Sep 20, 2018 as a former ballerina with no competitive gymnastics experience, valorie kondos field took an unconventional path to becoming coach of the ucla womens gymnastics team and guiding the bruins to. Agoura hills, ca former ucla athletic hall of fame coach and cancer survivor will offer advice and inspiration from her latest book at free ocob event. Kondos field came across john woodens book on success. Ucla gymnastics shakes off early nerves to give valorie. Valorie kondos field author of life is short, dont wait. She is a recent breast cancer survivor and the former head coach of the seventime ncaa champion ucla womens gymnastics team. August 20, 1959, often referred to as miss val, is a retired american gymnastics coach, and former ballet dancer and dance coach. Browse valorie kondos field s bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. Valorie kondos field author of life is short, dont wait to. Agoura hills, ca former ucla athletic hall of fame coach and cancer survivor will offer advice and inspiration from her latest book.
Inspirational evening with coach valorie kondos field 87. Growing up in the classical dance world, i spent the majority of my youth in a very disciplined environment, she said. The greatest coach who ever lived doesnt mention winning in his definition of success, says kondos field, who would later become a close friend of his. Valorie kondos field, ucla gymnastics head coach finding. Kondos field shared stories of her life, from her adolescence as a classical ballet dancer to her career as a coach, from her battle with breast cancer to her long friendship with coach john. Friends for many years now, the two share a genuine affection that became evident as the conversation turned to life, love, faith and, of course, coaching. We all need people in our life who we trust will listen to us. Longtime ucla womens gymnastics coach valorie kondos field s 29th season with the bruins will be her last. The student athletes on miss vals teams have won six ncaa team championships and. A final bow for miss val, uclas kondos field to retire. Valorie kondos field audio books, best sellers, author bio.
Gymnastics coach valorie kondos field took john wooden s teachings from the court to the mat. She has led her team to six ncaa championship titles and 29 pac12 and ncaa regional titles. On one of the shelves she stumbled across legendary ucla mens basketball coach john woodens definition of success, which he described as peace of mind, which is a direct result of selfsatisfaction in knowing you made the effort to do your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming. The title of valorie kondos fields book, life is short, dont wait to dance, offers wise.
Valorie kondos field or miss val, as shes affectionately known has never even tumbled, flipped, or ever played any type of organized sports, and yet she has been able to craft a legendary coaching career through curiosity, creativity, attention to detail, and unwavering care for the overall wellbeing of her athletes. Please join us for an inspirational afternoon with valorie kondos field, the retired head coach of the seventime ncaa champion, 22time regional and 18time pac 12 champion ucla womens gymnastics team. Agoura high school performing arts center, 28545 w. Miss vals approach to coaching gymnastics was disruptive and maybe a bit controversial, until she proved it worked. Celebrated coach valorie kondos field will speak in agoura. In this inspiring, brutally honest and, at times, gutwrenching talk, she shares the secret to her success. With legendary ucla basketball coach john wooden as her role model and cherished friend, kondos fields coaching philosophy stresses balance and integrity. Ucla head coach valorie kondos field has positioned her bruins as one of the premier programs in collegiate gymnastics. Valorie kondos field leads ucla gymnastics into her final season. Gymnastics coach valorie kondos field took john woodens. Coach kondos field honored at her final home meet in. Kondos field shared stories of her life, from her adolescence as a classical ballet dancer to her career as a coach, from her battle with breast cancer to her long friendship with coach john wooden. Valorie kondos fields new book is a good read on many.
Valorie kondos field speaking bio and videos the lavin. Hall of fame gymnastics coach valorie kondos field leads ucla. Feb 20, 2019 kondos field shared stories of her life, from her adolescence as a classical ballet dancer to her career as a coach, from her battle with breast cancer to her long friendship with coach john wooden. On one of the shelves she stumbled across legendary ucla mens basketball coach john wooden s definition of success, which he described as peace of mind, which is a direct result of selfsatisfaction in knowing you made the effort to do your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming. Author valorie kondos field will discuss life is short, dont wait to dance thursday, october 24, 2019 5.
In an honorary premeet ceremony, ucla athletics director dan guerrero revealed the floor. Over the years, john wooden often settled into his frontrow seat to watch valerie kondos fields gymnastics team. If john wooden could write the foreword to your book, what would he have to say. Valorie kondos field s new book is a good read on many levels. Formerly a professional ballet dancer, she credits her year friendship with mentor john wooden and his books as inspiration for her unparalleled coaching success. Official miss val the official website of valorie kondos. Valorie kondos field i never feared being the head coach but have had constant concern about our athletes getting injured and therefore take great care to make sure. Oct 06, 2019 please join us for an inspirational afternoon with valorie kondos field, the retired head coach of the seventime ncaa champion, 22time regional and 18time pac 12 champion ucla womens gymnastics team. The title of valorie kondos fields book, life is short, dont wait to dance, offers wise advice, a metaphor and a tribute all at once. The 7time ncaa championship ucla coach also discusses how she trains. Valorie kondos field he would quite often say ive always enjoyed the way. Catch the limited time replay of the wooden effect free broadcast event, where youll hear valorie kondos field discuss john woodens mentorship and the lessons she learned.
A classicalballerinaturnedchoreographer who took over uclas head coaching job in 1991, kondos field has led the bruins to seven ncaa championships via a philosophy drawn from the teachings of her idol and mentor, late ucla mens basketball coach john wooden, and her own expertise in what makes a great performance, a healthy athlete and strong woman. Oct 10, 2019 channel islands, conejo valley and san fernando valley bruins invite you to an inspirational evening with the illustrious valorie kondos field, often referred to as miss val. Valorie kondos field or miss val as shes affectionately knownhas never even tumbled, flipped, or ever played any type of organized sports and yet she has been able to craft a legendary coaching career through curiosity, creativity, intention to detail, and unwavering. Life is short, dont wait to dance audiobook by valorie. Gymnastics coach valorie kondos field took john wooden s teachings from the court to the mat next to the entrance of yates gymnasium in the john wooden center is a twostory pyramid of success. Sep 24, 2018 valorie kondos fields new book is a good read on many levels. Ucla gymnastics coach valorie kondos field shares the strategies she used to ask the legendary coach john wooden to become her mentor. She also shared her motivating and inspirational messages with the world, with her book, life is short. Valorie kondos field, known to many as miss val, has created something of an oasis in a sport often characterized by intense turbulence. Ucla womens gymnastics coach valorie kondos field to retire. Ucla womens gymnastics coach valorie kondos field to.
Channel islands, conejo valley and san fernando valley bruins invite you to an inspirational evening with the illustrious valorie kondos field, often referred to as miss val. Ucla gymnastics shakes off early nerves to give valorie kondos field perfect pauley pavilion farewell share this. Valorie kondos field, often referred to as miss val, is an american gymnastics coach, and former ballet dancer and dance coach. Valorie kondos field is the head coach of the ucla womens gymnastics team. Valorie kondos field learned more than just the pyramid of success from her friend and mentor. I tell a story in the book about my mentor, legendary coach john wooden that gave me the revelation. Book talk and signing with ucla coach valorie kondos field. And that it was only fitting for the valorie kondos field miss val floor mat to forever sit upon the floor of coach woodens floor at every gymnastics. Veteran ucla gymnastics coach valorie kondos fieldknown affectionately as miss valhas never done a flip or played an organized sport. On the verge of resigning, she came across iconic ucla basketball coach john wooden s book and the course of her life changed forever. Life is short, dont wait to dance by field, valorie. A disciple of the legendary ucla basketball coach john wooden, miss vals bravery she decided to write the book while undergoing chemo to treat breast cancer, insights and rules are inspiring. The coach of uclas womens gymnastics team built her. Ucla gymnastics coach valorie kondos field shares the strategies she used to ask the legendary coach john wooden to become hermentor.
Considered one of the finest college gymnastics coaches of all time, field has led her bruins to seven national. She wants to start a class at ucla on john wooden, one of her mentors. With legendary ucla basketball coach john wooden as her role model and cherished friend, kondos field s coaching philosophy stresses balance and integrity. Oct 14, 2010 gymnastics coach valorie kondos field took john woodens teachings from the court to the mat.
Valorie began her career as a professional ballet dancer and choreographer for the washington dc and sacramento ballet companies. Valorie kondos field s scope goes well beyond gymnastics miss val is the life coach we all need in our corner, be it the boardroom or in the arena. Coach valorie kondos field started to get emotional before her last meet in pauley pavilion even began. Yet the former ballerina somehow became a celebrated, seventime ncaa coaching champion, mentoring olympians such as simone biles over the course of her legendary 29year career. Life is short, dont wait to dance by valorie kondos field. If there is a mutual interest in further discussions, the potential mentor will say, yes. Kondos field to retire at conclusion of 2019 season ucla. Friends for many years now, the two share a genuine affection that became evident as the conversation turned to life, love, faith and, of. She counted the legendary john wooden, who led the ucla mens basketball team to 10. Longtime ucla womens gymnastics coach valorie kondos fields 29th season with the bruins will be her last. I was in the student union and happened upon coach john wooden s book on leadership. Hall of fame gymnastics coach valorie kondos field leads.
Valorie kondos fieldor miss val as shes affectionately knownwas a professional ballerina who has become one of the winningest coaches in ncaa history. Life is short, dont wait to dance valorie kondos field. Oct 24, 2019 author valorie kondos field will discuss life is short, dont wait to dance thursday, october 24, 2019 5. Advice and inspiration from the ucla athletics hall of fame coach of 7 ncaa championship teams by valorie kondos field. Former professional ballerina valorie kondos field or miss val, as shes affectionately knownhas never tumbled, flipped, or even played any type of organized sports, and yet she has been able to craft a legendary coaching career through curiosity, creativity, attention to detail, and unwavering care for the overall wellbeing of her athletes.
Valorie kondos field, life is short, dont wait to dance. Something valorie learned from the late john wooden, the legendary and most successful collegiate basketball coach of all time, who was one of her biggest inspirations, as well as a close mentor and friend. Gymnastics needs a path for nonelite athletes to enjoy the sport july. Life is short, dont wait to dance by field, valorie kondos. Ucla gymnastics coach valorie kondos field shares the strategies. Valorie kondos field will retire this week as one of the most successful ncaa gymnastics coaches in history. I encourage all ceos who want to tap into their fullest potential to become a student of coach val. Kondos field came across john wooden s book on success. Inducted into the ucla athletic hall of fame in 2010, the fourtime national coach of the year was recently named west region coach of. Sep 20, 2018 on her way to hollands office, kondos field stopped at a student bookstore. Valorie kondos field leads ucla gymnastics into her final. Nov 02, 2018 author valorie kondos field sits down with cameron and debbie to discuss her book, life is short.
Coach valorie kondos field congratulates a member of uclas. The pioneering life coach has spoken to millions of people through his bestselling books and threeday seminars. Then she picked up woodens book they call me coach in the ucla store. Considered one of the finest college gymnastics coaches of. A former member of the sacramento ballet, capital city ballet and washington ballet, kondos field has infused her gymnasts floor and beam routines with bold inventiveness, astounding athleticism and breathtaking beauty since 1983, when she was hired as the teams dance coach. Valorie kondos field audio books, best sellers, author. Uclas gymnastics coach valorie kondos field gets velocity. Kondos field will enter her 29th and final year as head coach and 37th year on the ucla coaching staff. Jan 03, 2019 valorie kondos field leads ucla gymnastics into her final season. Jan 09, 2020 valorie kondos field on the key to success former ucla gymnastics head coach valorie kondos field says she was mortified when her team confronted her about how she spoke to them.
As the longtime coach of the ucla womens gymnastics team, she won championship after championship and has been widely acclaimed for her leadership. Valorie kondos field author of life is short, dont wait to dance. Join your fellow san diego bruins to celebrate the legendary ucla womens gymnastics head coach, valorie kondos field, as she reflects on her career in gymnastics including seven ncaa championships and provides inspiration gained through her friendship with coach wooden. Apr 16, 2019 valorie kondos field will retire this week as one of the most successful ncaa gymnastics coaches in history. Kondos field defers to them when it comes to matters of technique and skill. Life lessons from a legend national alliance for youth. Ucla gymnastics coach valorie kondos fields storied and. The coach of uclas womens gymnastics team built her extraordinarily successful career on encouraging selfdirection and being 1% better each day at a form of expression that feeds your soul. This preeminent coach was recently named the pac12 coach of the century, an. She counted the legendary john wooden, who led the ucla mens basketball team to 10 national championships, as a mentor. Veteran ucla gymnastics coach valorie kondos field known affectionately as miss valhas never done a flip or played an organized sport. Author valorie kondos field sits down with cameron and debbie to discuss her book, life is short.
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