2gymnastand1soccerplayer
Proud Parent
A little background, I have 2 dd's in gym, my oldest being 17 and my younger one being 7. My older dd currently level 7 and my younger dd just got picked to join the pre optional group ( they train with the optionals but compete the level they are at, so she competes level 4, but they do a lot more up training) Saturdays the optionals and compulsories all train at the same time. This past Saturday I decide to stay and watch practice ( very uncommon I usually go run errands in this time) and I noticed the compulsories ( who have different coaches than the optionals ) were on vault with ankle weights on. I've read a lot of the threads on here about ankle weights being bad, so I specifically told the head coach I don't want my dd using ankle weights to train (But now that's she's training with the pre optionals, they don't have the same philosophies about these kind of things). At first i thought, ok maybe their just working running drills, until I saw the girls started vaulting with them on. None of them could make over, but it still scared me to death the fact that they had weights on their ankles. All I could think about was one of those kids hurting their backs trying to get over . The head coach who is the compulsories vault coach is an older lady who's been coaching for quit a long time and is very set in her ways ( doesn't really update her drills at all) I just hope one of those kids don't get hurt attempting thins, this could lead to some serious injury.