4 Effective Ways to Build Your Gymnastics Network

As a gymnastics club owner, you may not have had the opportunity to network beyond the other gyms in your general area. The gymnastics industry is full of outstanding coaches and other professionals that have worked hard to get where they are today.

Growing your professional gymnastics network involves planting ideas, tending those connections, and harvesting the benefits from those interactions. While there isn’t an exact science, consider these four effective ways to expand your gymnastics network.

1. Aligning with Your Gymnastics Business Goals:

Surrounding yourself with like-minded people is a great way to learn, grow, and align with your gymnastics business goals. Start by actively meeting people that have similar personalities and philosophies. The most effective way to connect with someone is to find someone with the same values as you, but with different experiences or backgrounds, as this provides new learning opportunities. Be sure to share your experience and insight, too! These connections should be reciprocal.

2. Engage & Collaborating with Your Gymnastics Network

Social Media is a great way to engage and support your network daily. Make comments, reshare, or tag other professionals that might benefit from a blog share or even just a silly industry-related meme. Contribute to their content by tagging them for specific marketing efforts, like National Coaches Day.

You can even offer to do collaborations with them for content, whether it’s at meets or sharing that you and another professional are meeting for a lunch. Ask to post about it! Getting involved with your network on social media showcases your consistency and wanting to engage with other gymnastics professionals.

Sending personal emails or notes to thank other professionals after conferences, webinars, or other meetings is another great way to engage outside of social media.

3. Giving Consistent Communication:

Consistently communicating with your network and other professionals is a surefire way to make the connection stick. Take the time to make your communication efforts personal by touching base with your contacts regularly. See how they’re doing both personally and professionally – people crave connection, get personal but within the boundaries of your