We cannot let the perfect become the enemy of the good. (I got torn apart on FB the other day for posting that statement. From someone who doesn’t know me. I have thick skin so I can handle it but it still hurt. It did get me thinking.)
We are waiting for a messiah. Someone to swoop in and lead. The perfect person does not exist and the perfect organization will have some weaker or flawed individuals. We cannot afford to let the PERFECT become the enemy of the GOOD. Real change is necessary for USA Gymnastics to grow. That process will have some hiccups and set backs. Kerry Perry came in and tried to do a good job and failed. Let’s learn from it and move on. There are a few organizations that are trying to help lead the change. The US Gymnastics Club Owners Association and The US Professional Gymnastic Coaches Association to name a two. They will not be perfect. They face an up hill battle and will have to make some difficult choices. But they are at least trying to make the sport a better experience for ALL those involved.
It is about the journey. Our sport is ever evolving. Look at the equipment we use today compared to what we as coaches competed on. The common coaching practices of today are going to look archaic in a few short years.
We must learn from our past successes and failures. We cannot hide from it. We need a team of great minds to come up with great ideas. Ideas to help us get back up.
It’s time we did something great.
I may be a dreamer but nothing great was ever accomplished with out it first being a dream.
- I believe that we still have great things to do. We can still have our New Deal or our Great Society.
- I believe we can continue with the success in the women’s program while protecting the athletes promising- NEVER AGAIN.
- I believe we can continue to grow the Trampoline and Tumbling program through out the USA
- I believe we can continue to improve the Men’s program as we support and protect NCAA programs.
- I believe that we can build a National Team Training Center for all disciplines that will make us all proud.
- I believe that we can form a partnership with athletes using their energy, enthusiasm and experience to help us on this journey.
