Athlete to CoachPersonal Shift

Emily Lash

Quote Before change During Change After Change Communicating my Shift Response to shift

Outline:

“Getting over a painful experience is much like crossing monkey bars. You have to let go at some point in order to move forward.”

-C.S Lewis

I was a swimmer for 13 years I was a Georgia swimming State Finalist (3

years) 4 Year Varsity Athlete and Team Captain I was motivated, a hard worker, and very

inspired Always positive A leader when it came to training My coach gave me a lot of attention

Before:

"I wouldn't say anything is impossible. I think that everything is possible as long as you put your mind to it and put the work and time into it".

~Michael Phelps

-My Inspiration(side note: I was going to swim practice at Georgia Tech, where a USA Nationals meet was going on, so I stopped Michael to get his autograph and picture.) -This was taken before the London and Beijing olympics

I Started to decline in my athletics -I lost motivation because of my 1st coach

- As a result, he stopped giving me attention -I suffered through two years of swimming,

and hated the sport I loved the most-I did not feel like I belonged to a team- I felt very down and unhappy, and nothing seemed to go my way

During:

I decided to reverse rolls and become a Coach instead of an athlete. I make every one of my swimmers feel like they

matter, because I do not want any kid to feel like they do not matter, like I experienced.

Although I am not a swimmer, I am coaching my swimmers to be the best they can be, and to enjoy their sport instead of suffering through something they do not enjoy

I want to share my experience and expertise with my swimmers

After:

I want everyone to know that I do not regret my change from an athlete to a coach

Everyone was very supportive of my decision but shocked to see me quit the thing I loved the most

I informed everyone that it was time for me to move on and share my years of experience with younger children

I am still be around swimming in college because I am one of the swim team managers for University of Kentucky

~Communicating my Shift~

My Swimmers:

Here are a few of my swimmers I have been coaching for over 3 years and they have made drastic improvement.

My parents were upset for a while, but discovered quickly that it was making me unhappy

My friends see how happy I am that I am not stressed with swimming and school work daily

My family understands my love for children and my love for swimming

~Response to shift~

I am so happy to still be involved, but I feel like I matter now

I could not be happier with my decision I have time to experience many more things

I never got the chance to do, because of my very busy schedule

My Feelings now:

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