Recent content by Djames425

I coach recreational beginner - L4 boys. Our boys wear T shirts and athletic shorts, but I'm thinking about requesting the L2s+ start wearing compression or tighter shirts because it's been difficult to correct shaping during skills, occasionally it's harder to spot when shirts flip up, plus...

The rec gym I work at in UT is growing the boys program. Our pre-K/kinder program is about 1/3 boys, 2/3 girls, and we've seen a decent number of boys continue on to the rec levels. Our big issue is coaching. We can't find male coaches with MAG experience, and there seems to be very few...

It usually takes my new tots 3-4 weeks to get comfortable with the class format. I can imagine it's that much worse with all new kids! We explain the parent's role at the very beginning: prevent your child from running off, be hands on with spotting (we go over safely spotting when demonstrating...