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And while I canāt wait to watch all the Europeans competitions kicking off this week, I started attending my local Figure Skating adult class. I do my simple basics and feel all Carolina :DĀ
TALENT ... itās not the GIFT, itās the GRIT that counts
Itās September, the ārealā start of the year. Your four-year-old joinsĀ Canskate at the local skating club and joins the lesson with other helmet-headed, snow-suit clad youngsters.
You sit in the stands and wonder if the coach notices your child. It is a common enquiry. On the other side of the boards however, it doesnāt take long for the coach to get to know all the canskaters. Each one is unique.Ā
Most kids love to skate after they master the āart of the glide.ā It feels like flying. But for every āflierā there are also kids who are reluctant and fearful. They need encouragement. Others just want to race off to the arena snack bar.
Passion exists within all kids but for some, skating is not where it is found. Kids are transparent. If yours loves to skate they possess spark and a ālove of the gameā.
Drive follows talent; when we have an affinity for something we embrace it. Practice is less a chore than the joy of discovery - the thrill of skill acquisition.Ā
As a kid, I was obsessed!Ā I lived to skate. On my days off I daydreamed about performing for Canada in front of thousands of people. I would spend hours in the basement choreographing routines to The Sound of Music and Mary Poppins.
When competitions were scheduled on TV, I raced home to watch.Ā
As a pre-teen, my coach moved to a new club across town. Finally I got to skate every day. And share the ice with world-class skaters!
Eventually the thrill of skating morphed into fierce determination as I climbed the competitive ladder. On tough days it was that ājoy of the glideā to which I tried to connect. The only requirements? Beautiful music and the ice.
As a coach I have seen many gifted skaters leave the sport to embrace other opportunities. It becomes clear that talent is the tip of the iceberg. It takes a confluence of several factors to produce world-class athletes.
Only an infinitesimal few are born with the extraordinary talents of Wayne Gretzky, Michael Jordan or Michelle Kwan. How these āstarsā finessed their gift is legendary. Despite being the best, they practiced assiduously and enjoyed long careers.
While it may take a unique individual to devote themselves wholeheartedly to their sport, I have worked with passionate kids who skate only a few times a week. Yet their work ethic rivals that of a world competitor.
Iāve discovered that skating comes in all forms. A love of the sport is what inspires us at every level.
What a gift it has been to pass on my passion and expertise. And that is figure skatingās greatest gift to me.
Recommended Reading:
Talent is Overrated: What Really Separates world-class performer from everyone else by Geoffrey Colvin
