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One of my girls on team wants to quit gym due to various reasons. She wanted to quit many times already but now I think time has come. She wants to transition into another sport. I suggested track or climbing but she wants something "elegant". She considered dancing but would like figure skating...

Thought this is a must see here! :eek::eek::eek:

Maybe I can get some help here. I have some questions because I coach a girls group and don't have any deeper knowledge about that. There are a ton of videos out there about how to get a straddle press but not how to train for more or even 10 in a row! 1) How do you increase your reps in...

Front tuck vs. Side Aerial What would you think is easier/faster to learn/safer on beam? Does it depend on the kid? Any infos appreciated

Just a few days ago there was a thread about if kids on vacation should work out or not. So now I have a pretty interesting question and I am curious about your opinions. Would you say it is worse to not practice the skills or to not do any conditioning/stretching? If a gymnast quits gym, but...

As there have been a few threads about conditioning recently, I wondered if we do the right amount at our gym and what you do. I asked HC about why we do those exercises and numbers, I just wanted to talk about it but he reacted pretty angrily and said he knows what he does. I do think he does...

At what Level should a good gymnast be able to do - standing back tucks - standing back pikes/layouts - standing back layout stepouts - Back Handspring Layout stepout? Our gym says that at around L6/7 you should have a nice Standing Back Tuck. At L7/8 you should be able to do a layout and...

I need a dismount on beam for some of my girls who will soon be L7s. Most do the regular CW BT. Round-Offs not quiet there yet. I have two girls who just don't get it, they always fall on their cartwheel. We thought about maybe aerial of FH at the end of the beam. But there is one thing I...

I found something on youtube today while searching for some good bar drills. I did know that there was a front sole circle, off course. It Is pretty easy, I think. I sometimes have my girls working front to back sole circles in a row. However, I didn't know that you could do a front sole...

I am a coach and currently I have a L5 group. All of the kids are very likely to be good L7 next season, we did a lot of upgrading recently. We got a new girl last month and she has been doing really well! She is a real angel and fits perfectly into our team. She is pretty ready for L7 also...