Gymnastics programs can help grow your class sizes! Investing in quality lesson plans that can become the heart of your class routines.
As a gym owner, you know that having the right equipment, the right space and the right students is only part of how you build success. Your gym can only ever be as good as the people you hire – the coaches, instructors and other staff – and the programs you can offer. That’s why taking the time to buy and build the right programs and lesson plans is always a wise investment; it will save you both money and time in the long run, as well as aid in the consistency of what you are able to offer your athletes.
Even the best gymnastics gyms and coaches can benefit from lesson plans that ensure consistency and a provide a foundation that you can add your ideas into.
A wise investment to improve your lessons
Often, I meet owners who are ready to invest in equipment but don’t think as much about investing in their lesson plans and program administration - but this is where spending money is really going to pay off.
A good idea is to stop thinking about these programs as just another cost in an already tight budget. Instead, imagine these programs as increased enrollment – the right programs will bring children and athletes to your gym. And imagine them as time-saved – time your coaches can spend focusing on their athletes or working to build on these programs and make them their own. And as we know, time is money.
A standard set of lesson plans that stay with your program is also a great way to help ensure consistency between coaches and aid in the long-term sustainability of your program. You want to know that gymnasts – from the tiniest tots to your competitive athletes, from recreational programs to pre-competitive programs – are getting the best experience possible – no matter who they work with or when they come to you -and that means having a base line of program excellence. Building these lesson plans into the heart of your program is a surefire way to do just that.
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Building blocks for years to come
These programs don’t have to be the be-all and end-all of what your coaches offer. Instead, think of them as building blocks – or better yet, a recipe.
Having the right program ensures that all the basic ingredients are there, and that nothing gets left out. Then, over time, you can tweak the recipe. Build on it to add new music, games or elements that you want to introduce. Adjust it to best meet the needs of your gymnasts.
Every great coach or instructor you bring into the gymnasium can take this recipe and make it their own. Offer new people in your program something substantial to work with, let them see all of the hard work and well-thought out lesson plans that are available to them – then just watch them run with these programs and watch your gymnasts and your gym excel.
Don’t just invest in good coaches, invest in the infrastructure to help them and keep them!
In the end, buying the right products, ones designed with the basics so they are good a foundation for years to come, isn’t about spending money at all. It’s about saving money. Saving money, saving time and seeing that investment pay off in your business.
From Darlene “The Bean”
