Hello everyone,
My name's Darby Scott!I'm 19, almost 20, and have been doing gymnastics for about 16 years. Just joined this website, but I've been looking through forum posts and advice on general drills for a few months before i decided to make an account and get active. A little about me:
I...
Sounds like a basket kip! We use these here at Gymnastics Plus, it allows the gymnasts feel the hold of their toes at the bar, and then eventually be able to pull their toes UP the bar instead of kicking away. A fantastic drill, especially with a spot!! and yes they are a great way to help the...
I am currently struggling with this same issue, bronze level XCEL gymnasts, especially with my younger girls, 6-8 esp. Our JO head coach Kenya Tyler does a great job of keeping her team very tight and they have amazing body awareness, thats because they are constantly doing conditioning in order...
If you wouldn't mind posting different skills or events or even general movements that you have trouble with or want more info on, I'd be more than willing to give you the drills I know, I just need a reference point to help you out.
https://usagym.org/pages/women/pages/xcel.html
Here's a link to the USAG XCEL overpiew page where you can print off the code of points and double check each skill/pass you have in your routine! I struggled with this last year, not having a personal code of points, and my bronze girls received...