A gymnastics club is one of the last places remaining in our society where kids learn discipline and persistence.
Tom Burgdorf is concerned that kids “flit” too much and too easily between activities. They sign up for a gymnastics program … then want to drop out the first time something goes wrong at gym.
Flitting
… Do we want them to flit “colleges?” Flit jobs? Flit marriages? There comes a time when you have to settle down and make something work. There comes a time when you have to “suck it up” and make the best of it.
We see some families start a session or a season and not finish it because the child, athlete, doesn’t want to finish. They have lost interest. It isn’t as much fun. Start it – finish it, is my motto for just about everything. Especially for kids. Start an 8 week session of gymnastics, finish it. Get promoted to team, you finish the season. You owe that to your teammates and the coaches.
What The Kids Learn When:
• They are allowed to quit 1/2 way through – commitment is only good when I like what I am doing.
• They are allowed to quit 1/2 way through – the money their parents paid for the session isn’t important.
• They are allowed to quit 1/2 way through – their teammates and coaches don’t mean much.
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