Description Highly acclaimed UCLA Women\'s gymnastics Coach of 7 NCAA championships Valorie Kondos Field shares insights on how to use uniqueness and authenticity to achieve success.
In time she realized that her dance background wasn\'t a detri.
Miss Val reveals how her coaching journey had a rocky start before she found her own best approach.
Miss Val also shares her favorite memories of her mentor, legendary basketball Coach John Wooden, as well as her thoughts on Larry Nassar and the gymnastics sexual abuse scandal.
Other triumphs include Olympian Jamie Dantzscher, who found her confidence at UCLA and learned the tools to combat her previous abuse; and sensation Christine Peng Peng Lee, who helped the Bruins clinch the 2018 NCAA Championship with back-to-back 10\'s.
The book includes unforgettable stories of the Olympians and athletes with whom she\'s worked-including the inspirational journey of Katelyn Ohashi, whose joyful transformation under the tutelage of Miss Val was evident to the world when her perfect 10 floor routine went viral -- reaching over 100 million viewers.
Life Is Short, Don\'t Wait to Dance is a thought-provoking, fun journey through the anecdotes of the 35-year career of a dancer/choreographer turned athletic coach.
Her coaching style is unorthodox.
Miss Val\'s philosophies are timeless.
Miss Val has shaped her UCLA Gymnastics program as a Life skills class and now she\'s sharing those lessons with you, whether you\'re an athlete, business leader, or simply someone who wants to own their destiny.
For Miss Val, it\'s not about winning and losing, it\'s about choreographing your Life and owning the choices you make.
Former professional ballerina Valorie Kondos Field--or Miss Val, as she\'s affectionately known--has 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 well-being of her athletes.
Description Highly acclaimed UCLA Women\'s gymnastics Coach of 7 NCAA championships Valorie Kondos Field shares insights on how to use uniqueness and authenticity to achieve success
