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My 5 yr old is on pre-team, and her HC noticed she is using different feet for different skills. Gorgeous right footed cartwheel, great left food handstand. She's basically switching feet for everything. I mark her right foot for practice now, and she's been practicing at home doing things with...

What is the correct terminology when talking about a gymnasts feet being bent or straight? Does one say; "Remember to point your toes" "Remember to have straight feet" "Remember to point your feet" or is it something completely different? anyone? regards, Peter

Well, I've been working on paks for the past two months, and at first they went really well. They were high enough, decent form, and I actually started doing them by myself. Unfortunately, two weeks ago I hit my toe on the low bar really hard. It was pretty bad, I bled all over the place, it...

So I know that when a lot of gymnasts get to a certain height it is HARD to do certain skills without accidentally hitting your feet on the ground. But is there a certain point when gymnasts "give up" on even trying to avoid this? I see high school gymnasts in my area who do a shootover for...

I have really bony feet and it hurts when I tumble with my feet together because the little bones whack into each other. I was in Rec when I started gym at 12, and as I started to tumble more I began tumbling with my feet turned out (heels generally together, toes apart) because this eased the...

So, apparently my 9 yo ds is confused. He leads with is right foot for his front handspring, left for his cartwheel and round off. When lunging, he lunges with one foot, scales best with the other. I know he is goign to have to change one of them soon, and the coach was discussing switching...

So, I'm currently in level 8, and it seems that the most important thing right now on bars to my coaches is whether or not we hold my feet. In their defense, my teammates and I do drag our feet a lot, but how important is the pirouette in a level 8 routine? How big of a deduction is it to hit...

So I am competing in Ladies division this weekend. Should be interesting :p the problem is I can do a full turn on beam just fine if I am wearing socks but not in my bare feet, not even close. I just can't get around they stick. I have tried chalk, different ways of turning and a dance paw. I...

Hello! BeeBee Loo is having major issues with her feet, specifically her toes! It started out as what looked like really deep blood blisters on the underside of her 3 toes right next to the big one on just one foot. The blood blisters would work their way up to the surface of the skin and...

My DD just moved to L5 in January, and the coaches are having her switch legs on the cartwheel on beam (she used to go left foot forward), which she was told is necessary for L5 and beyond. I'm not questioning them - I assume they know what's best, but I am kind of curious as to what difference...

So I've been working front hand front and front hand layouts off the rod into the pit with a mat lately, but I have a problem: I cannot seem to find the perfect place for my feet to rebound into the tuck. Often, I punch too far and I just shoot out, while other times I barely make it to the...

is a switch leap to 2 feet a skill? we could not find it in the code of points.

Just a reminder to gymnasts and coaches alike that, no matter how seemingly easy the skill, gymnastics on grass- especially an uneven grass surface- is not a good idea. I was playing around on Saturday with some friends when one asked me to demonstrate an aerial. I figured it was easy enough...

Hey everyone So at practice on Monday I was kind of fooling around when I was tumbling. So I was warming up a full and I didn't spin enough and I landed on the side of my foot and ya it just broke. Now I have to be out of the gym for a month and in a cast for 2 months :(:(:(:(. I mean ya it...

My little girl (level 5) has athlete's foot. We belong to a new gym with new (young) coaches. As of now they are letting me keep her toe treated and she wears socks but she isn't allowed to practice beam because of the socks. What is the protocol at other gyms? Any advice on how to treat the...

Okay my DD turned 6 about 6 wks ago. She has always had sweaty feet, but over the years it has just progressed. To the point now, when she gets home from school and takes off her shoes and socks..her socks are soaked through and she will leave little wet foot prints the first few steps she...

Hey ya'll. Just wanted to know if anyone had some newer, more unique drills for keeping your feet up on kips after free hips. Have done the straddle circle strength and such, does anyone else have anything else out there? Thanks!

Shawn Johnson sprained her foot when she slipped on beam. Oh no ): Really bad timing, huh? Being as this weekend is the selection camps for worlds. Im really sad about this! Does this mean she won't be at selection camp? Does that out her for the world team...

Question for coaches and gym owners (and gymnasts and parents if you know the answer.) Sorry if this question has been asked (if it has been asked, I didn't find it!) What size is your gym building? (particularly the gym area, but total building square footage is fine too.) Do you like the size...

As I continue to work on higher level skills, my hands and feet are starting to slip and make me scared to even try anything. Vault and beam are really being affected by my moderate hyperhidrosis... Has anyone used tite grip cuz I found it online and I'm thinking about trying it. if you could...