Leah Stumpf

So just getting them dressed, having them sit on the side with their parents, sometimes for two weeks before they're ready to step on the mat or maybe they just do warm ups and come back off. But they have to know they're not going to be forced to.

So just getting them dressed, having them sit on the side with their parents, sometimes for two weeks before they're ready to step on the mat or maybe they just do warm ups and come back off. But they have to know they're not going to be forced to.

And if it's they need to build a relationship with the coach and the students so they feel like they have a helper, like they have an advocate there and that eventually their parents should be able to leave the room. The three and four year old class is in a back room so the parents can watch on a closed circuit TV. So that helps. So there's a little parent separation.

And if it's they need to build a relationship with the coach and the students so they feel like they have a helper, like they have an advocate there and that eventually their parents should be able to leave the room. The three and four year old class is in a back room so the parents can watch on a closed circuit TV. So that helps. So there's a little parent separation.

And if it's they need to build a relationship with the coach and the students so they feel like they have a helper, like they have an advocate there and that eventually their parents should be able to leave the room. The three and four year old class is in a back room so the parents can watch on a closed circuit TV. So that helps. So there's a little parent separation.

Not that they don't have to go back there sometimes, but. It's helpful to have that. In terms of kids trailing off, that usually happens around teen years where they just socially, they're growing their friend group. And if they get a girlfriend or boyfriend, that can be the real kiss of death. Lose some kids that way.

Not that they don't have to go back there sometimes, but. It's helpful to have that. In terms of kids trailing off, that usually happens around teen years where they just socially, they're growing their friend group. And if they get a girlfriend or boyfriend, that can be the real kiss of death. Lose some kids that way.

Not that they don't have to go back there sometimes, but. It's helpful to have that. In terms of kids trailing off, that usually happens around teen years where they just socially, they're growing their friend group. And if they get a girlfriend or boyfriend, that can be the real kiss of death. Lose some kids that way.

They're just very busy. Oh man. Yeah. Don't even go there. Yeah. I mean, it certainly happened. It's stressful for everyone involved, but you know, so that can be part of it. They're just, they're applying to college. They're doing extracurriculars. You know, I have some kids now that they're playing two sports.

They're just very busy. Oh man. Yeah. Don't even go there. Yeah. I mean, it certainly happened. It's stressful for everyone involved, but you know, so that can be part of it. They're just, they're applying to college. They're doing extracurriculars. You know, I have some kids now that they're playing two sports.

They're just very busy. Oh man. Yeah. Don't even go there. Yeah. I mean, it certainly happened. It's stressful for everyone involved, but you know, so that can be part of it. They're just, they're applying to college. They're doing extracurriculars. You know, I have some kids now that they're playing two sports.

So it's like the season in between that they'll do jujitsu, you know, or they'll do jujitsu in the summer, but around their job that they have and around their, clubs and their other skill building and their internships, you know, so they just get really busy. Some of them come back if they stay in the area and they go to community college or they get a job.

So it's like the season in between that they'll do jujitsu, you know, or they'll do jujitsu in the summer, but around their job that they have and around their, clubs and their other skill building and their internships, you know, so they just get really busy. Some of them come back if they stay in the area and they go to community college or they get a job.

So it's like the season in between that they'll do jujitsu, you know, or they'll do jujitsu in the summer, but around their job that they have and around their, clubs and their other skill building and their internships, you know, so they just get really busy. Some of them come back if they stay in the area and they go to community college or they get a job.

I've had kids go to college and find it again in college and come back, you know, train at a different gym or we have gyms in, uh, Bozeman and Missoula where there's universities. So there's a big community there. You know, Tyler is out in Bozeman and has access to the gym out there in that community.

I've had kids go to college and find it again in college and come back, you know, train at a different gym or we have gyms in, uh, Bozeman and Missoula where there's universities. So there's a big community there. You know, Tyler is out in Bozeman and has access to the gym out there in that community.

I've had kids go to college and find it again in college and come back, you know, train at a different gym or we have gyms in, uh, Bozeman and Missoula where there's universities. So there's a big community there. You know, Tyler is out in Bozeman and has access to the gym out there in that community.

I don't. At teen years, they don't want to be told to do anything. So if I have a teen, especially if they've been in the program for a while and they tell me, I just don't want to do this anymore. They've done it enough where they understand what it is. They're losing interest. If you force them to stay in that class, they can ruin the culture of the class.

I don't. At teen years, they don't want to be told to do anything. So if I have a teen, especially if they've been in the program for a while and they tell me, I just don't want to do this anymore. They've done it enough where they understand what it is. They're losing interest. If you force them to stay in that class, they can ruin the culture of the class.

I don't. At teen years, they don't want to be told to do anything. So if I have a teen, especially if they've been in the program for a while and they tell me, I just don't want to do this anymore. They've done it enough where they understand what it is. They're losing interest. If you force them to stay in that class, they can ruin the culture of the class.