Miss Val: An Unconventional Coach
Samantha Peszek is on a mission to connect athletes, coaches, and parents with the best resources the gymnastics world has to offer. Utilizing Samantha’s gymnastics network, (she really does have cool friends) guests will be experts in their field and shed a light on hot topics, tips for improvement, and inspiration. Listeners will have the opportunity to learn from some of the sport’s greats, participate in giveaways, and apply relevant tips to everyday life, in and out of the gym.
Sam has had some amazing people help her in her journey to becoming a top gymnast, but one of the most important has to be Valorie Kondos-Field, otherwise known as Miss Val. As coach at UCLA, she led them to win 7 national championships. Her book, Life is Short, Don’t Wait to Dance, will be available for purchase September 2018. In this episode, Sam and Val discuss how they met, Val’s unorthodox coaching style, and the Larry Nassar scandal.
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Key Takeaways
- How Sam met Val
- Sam on the beam
- Val’s favorite gymnast
- How Sam learned to lead
- How Val is an unconventional coach
- Val’s cancer diagnosis
- What life lessons does Val want to leave her athletes?
- Larry Nassar
- The importance of nutrition
- How to improve yourself each day
Tweetable Quotes
Any spare second you had, you were on the beam.
Lead with them, not in front of them.
You do things unconventionally, and that has worked for you.
People need to think that they can speak their truth, and that they will be heard.
