Every coach that I've had at Motions ROCKS! I came to cheerleading and Motions with a standing tuck, a layout, and a pair of Van's skate shoes to wear to practice, and left with an Individual National Title! That says something about the coaching. Not to mention, when I left gymnastics, I hated to work hard, and I hated tumbling, and the coaches turned it around and made cheerleading my PASSION.

Kimi, Rana, and Michelle have to be the best "balance" to Nelson's coaching. Each one of them is patient, and have an eye for little details to help fix whatever might not be working. And each one of them knew the girls on a fairly personal level, making it easy to go to them for problems at home, school, or where ever. You always knew, going to practice, that someone was going to be there for you. Motions is a place to leave the real world behind, and be around in a place you love with the people you love, and this is in LARGE part to these three women. I can very happily say, I'm now friends with all of them, and it is so great to know that they are STILL there for me.

And of course, Nelson. Many people love to criticize what he does, or how he does it, but I don't think any of these people can trully say that they've experienced Nelson. What do I mean by that? Nelson is a tough person to be coached by. He expects nothing but the absolute best from everyone of his girls, (and next year, his guys too!) and he strives for perfection. Many people take this as a "win at all costs" attitude, which doesn't describe him in any way. He genuinely cares about the health and the happiness of his girls. He'll take a deserved loss. He used to say to us, "You know what guys, they were better then you today. You did you're best, but they were better on the floor today." He never makes excuses. He only wants to beat teams when they are at their best, hedoesn't rub in victories he has over teams because of mistakes that they made. I came to Motions as a gymnast, with only a layout and a standing tuck. Nelson took the time and was patient, it took two years, but he taught me my full, spotting me time and time again until I was comfortable enough to do it. He never pushes his girls to do skills they're not ready for. He takes time to teach. Like I said, people love to criticize him, and he just takes it. After being coached by him for three years on a team, and working for him for a year, you can trully tell that Nelson loves what he does, and thats the best thing about him.
Smell-son, thank you for EVERYTHING you've done for me and taught me. I'm going to miss you and Motions SOOO much next year. No matter what happens, where I go, or what people say, you will always be my favorite COACH.