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USAG Level 5 Bars - If a gymnast does a pike on instead of a squat on but does not have completely straight knees does her score get deducted?

What kind of coach turnover does your gym have? It seems there are very few career coaches. In my experience, most coaches do it as a part-time job in college or between college and career. We are a small gym that typically has had either one or two coaches coaching our girls team...

Spotting technique for a petite coach I've been co-coaching with a muscular male gymnastics coach who has recently left me to coach the team by myself. As a 5' 2" 125lbs female coach, I can't just pick up the girls and flip them over like he could. A few of the gymnasts are taller and weigh...

Make sure you are levering into and out of the cartwheel in a very controlled way. Cartwheels on beam are all about using your muscles to control your movement, not just using momentum (speed). Look under your arm (not over/around!) to watch your first foot come down. Land balanced on that...

I've been co-coaching with a muscular male gymnastics coach who has recently left me to coach the team by myself. As a 5' 2" 125lbs female coach, I can't just pick up the girls and flip them over like he could. A few of the gymnasts are taller and weigh more than I do. Do you know of any good...