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DD Is 7 and has just recently had a massive growth spurt, she has gained a few inches in height and gone up a couple of shoes sizes, with this huge growth spurt some of her skills have gone completely off especially her vault? Has anyone else been through this, please tell me she will adjust to...

Does anyone know how to tell if a little toe is broken or just badly bruised?

DD2 got her straddle lever to handstand last night, first time ever I was so excited for her as it has always seemed so far from happening!

Hi all, I was looking for some new leotards for DD and the alpha factor uk site didn't show the backs and detail of the leotard so I used the alpha factor aerials website in the USA and found that leotards we are being charged £43 for are on sale and would work out about £13 if we bought from...

Hi does anyone have any good tips for a child who has developed a really loopy flick, or back hand spring! It used to be lovely but now when she takes off from her feet her hands loop back to the same place her feet were. We are hoping it's just a faze but if anyone has seen this before and has...

Me again! Feel like I'm on here all the time at the minute! We are looking for second hand equipment if anyone knows of any clubs that are selling anything or replacing old equipment?

Hi, is anyone's DD training for compulsory 5 at the minute or have a DD that has done it? How many hours are they or did they train?

Hi, has anyone used this company at all, we are looking to source crash mats etc from them as they are so much cheaper than everywhere else!

Tickets arrived today, can't wait to tell the girls they are going! Who else is going?

Please help, I'm coaching a young girl who got her pull over or circle up as we call it, struggled with it for months so we were all so excited for her, but now simply cannot do it again, we are doing conditioning and lots of practice, it's so frustrating for her, any ideas anyone on how to get...

Hi, does anyone have any summer camp recommendations for the uk, it would be for a small group of girls and a couple of coaches?

I coach some girls on our squad that really seem to struggle with their core/stomach muscles, we do lots of conditioning, and I know most of them eat healthy etc, does anyone have any good exercises we can try? Does anyone else find this the hardest muscle for their gymnast to form?

Can someone please help me with the rules, having heard a lot of music now using voices without words DD has set her heart on having the Kyla Ross music

As the squad colour discussion took off so well I thought I would like to find out about how you all feel on this subject! I have 2 DD one very tall and slim, one average height but very muscly and much more solid built than people expect a gymnast to be. The younger one who is the muscly one...

Our squad is looking at new colour options for our squad girls leotards but just wondered what a lot of other clubs have as we want to try to be a bit different!

DD is 6 and is competing her first level 6 friendly next weekend, only problem being her registration time is 8am and the competition is at least an hour away! Anyone got any good tips or been there done that moments to deal with this early morning competiton

Hi, looking for help, advice, and maybe a miracle! We have a young squad girl age 6 who just cannot get her chin up pullover, we are doing lots of conditioning etc. when it comes to the move she can do the chin up and get her legs towards the bar then just gets stuck? It's really gotten to the...

Hi, calling all coaches I am looking or fun useful warm up games and ideas? For around age 6/7 girls squad level? Please help me?:)

We have a little gymnast who just cannot master this skill, it's causing her to get upset and frustrated now. She can do a chin pull over standing on a block but when it comes from a hang she just cannot do it. We are working on chin ups and leg lifts etc, does anyone have any good ideas or...

We have a little gymnast in our squad who seems to master everything we give her really easily apart from a circle up on the bar, I think you guys call it a pullover in the USA? We have been working on chin ups with her, she can pull up to a chin up shape and get her feet to the bar, she then...