{"id":576,"date":"2011-05-01T18:46:00","date_gmt":"2011-05-01T18:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nickiong.com\/wp\/?p=576"},"modified":"2021-03-26T18:44:20","modified_gmt":"2021-03-26T18:44:20","slug":"3-things-coaching-college-cheerleading-has-taught-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nickiong.com\/wp\/blog\/2011\/05\/01\/3-things-coaching-college-cheerleading-has-taught-me\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Things Coaching College Cheerleading Has Taught Me"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Those that know me professionally always seem to be shocked that I\u2019m a cheerleading coach. Perhaps it\u2019s because I\u2019m not as blonde as I once was. Who knows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve been coaching for two years now \u2013 my first year, I was the Assistant coach and this past year, I was the head coach \u2013 at St. Joseph\u2019s College of Maine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coaching, in general, teaches the coach just as much as the kids. At least, being on both sides, that\u2019s what I\u2019ve found. That said, there are 3 huge lessons I\u2019ve learned by coaching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1. You can still be yourself.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It was hard going from being on the team \u2013 even as a leader \u2013 to coaching the squad. I had to learn when to be tough and when to have fun with the girls. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I think after two years I finally found the balance, but when I first started, I wasn\u2019t myself. I was uptight, and didn\u2019t feel comfortable joking with the team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m goofy – it\u2019s just how I am – so this year I think I was finally able to let the girls see that; at least a glimmer of it. But it\u2019s really a life lesson, you see, because it\u2019s like a lot of things in life: you need to stay true to who you are, no matter what.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2. You have to roll with the punches.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I used to be an uptight person. I still have some OCD in me, but a few years ago, I was admittedly even more uptight. I\u2019ve learned \u2013 in thanks to those I\u2019ve coached \u2013 that sometimes you just have to roll with things that life throws at you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whether it\u2019s a girl who simply can\u2019t be on the team anymore for completely legitimate reasons or another dramatic moment, rolling with life\u2019s little moments and not letting them phase you can make all the difference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n