Where it all started...

I always wanted to coach our Youth and this is where it started...⁠

⁠Alia introduced me to Garrett who ran Zen a BrandX Method gym/training inside the DaVinci School as part of the PE class. We also held the gym open for afternoon session but the kids had to hit certain markers to be allowed.⁠

⁠Garrett laid the foundations for me, helping not just coach and see movement but also how to navigate the many challenges working with our youth.⁠

⁠For me the joy I get from seeing our youth grow and evolve. See them taking the lessons learned in the gym and apply them to life is priceless. Sure some are just like us adults and think they know better, but unlike us they tend to learn quickly to have a more open mind.⁠⁠

I have so many fond memories from my time at Zen, from watching students work they way to after school training, to watching them compete in teen CrossFit competitions and more...⁠

One memory that still pulls on my heart strings, is when 1 boy stood up for another who was being picked on by the two school bullies and that started a ripple effect and the rest of the kids in class followed. They didn’t just tell the bullies it wasn’t cool, they all decided to finish the workout as a team some despite all ready being finished. To see that and feel the energy in that moment was truly something else and something I wasn’t expecting. I had actually spoke to the student and his care person (he was on the spectrum) before our class but what happened that day was truly magical.⁠

Magic like that you can’t force or reproduce but I do try to teach my students today some of the many lessons and personal attributes from that moment.⁠

My students don’t just train for sport or PE they train for life!⁠

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EDUCATE | EMPOWER | CHALLENGE⁠