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pumpkinpie
Last month a girl (she has done power tumbling for some years but has never been on a very high level) joined our gym. She started at Level4, because she couldn't do any bar skills, although with her tumbling skills she would have been at least a Level6.
Anyways, this was 6 weeks ago. When I watched her train, she did the following on bars: back+front hip circle, cast to above horizontal, very nice underswing and tap&turn dismount, glide kip, long hag kip, long hang pullover, and she was working on straddle cast handstands and free hip circles with her coach!
I couldn't believe it! Ok, some are quick learners...but isn't this too quick?
I then talked to her mom who picked her up. She said she has never done bars before, she only could do long hang pullovers and back hip circles from playing around.
Is it possible, that if someone is really strong (she can do straddle press handstands and has a good overall strength) and has a little bit of a feeling for the sport to get to this skill level? She could definitely compete Level 6 and with a little work Level 7!
I talked with her coach and she told me that she thinks it is normal, because this girl was really well conditioned. She could do various pull ups and leg lifts, more than the other Level4 and Level5 girls.
She said she already guessed that this girl will have an easy game until Level 7 skills. From there on it gets a little trickier and she will definitely need the "normal" amount" of training time!
What do you think?
Anyways, this was 6 weeks ago. When I watched her train, she did the following on bars: back+front hip circle, cast to above horizontal, very nice underswing and tap&turn dismount, glide kip, long hag kip, long hang pullover, and she was working on straddle cast handstands and free hip circles with her coach!
I couldn't believe it! Ok, some are quick learners...but isn't this too quick?
I then talked to her mom who picked her up. She said she has never done bars before, she only could do long hang pullovers and back hip circles from playing around.
Is it possible, that if someone is really strong (she can do straddle press handstands and has a good overall strength) and has a little bit of a feeling for the sport to get to this skill level? She could definitely compete Level 6 and with a little work Level 7!
I talked with her coach and she told me that she thinks it is normal, because this girl was really well conditioned. She could do various pull ups and leg lifts, more than the other Level4 and Level5 girls.
She said she already guessed that this girl will have an easy game until Level 7 skills. From there on it gets a little trickier and she will definitely need the "normal" amount" of training time!
What do you think?