Cleaning up/seting up the gym....

[gymgymgymnast08]

Ok we have like two high beams and three low beams, we have a spring floor but its only a spring strip. We have one vault and a couple spring boards, but since we have no space, we can only run for vault from like 58 feet.
We have one set of bars. Then we have all the safety mats and stuff. But sometimes its like if you fall off the beam u can like land on someone walking back from their turn on floor. One of my teammates almost got kicked in the head! haha.

I'm a level 8 and I train 1.5 hours on Monday,
2.5 hours and tuesday and thursday
and 3 hours on saturday.

[Laura]

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Originally Posted by Robindq well that sucks!!! ...My club can only train mon, wed, thurs but wed is for rec classes. what level are you?

I am level 10
What level are you?

[Robindq]

I'm only level four...it's complicated.....
I can do all the level 5 skills and most of the level six skills but my club/coach/and i just thought it wouldn't be worth moving up because I only train for 6 hours a week and I already don't train enough compared to the other girls in level 4 never mind level 5 or 6, so i just stayed at level 4. And now i really want to move up but we've already registered me as a level 4 for our competitions....so... ya, it's depressing!!

I'm guessing you guys don't have a pit, right? Can you do flyaways? I'm guessing yes, how did you learn them without a pit? my coach doesn't want to teach me them because she thinks it's not safe or something...

[Laura]

yeah that sucks a bit about not being able to move up. You shouldn't worry about not training the same hours as everyone else. I have always trained less hours!! If you can do the skills you should at least give it a go! But hey... I guess at least you will do awesome in level 4 this year!!

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Originally Posted by Robindq I'm guessing you guys don't have a pit, right? Can you do flyaways? I'm guessing yes, how did you learn them without a pit? my coach doesn't want to teach me them because she thinks it's not safe or something...

lol.... flyaways and I really (and I mean really) do not get along!! I have had bad experiences with them and they freak me out big time!! I will not do them now!

but you can definitely learn them without a pit... I have seen lots of other girls learn them without a pit. Get your coach to pad you or even get two coaches to double pad. Also start off doing them onto crashmats... If you are short enough you could even do them off the low bar to start off with, from swings with your legs bent behind you....

Good Luck with them!!

[Robindq]

thanks...
My coach is going to see if she can re-register me (or whatever:P) as a level 5...so I'm really hoping i will be able to move up!
Good luck with everything!!

[Laura]

^^^ thats great news!! I hope you have a fun and successful year of competitions! :-)