The Long-Standing Trainer–Student Relationship
What are the most important things you can do to keep your relationship with your trainer going strong? Perhaps you have an annual goals meeting. Or you make sure to let her know what you appreciated most at the end of a lesson. There are so many facets to a healthy, long-term coach–athlete bond. It can certainly be tricky to keep your eye on them all. From time to time it is useful to take a step back and examine your role in the partnership you have with your trainer and what you can do to keep it functioning optimally.
I thought it would be useful to highlight some tips from someone with a long and prosperous relationship with her trainer and mentor—Olympian and World Equestrian Games dressage competitor Adrienne Lyle. After starting as a working student and hauling in for lessons while in college, Adrienne has trained with Debbie McDonald for
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