~:[CH11 - Day 127]:~ Backtrack
The beginning of the season had its miseries. We had to try to get athletes back in the groove, others to follow along and try to get them to focus on reaching their goals. On one of the most frustrating days for me as a coach, I got on my athletes for cutting a run short and somehow things began to change. I don't know if it was that moment or just the timing, but athletes began to PR, the focus came back, and we finished the season on a strong note. Not only did our top athletes do well, but our newer athletes began to step up. Similarly, other areas found their groove despite a rough start and we ended on a strong note. Although we had nobody advance, we had a boy who joined high jump just a few weeks ago, hit the mark for the last qualifying spot, he just had one too many misses. We had a huge number of PRs and those who were knocking on the door of qualifying. We had a moment in this season where we backtracked, but sometimes, when you do so, you only allow yourself to wind up to launch yourself to greater heights. Often when we face setbacks, we give up or lose confidence, whereas, those are the moments we need to regather ourselves and use it as momentum to push forward. We did just that and found ourselves ending on a positive note. In the middle of the season, I wasn't sure I'd look back on this season in a positive light, but after our bus ride home where the athletes sang together for almost the entire 90 minute bus ride home, although I yelled at them a few times to keep it down, I definitely smiled knowing that we ended on the right note; a note I hope carries on into next season. Great job to all our athletes on a wonderful season.
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