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Just as a follow up to my previous blog, I wanted to mention the importance of retaining what you learn during your lesson.  Sometimes lessons can be an overload of information, especially at the beginning.  My advice:  write it down! 

It took me a while but I eventually got smart.  I started writing down key things I learned from each lesson.  I tried to keep it between 3-5 things that I took away from the hour to hour and a half lesson. 

It is extremely important to retain the information you receive in your lessons and to build on it.  There isn’t anything more frustrating for a teaching professional or student, for that matter, to have to revisit a concept learned in previous lessons because you forgot about that technique or move. 

Also keep in mind that when you are struggling later in your game with some more advanced techniques, it can be really important to get back to the basics.  I always enjoy going over my notes on lessons.  It helps me get back on track and may have saved me a little money too by not having to revisit my coach so often! 

This is a good life lesson as well - by revisiting past experiences in life we remember what went wrong and what went right and how to act or deal with something next time!  Maybe that’s why so many people keep journals!  Something to think about…

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