says. “They come to us with a
variety of backgrounds and
experiences. We have PhD’s and
grad students, physical education
instructors, mental health workers,
personal trainers, teachers....
They all have years of experience
working and relating with children
of a variety of ages and skills and
they all have an advanced level
of athleticism and knowledge on
how to teach children sports and
fitness properly.”
The Dubes don’t need scientific
journals to tell them their method
works. They see it before their
eyes.
“Our success can really be
attributed to two factors,”
Rachel explains. “First is the
extraordinary amount of work
that went into the development
of the methodologies we use
in this program. We spent 18
months collaborating with the
best specialists and experts in
child development before we
ever took our first client. We
incorporated best practices from
fields such as child psychology,
occupational therapy and
physical therapy.”
“Second, is the phenomenal work
our coaches do in truly getting to
know every child and what drives
them,” Rachel continued. “They
observe and listen attentively.
They don’t judge and
they are solely focused
on giving every child
whatever support it is
that they need to feel
more confident and
content with who they
are. They are mentors,
cheerleaders and
advocates. Watching
these relationships blossom has
been very moving and hearing
from parents how their child has
made great strides is incredibly
rewarding. The testimonials from
parents inspire us to work even
harder and continue to innovate
and support as many kids as we
can!”
But the husband and wife are
not resting on their laurels. As
the company grows -- Miami,
LA, Chicago and Dallas are next
-- they are constantly fine tuning
and improving.
“There is also a tremendous
amount of work being done
behind the scenes by our staff
and coaches,” Rachel says,
proudly. “All kinds of data analysis,
lesson plan and curriculum
development, progress
tracking, report writing, etc.
Communication is a key part of
our program. These reports are
an invaluable tool for parents
to get a true understanding of
their child’s development and
progress by an objective third
party. Parents can also choose to
share these reports with any other
professionals working with their
child including any of the child’s,
doctors, therapists or school
teachers. Collaborating with
the clients entire support team
is important so we can all work
together towards achieving our
clients success.”
Inevitably, parents are always
anxious to see results right away.
Most parents working with Elite
Method will notice subtle but
meaningful changes in their
child’s social and emotional
growth. Kids in the program
Elite learn how to identify and
control their emotions. They
exhibit more patience, resilience
and improved listening skills, the
couple says.Their motivation
increases and they are willing to
try new things and express their
thoughts and feelings. Ultimately it
is this kind of growth that leads to
a more capable and confident
child.
July 2020
Polo De’Marco