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I have been noticing a trend among my coaching friends that most of them don't even bother teaching Tsukahara vaults at all. Period. After mastering FHS they pretty much go straight into chenko' work and go from there. What are your thoughts as to why this is an increasing trend?

Your coach probably isn't a doctor, I'd go get it checked out by a professional if it really hurts and continuously.

Do what's best for you, if the gym loses people because of you then so be it. It's called competitive gymnastics. Drama and making enemies is almost unavoidable.

Judging honestly sounds like your best bet if you want to learn the technical aspect of gymnastics, but the other ideas like gym owner, working for USAG, and etc. are all excellent ways to get involved without having to really have a whole lot of training/experience in gymnastics and would allow...

Exactly. There is no excuse for any kind of disruptive AND dangerous behavior like this for a team member regardless of any personal "conditions" or "exceptions".

Attention forum moderators Can I get a mod to activate my account so I can post on other threads? This would be greatly appreciated!

Hello everyone, My name is Roy Cecil. I currently live and coach in Ruston, Louisiana at a small but fast growing gym (CC Gymnastics). I am a former competitive gymnast from the Seattle, Washington area and my mother who owns the gym was a national team member for Mexico for a number of years...