Ask yourself......
What is it that we should do in order to achieve our goals?
Where are we now?
Where do we want to be?
And how are we to get there?
Training is beginning to get edgy... Even I am feeling the heat & pressure to perform. As a member, and as a coach.
As a member, it is good competition to see your peers achieve new heights in each training, and that motivates me to improve. Some may take a longer time to reach there, some maybe just a few tries. Take Ochi as an example. He talks.. A LOT. And very TUA KANG. But I admire his attitude and spirit. Though VERY IRRITATING, he is persistent in seeking advise and practise as much as he could. (As usual, irritiating me along the way.. =_=") But he does not feel embarassed that people boo or tease him.
As a coach, besides the team direction, we have to keep ourselves sharp and active whilst balancing the members' commitment. The cheer scene in SG is advancing in leap & bounds. Stunts are becoming more technical than visually appealing. But sometimes, there are dry spells with creativity. :(
Let's talk about the Learning Curve (from Wiki ... :))
The learning curve refers to a graphical representation of the changing rate of learning (in the average person) for a given activity or tool. Typically, the increase in retention of information is sharpest after the initial attempts, and then gradually evens out, meaning that less and less new information is retained after each repetition.
The learning curve can also represent at a glance the initial difficulty of learning something and, to an extent, how much there is to learn after initial familiarity. For example, step up stunts are simple to learn, but offers little after this. On the other hand, toss up stunts which are harder to learn, but once mastered, allows you to progress to various permutations. It is possible for something to be easy to learn, but difficult to master or hard to learn with little beyond this.
Frequently a "learning curve" is used to describe the effort required to acquire a new skill (e.g., expertise with a new tool) over a specific period of time. If it's a complex task requiring you to reorient your way of thinking as with learning new software, what makes it a "steep learning curve" in the mental strain of comprehending a new language rather than the time or physical effort involved. The effort to achieve significant progress and sufficient skill to start using a tool may be fairly predictable, but achieving real mastery requiring much more time, effort and making original discoveries about its use. Often learning brings one to an "impasse", only resolved by a seemingly radical intuitive change in direction, an "ah-ha moment" or "breakthrough" representing "S" curve learning of a different kind and on a different scale.
In short, some stunts are easy to learn, some complex. But to perfect it takes more than just time and energy. Especially in pyramids, the team synergy has to be there, and this is something coaches cannot purge outta you.
With more DEDICATED AND STRATEGIC practices, you will require less conscious effort to execute your craft, but using your muscle memory and subconscious guide you through. With that, you minimise other obstacles like fear and uncertainty. What do you do with your conscious state when stunting?
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So have you asked yourself the above questions?
It's only with the collective effort towards a goal then we can call ourselves a family. Even if you have the most enthusiastic/ hardworking member; the team is as driven as the unmotivated member. We move as a team. If you can, do help those lagging behind. (Don't take my kindness for granted.)
Your dear coach,
Vinc-E
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