Recent content by gymnut29

When I was a senior graduating from our high school team I recieved an album with an engraving and photo of the three seniors on the cover. Inside were photos over the past four years at meets and practices. I still have it 10 years later!

Rec and preschool coaches can put a kids name if they think they would be good for developmental classes or team. We have two rec/preschool/developmental directors. They watch the kids who get recommended by their coaches. They then choose the kids and what group they should join, (which pre...

If you have been trained to coach and spot skills and happen to be on the team then thats fine. However if this is during your practice time and they just dont have enough coaches, or are doing something else instead then no its not ok! Just because a coach is new doesnt mean they dont know...

First talk to the owner or head coach about getting more help! Even if its just a rec coach that comes in to help you with stations. That many kids just isnt safe! I would start the next practice with a sit down meeting. Tell the girls that while you want it to be fun gymnastics is dangerous...

There is a schedule is on the website, it says partial but its there. http://www.chicagostylemeet.com/CS/schedules/ScheduleByClub.pdf

I would go to the coach and talk only about what your daughter has told you or you have witnessed between the girls. Leave the parents out of it, coaches probably know all about the parents. Just mention to the coach what happened at the meet and how your daughter is scared. Ask if she can...

I agree with the others, our girls train with taller mats to build up their vaults and get them used to a higher setting for going over the table. We have very girls who compete with the higher mats on top, usually our taller stronger girls will. But not our 6-8 year olds. Since your level...

NEVER agreed! I think when girls join a competitive team even lower levels that its important to discuss healthy eating and what types of food to eat before and during practices to maintain energy and what to types of food eat before a meet to help performance. This means limit junk food even...

I agree with all the other posters that can be a tough age range. Huge developments happen during those months. And a lot of moms really participate in these programs for the social aspects. I have done some mommy and me swim programs and none of those parents expected me to teach their kids to...

Bog the orginal post, isnt what I was referring to and maybe it shouldnt just be targetted at the orginal poster but some of the other posts about prep opt not being good enough bothered me. This is the post I was directing my comment at: Like I said it may not be a good fit for her DD and...

I am not defending your gym or taking sides but I feel like you need some more facts. I coach a team not far from you, I coach prep opt and JO levels some of your post have really bothered me. They are far from the truth. Prep Opt in NH is a very reputable program where the girls work hard...

I agree with Geoffrey. It depends on the skill. Some skills need to be spotted to get the feel for the skill, ie the kip or backhandspring there are so many drills for each part of it but putting them all together is usually the hardest part and spotting the gymnast through it till they get the...

I would say I am close with 60% of my parents. The ones I am not close with are the ones that I only see at meets, drop kids off and pick them up but never come in the gym. Others I will chat with for 15 min before or after practice. I have taken kids to out of town meets when parents can't...

Shadow, Shadow, Shadow Train with several different coaches not just one, everyone has a different style of teaching and if you see three different ways to teach a skill you will be more likley to understand it and be able to teach it. While you are shadowing and training ask lots of...

I coach a team group that is uptraining right now and is setting goals for the summer, they dont compete USAG so their goals can be whatever they would like. Several of them struggle on floor with backwalkovers so on beam its not safe to start working on them on beam yet, its a flexibility...