Landing on My Feet: A Diary of Dreams by Kerri Strug

[cftmoonlight79]

I stop micro-managing how my girls warm-up floor by level 4. We practice the warm-up procedure and my only expectation is that they get to everything once. It's a bit rough to start, but after a few meets they get it down.

 

[KristyJ]

I smiled at Kerri's description of Forster not really knowing what he was doing - it had a strong sense of deja vu of his time as National Team Coordinator

Kerri's description did not improve my impression of Forster as a leader, either. "I'm sorry this isn't Karolyi's" does nothing to address a gymnast's concerns. It sounds like he never explained the reasoning behind how and why they did things as they did. I also note that after her time there Kerri did not list Colorado Aerials' gymnasts as serious contenders with others when recounting Olympic Trials, but did include Thompson. This seems to reflect an impression of their training.