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Alrighty then!!!!
So here is my feedback on our glorious PA academy!KNOWLEDGE:
The curricula presented to us in this PA1 module was fantastic. Well dissected and put together, everything made sense , the foundation on how the BLOK (base level of knowledge) was built upon was brilliant. From the books, to the blogs, to the videos. All were on point and on taskINSTRUCTION:
We finally got Tex chuckling after the honeymoon in Ireland it was clear that a great time was had! All joking aside the level of commitment and passion Tex brought to the table is completely aligned with all of the PA exposure I’ve had. The jabroni beatin, pie eating, trail blazin eye, brow raisin, the best in the present, future and past, and if ya’ll don’t like me you can kiss my ass, no-nonsense, quality of coaching, kill the bullshit approach, and drop of knowledge bombs never stopped.PLATTAFORM:
The academy platform was great once you got used to it. Zoom was great!IMPROVEMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS:
Time frame and time allotment. For me( you know it’s required by contract to say that I am Mexican at least once written or in oral form every day) having english be a second language the reading assignments took for ever. Tex very humbly put 450 min a week just for the readings, it was way north of that. In total for the assignments, readings, discussions and class time I averaged around 20-25 hours extra a week.We talked about sucking the marrow out of the bone of knowledge and we did I was drowning in marrow most of the 9 weeks. Just like John said that it is going to take time to talk, apply, re read, discuss in order to retain most of this material. At the end of the day some of it is a blur because there was not time to absorb the knowledge in a more efficient way.
I really enjoyed when we had to watch an actual video as a class(like the PA Amateur Progression with Luke) because you can sit there and stop the video and write notes and then un-pause and move forward. I think if the all the academy classes were made in the following format the level of retaining the knowledge would be multiplied exponentially:
1)Read the chapters
2)Watch the class video
3)Do the assignments, discussions, activity
4)Log in for the Discussion class (ZOOM meeting)
Rinse and repeat twice a week.The 9 week template should be re-evaluated. This course could easily be a 12 week course with 2 on 1 off(for review, business and life catch up) with the quiz after each 3 weeks.
It got very clear from the beginning that we had a full support from the PA crew, but at the same time it got very clear that there was a high level of expectations from PA crew(and its understandable). There was a point that I was looking for a divorce lawyer and I was spending a lot of money weekly to have my business life covered. Investment well made with out a doubt, but I didn’t anticipate this at the beginning. Like most I have duties and responsibilities that only I can cover or achieve at an owner level.
There should be a template to follow before asking a question:
Are you being a pussy?
Yes?
Stop being a pussy
no?
you are being a pussy, stop being a pussyor
can you figure it out on your own?
yes?
Stop being a pussy and figure it out
no?
You are being a pussy go fucking figure it out… pussy!SME: This doesn’t take anything away from the fantastic job Tex did. I would have love to have more class time with John and Luke as well. I know when they were all part of the conversation it evolved to a different level.
Class notes: I resulted to just stop taking notes and then watch the video again to retain and create notes. A PA1 Manual should be a must to drive PA methodology to success, It would make concepts and connections to the other materials gel faster. We had, Siff, Hatfield, Francis and Zartsiosky to go and read and re-read it would be nice to add Welburn to that list too.Final assignment: That was fun! I can tell you right now on what I fucked up and what I can fix. I guarantee if I write all the bad things I did for both athletes put it in an envelope and seal it, then get the feed back and open it … it would almost be 85% to a “T”. I like @conorwlynch idea of have a dry run of programing and have at least 2 weeks to create and develop.
Great things that I achieved in going through the academy:
1)A larger, broader… BLOK
2)I know read daily for fun and for education
3)discipline (I am continually waking up at 3 am to get shit done!)
4)amplification of my limiting factors and how to attack them… not only as an athlete but as a coach and as a man.
5)go through a PHD type level course with my limiting excel/google docs experience. I think I spent close to 20 hours fucking around with the final assignment template and still managed to fuck it up.
6)my writing is getting better!
7)my coaching has improved 10 fold.
8)I’m more confident punching dicks with my knowledge!Things that I am thankful for:
1)the camaraderie and support from my fellow space monkeys, with out a doubt I would have not made it without their continuous support, jokes and wise advice.
2)being included in this beta academy(hopeful to be included on the next ones)
3)Luke for taking my call and listening to me request this type of course from PA. It met and exceeded anything and everything that I expected.Forever grateful! Thanks @john @luke and @mcquilkin
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