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A larger heavier kid will place more stress on the bar, giving it more flex and therefore get more of a boost from the bar as they try and get over the top. It would still depend on the strength and technique of the gymnast though.

You might be trying to rush it. Just remember that in the end it's just a balancing act. If you get more of your weight moving in the direction of your shoulders you can kick over.

To be honest I don't think this is a very usefull tutorial. You don't really pass on much usefull advice other than the very broad strokes of how to do the skill. You also show your backflips in rocky areas, off a small ledge, and off a tree (kind of). Do you want people who have never flipped...

Hellz to the yes Blues!

i grew up on my trampoline. I didn't do gymnastics so i ended up having to figure out most of my 'tricks' myself. One of the most interesting tricks was learning to do twisting. I firmly believe that one of the best things for learning twisting is pure experimentation. I leant to twist in a very...

Stop caring about what other people are doing. Them not doing the work isn't effecting your training. The best thing you can do for your coach, your team mates and yourself is continue to set a good example. The girls will eventually begin to see that your extra conditioning is making you a much...

In most situations the approach your coach took would aggrivate the situation and only lead a gymnast to further fear troubles. Just in case you ever coach don't name call. Just work positively with your gymnasts, especially when they are having issues with fear.

The way I break it down works pretty well in my opinion. First I have them practice a kick to handstand where they end up kind of kicking towards me and if they kick hard enough they rotate over my shoulder with me spotting at the waist. I like this drill because I can slow down the skill as...

Just drop back to the steps you have already mastered and work your way up. Eg. Handspring, handspring roll, handspring dive roll with punch takeoff, handspring front sault onto crash mat, sting mat then floor.

Tell them to make their own account. Minimizes confusion and your posts will be from a consistent view point for us to help you.

Totally counts and is the first major step to getting it flat. Congrats.

I would talk to the program manager/owner.

Yes p bars tend to be a problem when we go to competitions. One of my gymnasts fell through on his basket and ender up doing a backflip kind of thing to his feet. Very lucky he was not hurt and it was the only time I have ever seen him fall on that element.

I will keep that in mind however in general you seem to have eyes everywhere. And is dunno a mod or just a really frequent poster?

I used to have a similar sort of problem. I kept straining my hamstrings. I however was extremely inflexible and was rushing to gain flexibility. Once I slowed down and was more steady and consistent I found I improved faster and did not damage my muscles. This might also work for you.

Handles are usually adjustable. However at my gym and pretty much every gym I have visited the minimum width on the handles is still too wide for many of the young boys. I don't think it is necessarily a bad thing as with correct technique the boys will have to really work their shoulders from...

I was wondering about this before. I just didn't want to bring it up.

Answers as i know them: 2. No one at camp is allowed to have a phone, not even councilors (I think directors do for emergencies). I expect they will look after it for you while you stay at camp. 5. There is so much to do there that i am sure you will have a blast, two weeks or one week. I...

Really don't think it matters.

One of the kids I trained started to develope back pains. He was extremely flexible in the lower back. Ended up having to quit because he had something wrong with his lumbar vertebra which would cause excruciating pain in his back for potentially his whole life if he continued gym. It was a...