Last week I was scrolling through Facebook when I saw a post from a frustrated parent. She was looking for advice (or maybe just venting) about her gym’s lack of planning. She said she was frustrated having to block off... Read More

As I mentioned yesterday, the parents in my gym often stay during choreography. Most of them sit and socialize, get snacks ready for the kids and work remotely from the gym.  We’ve set up good boundaries for our kids, though... Read More

This week we had choreography at my gym. To say I love my choreographer is an understatement. To say my athletes and their parents love her is also an understatement. She is amazing with my kids, and I wouldn’t have... Read More

Do you ever feel like the more you learn, the more you want to make changes in your gym? But you also know from experience, more changes means you’ll have to sell your staff and gym families on a new... Read More

A couple weeks ago, I did a presentation at the Next Gen conference where I heard I made a few coaches pretty upset.  You see, I expected coaches throughout the room to start booing me and giving me what my... Read More

A few weeks ago I taught a session at the Next Gen conference called, “Going Against the Industry Standard”. In the weeks since, I have thought of so many areas I wished I could have talked about.  One of them... Read More

Last week we talked about non-negotiables in your life. I actually had a ton of feedback on that blog, and I think it sparked some thought for people who have put their entire lives aside to run their gyms. I... Read More

I was talking to an Academy member a couple days ago, and she said something that has rung in my mind for a few days now. She was talking about how busy things have been lately. Her cheer program is... Read More

Last week I went to get my nails done. I haven’t always been a “nail” person, but about a year ago, I realized I found it helpful to sit in the salons and just relax. On top of that, the... Read More

Lately, I’ve gotten some really great questions about what the NG Academy even is. So, here’s a bit of an FAQ for those who may be wondering: **Am I in the NG Academy right now? **Nope! This is our free... Read More