Giants

[gracefulone]

I have finally started opening my shoulders on my tap swings(last night) and my coach said that giants wouldn't be that hard for me, but our gym doesn't really work new skills until after state in late March. I really want to try to work them for level 7 b/c no one in the WI ymca program ever does them at seven, only eight.

[Geoffrey Taucer]

"I really want to get this skill, becuase nobody else is doing it."

I really wish more of my kids thought like that.

[gracefulone]

That's funny. It's true though. I don't want to do the standard level seven stuff for the ymca circuit in WI. On beam, i want to use a fronthandspring as my flight element, instead of a bhs. For my connectiopn, I've worked a little bit on getting my front walkover cartwheel, instead of b/wo b/wo. The coach wants my leap-jump pass to be 180 leap-straddle jump-tuck jump 1/2 turn. I guess I've always wanted to try something different.

[Geoffrey Taucer]

Definitely a good thing. Like I said, I wish more of my kids thought like that.

[hammy]

I think giants are a must for level 7s...you did the baby giant as a 6 next step is giants at 7. I say go for it--they're fun tricks--one of my favorites!!

[Geoffrey Taucer]

Definitely a lot of fun; I hated high bar until I learned giants, then it instantly became my favorite event.

[gracefulone]

We're not allowed to work new tricks really until the end of the season, so I'm def. looking forward to the end of June(natioanls) for more reason than one.

[gracefulone]

The optionals coach made an exception last night on beam! I worked front w/o front hs. It was really fun.

[gymbabisMom]

I agree that a strap bar is not essential, but it can be helpful. It can help a gymnast get a feel for the body positions they need to get. It doesn't replace coaching and it won't help you learn to shift, but if you have one there's no need to avoid it. It's sort of like working skills on the trampoline. You are learning about what goes where, but you won't be able to throw a 13 ft high layout on the floor. It's a tool.

[gymbabisMom]

guess that comment was a little late..lol