I have always included ankle circles in my stretching routine as a gymnast, and now as a coach. I sit on the floor with my right leg bent and resting over my left leg, hold onto my right foot with my left hand, and move it around in circles with my hand, first one direction and then the other...
I recently started coaching at a new gym. One of the classes I am co-coaching is a family class. It ranges from preschool through 10 years old, and the parents are out on the floor with the gymnasts. It's fine with the little ones, but with the older gymnasts the parents aren't really...
I coach a level 4 team with one other coach and 8 gymnasts. We're on each event for 45 minutes (3 events per day), and have somewhat limited space on some events (bars: 1 set of bars, a little mat and floor and wall space; vault: runway leading up to table, tumble trak, and an additional vault...