Case study:
Rhonda Faehn, Head Coach of the Florida Gator NCAA gymnastics team. She had her first child Jan. 8th.
How hard is that?
“I give her props,” Florida sophomore Melanie Sinclair said. “That’s a difficult task to take on. She doesn’t get much sleep. But she comes in every day smiling with a great attitude. You see no change in how she carries herself to us. That’s how good a coach she is. She can separate her coaching life from her personal life.
Timing certainly was not ideal for a College coach.
On the other hand, where can an infant get more loving attention than in a gymnastics gym?
… Faehn’s nanny was recommended by Gator volleyball coach Mary Wise, who frequently offered Faehn advice based on her own experiences. Wise took over the Gators volleyball program in 1991 with a two-year-old son, Matt, and gave birth to her second child, Mitchell, during her fourth season.
“It takes a village to raise your children,” Wise said. “Especially for female head coaches.” …
Faehn is gymnastics’ mother superior – Gainsville Sun
Still, it’s much easier to be a coach with children, than a competitor with children: 38-year-old Tina Wise, Level 8 gymnast
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