Sometimes you just knock on the right door...and when someone opens it, you get something much better than you even realized.
I'm not sure how well-written this blog entry is going to be. I've been really excited, and a bit distracted with all the possibilities that are opening up in front of me.
I've been sticking to an exercise schedule, working out something every day...cardio, abs, strength & flexibility...not to mention I've thrown stones at the curling club every day that there's been available ice time.
I am serious about this, I'm motivated, and dedicated! ...and I'm loving every minute of it!
So...last weekend was our Men's bonspiel. I always help out, and play "ice cream girl" Saturday night for dessert. I've been doing that for 4 or 5 years, and have gotten to know a lot of people. Last year, I met Dex. I didn't know till now, his full name is Jim Dexter...but he just goes by "Dex."
Anyway, I knew Dex was a curling coach, and that he knows a LOT of people in the curling world. I figured he would be a great resource for some advice. I had it on my "to-do" list to talk to him over the weekend when he was down from St. Paul for our speil. I came over to the club Saturday afternoon, and Dex greeted me with a big hug! He asked what I had been up to, and I told him I had decided I wanted to start curling competitively. The first thing out of his mouth was "do you need a coach?" To which I replied "YES"...
We got a chance to chat before he left the spiel, and he said I should call him and come up to St. Paul and he would work with me.
I spent about a half hour on the phone with Dex last night, and it's set...I'm going up to St. Paul to work with him in April, and again in May. I'm also hoping he holds his curlig clinic in the fall, so I can work there too.
The plan is this...
Couple hour sessions
*Friday afternoon/evening,
*Saturday Morning
*Saturday Afternoon/evening
*Sunday Morning
Intense!!! I am nervous and extremely excited. Nervous, because Dex has never seen me curl. Excited, because I know I have potential (Russ Howard said I have a really nice delivery), and excited because I know Dex will bring the best out of me!
Until I googled Dex after the speil and talked to my buddy Brett from St. Paul, I had NO idea how BIG Dex is as a coach in the curling world. I am wondering how the heck I got so lucky. It's just so surreal. I guess I knocked on the right door, and Dex answered. This is a huge door opening in my curling career, and I'm excited to see what it leads to!
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
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When did you meet Russ Howard?
ReplyDeleteOctober 2003...Hot Shots Fantasy Curling Camp. He was one of the instructors.
ReplyDeleteI grabbed my resource binder off the shelf this morning just to double-check..and it actually says Glenn Howard was the instructor ~ but for some reason I'm thinking he couldn't make it so Russ came instead.
You were there, do you remember which one it was?
Russ or Glenn...either way, I'll take the compliment. :)