CoachMeg
Coach
Just out of curiosity & to compare to our own program...what kind of requirements do you have for a child to be on pre-team? Are there any skills that they HAVE to have to be in the group? We have a Jr. pre-team (ages 5-6) and then a regular pre-team (ages 7-10). Right now we have 7 Jr's and 16 regular pre-teamers.
I have a couple girls in my regular pre-team group that I feel have been incorrectly placed by another coach...they are way behind in my opinion. Is it too much to ask to want all pre-teamers to be able to do a bridge kick-over??? Another coach put 3 (older - 9/10 yr old) girls in the class who can barely do a good handstand and cannot do a bridge kick-over.....I want to pull my hair out!! They also don't have any natural flexibility. If they cannot do a solid bridge or kick-over...how do they expect me to get them to be doing roundoff-bhs by spring when they only practice floor 1-2 times a week! Now I feel like I have to be the bad guy that has to confront the parents about their daughters being incorrectly placed.
Are there any skills that your pre team girls MUST have in order to be in that practice group? I'm trying to create a list of skills to hand out to other coaches who might test kids who are interested in pre-team. Right now here's what I got:
Jr. Pre-Team (ages 5-6) Requirements:
- able to kick to handstand with feet together and kick back down (does not have to be vertical)
- able to cartwheel
- able to hold bridge 5 seconds
- able to hold bridge and lift one leg in air for 1-2 seconds
- able to walk forward, side, backwards on a low-medium beam without help
- pullover on bars
- able to show front support on bars
- monkey climb on pit bar or low bar all the way down to the end
- straight jump up to resi-pit vault (level 3 vault)
Pre-Team (ages 7-10) Requirements:
- pretty solid handstand
- able to cartwheel
- able to round-off
- able to hold bridge 10 seconds
- able to backbend
- able to do bridge kick-over
- able to handstand on low beam
- able to do side handstand on medium or high beam (level 2 dismount)
- pullover on bars
- back hip-circle
- 3 push away casts in row
- straight jump up to resi-pit vault
- forward roll up to resi-pit vault
Am I asking to much???? Seriously, is this unreasonable?
I have a couple girls in my regular pre-team group that I feel have been incorrectly placed by another coach...they are way behind in my opinion. Is it too much to ask to want all pre-teamers to be able to do a bridge kick-over??? Another coach put 3 (older - 9/10 yr old) girls in the class who can barely do a good handstand and cannot do a bridge kick-over.....I want to pull my hair out!! They also don't have any natural flexibility. If they cannot do a solid bridge or kick-over...how do they expect me to get them to be doing roundoff-bhs by spring when they only practice floor 1-2 times a week! Now I feel like I have to be the bad guy that has to confront the parents about their daughters being incorrectly placed.
Are there any skills that your pre team girls MUST have in order to be in that practice group? I'm trying to create a list of skills to hand out to other coaches who might test kids who are interested in pre-team. Right now here's what I got:
Jr. Pre-Team (ages 5-6) Requirements:
- able to kick to handstand with feet together and kick back down (does not have to be vertical)
- able to cartwheel
- able to hold bridge 5 seconds
- able to hold bridge and lift one leg in air for 1-2 seconds
- able to walk forward, side, backwards on a low-medium beam without help
- pullover on bars
- able to show front support on bars
- monkey climb on pit bar or low bar all the way down to the end
- straight jump up to resi-pit vault (level 3 vault)
Pre-Team (ages 7-10) Requirements:
- pretty solid handstand
- able to cartwheel
- able to round-off
- able to hold bridge 10 seconds
- able to backbend
- able to do bridge kick-over
- able to handstand on low beam
- able to do side handstand on medium or high beam (level 2 dismount)
- pullover on bars
- back hip-circle
- 3 push away casts in row
- straight jump up to resi-pit vault
- forward roll up to resi-pit vault
Am I asking to much???? Seriously, is this unreasonable?