Your gymnasts can’t have all the fun here, right?! As much as I want them to learn my beam curriculum, it’s just as important (if not more) that I share with YOU what I’ve learned along the way. In terms of technique, simple is better. Simple corrections, simple drills… just keep it simple. This is why I’ve created the TRIPLE THREAT or the 3 rules of beam, so gymnasts can understand the foundation of beam and when things go wrong, it’s just easy to remember.

I also want to share my relationship with my coach. It wasn’t perfect, but it was pretty close. We had the healthiest coach/athlete relationship and the best part about it was he knew when to push me and when to pull back. He pushed me to my potential and believed in me even when I didn’t believe in myself. I mean c’mon, how do you convince an athlete who was once too afraid to do a roundoff back handspring that she would be learning a double double?!

My philosophy is “the more knowledge & information you know, the better you can be as a coach, as an educator, as a mentor, and as a person.” If my stories or perspective help you in some way, great…that’s the point! I’ve put together a specific coaches curriculum- explanation of what your athletes will be learning, important qualities of a healthy coach/athlete relationship, and a chance to meet with me at the BQBC event to ask me any questions you’d like. So, head on over to the registration site to sign up for the closest location near you- Availability is limited!(You must also be SafeSport Certified to sign up!)

Building a Champion

Gymnastics is the tool for Building a Champion

What can we parents do to help our daughters be champions?

The first thing is to define what we mean by a champion. I believe champions are gymnasts who work hard and persevere, they may not always be on the top of the award stand, but they are kind, caring, compassionate, intelligent, incredible, young people. After all, isn’t that what we want – to insure our daughters are good people and will be our future leaders?...

We all want our daughters to be happy, healthy and live up to the very best they can be! What I want to share with you is how we as parents can use gymnastics as the tool to help build champions in all of our daughters.

Gymnastics teaches so many life lessons like learning time management for school work, how to communicate with teammates and coaches, how to overcome fear and injuries, how to lead a healthy lifestyle, and how to persevere when you fall off that darn beam, again!

Parents can make a big difference in their daughter’s overall experience in gymnastics. Are you making a positive impact on your daughter and helping to build a champion?

How to Rock the Recruiting Process

Luan Peszek with Jill Hicks Consulting will present “How to Rock the Recruiting Process” a session for the optional level parents at the BQBC. The presentation will provide information and education on the college recruiting process including when to get started, is your gymnast good enough, the parent’s role in recruiting, etc.

JH Consulting advises college bound student athletes and their parents in the gymnastics recruiting process to find the best fit, both academically and athletically. Let’s face it, the recruiting process can be overwhelming for the gymnast and parent. The parent feels alone in helping her daughter get recruited and the athlete lacks the confidence and experience to know how and when to start the process. Our goal is to reduce the pressure on the parent and build confidence in the gymnast by providing expert advice and knowledge.

I will be offering this one-hour session for parents on site at the Beam Queen Bootcamp location.