Sparring- Brenda was told that Mackenzie McGregor quit because she was getting hurt while sparring. We need to change the students expectations; this has a risk and there will be times that kids get hurt. We need to make sure the kids feel safe and are safe but at the same time they need to toughen up.
Sam Tomie- seems to be using injuries to deal with anxieties. We need to be very sensitive to this, talk to her parents and develop a strategy to help her.
We will never have a systemized approach; our approach will always be dependent on the individual and the individual situation. This is how we are consistent- we always consider the individuals and circumstances.
Kids moving to adult classes- try to catch on 7 stripes, but it'll be dependent of the kid and situation. If we catch them on 7 they will move before they grade and we will try to catch them up before they grade and are promoted. Use it as a shock and try to improve motivation. It's safer to move them at 7 because they won't be specifically focused on something. Kids are usually moved due to lack of motivation therefore we do not grade them before and resultantly reward mediocrity. We move. motivate, get some improvement and then reward.
Minimum standard for que belts- as much as we can get from them before we move them up. This means more will be expected from Bruce Lee than Peewee Herman.
Tiny Tigers- still needs some work as demonstrated but Pruden, McLean & Johnson. Need an 'explosion' every 30 sec - 1 min to refocus them and regain their attention. Also need to vary drills for right and left brain, imagination vs. goals & math.
Bowing needs to be addressed in all classes. As per the Tiger Challenge the kids do not know how to bow. We cannot let substandard effort slip by anymore.