May 23, 2011

PLANT THE RIGHT SEEDS The human mind has been said to be as fertile as the best kept garden. It has amazing capacity to abundantly grow and flourish in magnificent fashion. All it takes is a passionate gardener and the right seeds. Being fertile and ready for input (seeds) the mind will grow whatever it is you care to plant. It does not care as it only...

Mar 1, 2011

I must apologize for the absence of blog material over the past month. It seems that I have discovered that a 24 hour day is not capable of fitting 30 hours worth of work. I still try however. Preparing for several major competitions (Chicago Style, WOGA Classic and now American Cup, Nastia Cup, and a pending international assignment) has devoured my free time...

Jan 19, 2011

The following “question” comes from Marina (who actually coaches at a club in Australia) and centers around the frustrations of motivating athletes. Here is the initial email and my response to this complicated coaching issue. Thank you for offering this tool and helping other people out. As I mentioned to you, I have a lot of questions all the time. Some of...

Oct 6, 2010

Our very first “Ask John” question comes from Tracy and deals with the age old issue of FEAR.    Without a doubt, fear is on every gymnastics coach’s top 5 list of most frustrating coaching issues.  It can drive you to drink, beat your head against the chalk box, or consider coaching soccer (I can’t ever recall being afraid to dribble and score). The...