Sifu Slim's video: Kirk Mango Part 2 - Coaching Junior Athletes - with Sifu Slim

Kirk Mango Part 2 - Coaching Junior Athletes - with Sifu Slim Kirk Mango, Author Becoming A True Champion BecomingATrueChampion.com Kirk Mango is a two-time Division I All-American and a three-time NCAA Championships qualifier. The “Lord of the Rings” won a National Championship on the still rings in 1979, defeating [Olympian] Indiana State’s Kurt Thomas on April 7. Mango placed second on the still rings as a junior in 1978 and 14th as a freshman in 1976. His national title in 1979 was the second title for NIU in Division I gymnastics. He shared the team MVP award on the team that went 11-0-1 and ranked as high as No. 7 for Hall of Fame coach Chuck Ehrlich in 1978-79. Mango was a high school coach, PE teacher, and gymnastics coach. He worked 35 years in this capacity and kept up his personal fitness the entire time. Time Stamps Part 2 – Coaching Junior Athletes – with Sifu Slim 1:30 – Kirk’s beginnings as an athlete…before gymnastics, he was on the wrestling team 2:32 – Freshman coach talks Kirk into gymnastics…instead of wrestling 3:01 – A “life changing event” as an athlete…and as a person 5:03 – The “meeting” with his coach regarding his “impossible” goals 7:00 – The Dad “talk” 8:49 – The coach comes to believe it IS POSSIBLE 10:40 – College coaches taking notice AFTER the state series 12:20 – Kirk talks a little bit about his college career 14:20 – Olympic dream NOT an option for a specialist in gymnastics 15:59 – Athletic career ends...and the rest of life begins bringing the foundations he built as an athlete into teaching and coaching 18:05 – Some of Kirk’s thoughts on lifelong fitness and training 21:00 – Kirk talks about, and expands on, the 10% of former high level athletes continue good fitness practices after their careers are over 25:50 – Having a purpose and setting an example is important 29:00 – Future “to do” list from Kirk’s perspective 32:55 – Points on structure in practice from a coaches perspective 36:35 – Expectations of behavior and structure 40:14 – Practice vs Competition BecomingaTrueChampion.com Visit http://sifuslim.com Please LIKE, comment, and Subscribe COMMENTS CAVEAT Kindly leave thoughtful and helpful comments below. Kindly be honorable and maintain decorum. Silliness is encouraged. Find the books on Amazon: The Aging Athlete Book http://a.co/2rHbsXB Sedentary Nation Paperback Book http://a.co/7GUycHd Sedentary Nation Kindle Version http://a.co/42uNIgw