 Hey, what's going on everybody? It's coach Swift back here on this episode This is something that not a lot of coaches have been talking about recently that I can remember, but it's definitely something that Poisons the sports formants and sports skills industry. Okay, so Parents you've you've gotten the calls you've gotten messages young text messages emails and they're like Hey, I know you do this. We're looking to finally get some help on this. I've been falling for a while. It's great But can my son or daughter can they Try your training out for a couple sessions and see how they like it You know on one hand it does feel great to let somebody try things out because even the fitness industry, you know CrossFit all these boot camp classes Even one-on-one personal trainers will give somebody a free trial To let them sign up before letting them sign up see how they like it but the thing is with sports is One you had the parent calling and so while the parent has good intentions that my kid goes Hey, I know that they're gonna put in great effort and we'll see from there if they'd like to work out They clicked well with the coach. Okay, so it's coming from a good from a good heart I think but the problem is One there's still no commitment and dedication to that after one or two sessions that you let them try out Okay, and in this program as you know, we're all about the commitment and dedication Because Transformations that the parent and athlete are looking for with you the coach Takes time right it takes time it takes effort it takes work and we need that to be consistent and ongoing You know throughout time. No, duh, right? So I Usually I began saying no to this in the very beginning though Because I learned this from other people is I used to say Yes, of course you can come and try out So on one hand it could be a great way for parents and the athlete to see what you're all about How they interact with you and then you can get them signed up and you know after a while I would have that Abilities you sign up right there. So I didn't really think anything bad about it the problem is if you're running an actual structure training program and you let somebody come in then That kind of waters down the program that you have laid out for your other Two three four five six athletes in that group that you already had a scheduled program for okay This person's coming in just trial for a couple of days and these people over here are on month two Block three months, you know working on acceleration max velocity whatever is you know sports performance coaching lingo and so That causes an issue right there. It waters down the value of what you're doing and I'm not saying that kid can't Keep up with the other athletes. They may be just as good if not better But what if they're not even the same age the same sport and same experience level What if they're just not better and it brings everybody else down, okay? It's not a good enough group Especially if the other kids don't know this person, you know, it's different if those Other kids in the group that are five kids. This is one of their friends and teammates. They would try out those cases. I Might do it, but I think the best thing to do is You set up certain days and times For parents to come in on their own evaluation to one you get to interact with that one kid or other kids You are all starting fresh on evaluation. Okay, so You can do a free evaluation days And you maybe have that on your calendar people can sign up and that's how they get in first see if they like it To you can still charge for those I tell I get so busy now that I tell people I was like I say no actually you cannot just come and Try out a couple sessions because we don't just jump into working out. I was like I say day one is an evaluation That's where we build a rapport with each other. I look at quality movement. I look at testing metrics and we go from there, okay? I'm looking for dedicated committed people who are ready to go and If you are that dedicated committed, let's start talking. Let's do this Okay, let's rock and a lot of them will be like, okay, okay, you know twist my arm How do I get signed up then? Usually a sign issue, especially when you've established yourself as the authority figure out what you do, okay, and you're very consistent at how you handle the market and everybody within your school your academy, okay, so There's testing evaluation days that people can do Maybe that's their tryout and you're looking at from a number standpoint Movement quality standpoint, but it's not something that they can just jump in with anybody else randomly That is ahead of them in a program. These are people who are just like them or maybe the people who are Wanting to get started, but they just need an evaluation day. Either way, they're ground zero, okay? to you hear Ben Leo and everybody talking about free camps and clinics that could also be a free time to where they They get to try you out, okay You have a weekend clinic or a three-hour clinic on two Saturdays They can try you out and if they'd like that three-hour clinic Maybe they'll go and they'll sign up for the next ones you have on a schedule Every other weekend that are paid. Maybe they'll come in be like, you know, we'd love that and we can we would definitely want to Talk to you about your your flagship program. That's every week one or two days a week the hour program We definitely want to know what that's about and how do we get into that? Okay, so don't let people just jump in Yeah, cool. Come in anytime you want. I'll let you try it out It's not a taste testing at a grocery store. Okay, and we all mean this and all good fun But I think the standards have been raised because you could do more harm Or at least just water things down for all your existing athletes if you just stick them in there for a tryout versus you just have a Testing or clinic free tryout day. Okay, so take control and separate those You'd be surprised parents will See the benefits in that a lot better because you can say I'm looking at everything That everybody is novice and I'm not having to worry about my more intermediate advanced athletes over here Who had a different point in the program and worry about your kid? Not mixing well with them and both of them having a bad experience and we just had an inaccurate tryout, okay? Take control of this. You'll see a lot of Convergence from it and people are just gonna be a lot more respectful that you're authentic like that. 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