and parents.