Recent content by erindel

Thanks, thats a good idea. I will talk to the coach. I think she feels apprehensive too because all the other kids have them except for her and one other girl. She feels like everyone is watching her try them on straps. Sent from my LG-P769 using ChalkBucket mobile app

Yes she has long wrist bands that she uses. I appreciate all the responses from you coaches, thank you. :-) Sent from my LG-P769 using ChalkBucket mobile app

She is definitely afraid because she never went over the bar before so its like she limits herself to how high her swings get. She just needs a coach to stand there and guide her over the first few times then i think she could get it. She also does not get good momentum back and forth, and says...

wow i am going through the same thing with my daughter. she has had the same back tumbling fears for the last two years. she now has a fear to do her giants, which she hasnt even tried yet on the strap bar, her coaches have not given her the chance to try it yet. she is already determined she...

Thank you blairbob. She has only done tap swings but she gets no momentum and ends up stopping. None of her coaches go over to her to help make her swing big and to correct her form. Even i can tell it doesn't look like the way the other kids swing but no one has helped her with it. I feel badly...

Look under the groups tab up top. Sent from my LG-P769 using ChalkBucket mobile app

Thanks again, thats a good idea about coming in early or staying late. I will talk to her coach about it. If she works hard, i know she can do it.. i believe she can do anything with great practice and guidance from her coaches. ;) Sent from my LG-P769 using ChalkBucket mobile app

Thank you gymsanity for your reply. She is in a group of kids ages 9-13. levels 5-8. She is a tall girl, slim build, 93lb. She says she wants to try it but they dont have time to stop and work with her on it since shes new to the skill. She does have a small fear towards it and claims she will...

My daughter is 12, just started at a new gym and she was working out with the level 7's for the last three months. She has a weakness on bars, she never uptrained giants on strap bar before at her former gym. Everyone on her team has giants, even the level 5 and 6 kids have them on the strap bar...

great idea, i will join! thx

My daughter is using sabre dance for her routine. Lookup rabiosa on youtube. They have good selections for music. I like alicia sacramone 2011 floor music too. Sent from my LG-P769 using ChalkBucket mobile app

My daughter is working towards lev 7 so its 19 hr a week at her gym. Sent from my LG-P769 using ChalkBucket mobile app

Former gymnast. Coached for a couple years. Parent, my daughter is entering optionals this summer. Sent from my LG-P769 using ChalkBucket mobile app

Check out massusag.com for a list of gyms. I know that area, my daughter goes to a gym on the northshore. There is also gym and more in woburn, northshore wildcats in Beverly, and yellow jackets in middleton. Legends in north andover is good too. Dont worry about that gym, its their loss, not...

I have heard of this gym but dont know much about it. Go to massusag.com and lookup gyms there. There is a button up top that has a gym locator and you will find gyms close to your area. Sent from my LG-P769 using ChalkBucket mobile app