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Dear all, I would need your opinion. I am in a new acrobatics club (not competitive), but coach is very strict and former Cirque artist with amazing skills. Girls are age 7-14, train 3x2h, mostly floor acrobatics (simple handsprings, cartwheels, tucks) and do shows at school end. Coach wants...

Are press handstands allowed in a floor routine? Well, I guess they are allowed, but do judges like to see them? Combo I am thinking about: Back Extension Roll to Handstand - Handstand Forward Roll Tuck Handstand - Handstand Forward Roll Straddle Press Handstand - Handstand Forward Roll Pike...

I don't want to tell the whole story why I am asking this, but if someone is interested, I will explain. What do you think about this gymnastics Workout Plan for L6-L10? (no competition season) Practice 4 hrs a day, 6 days a week. 10 minutes warm up with running 10 minutes intense core...

I can easily do Cartwheel- Back Handspring step out and Back Handspring step out Series. And of course I have a Standing Back Handspring step out and a standing Back Tuck. I wanted to add a Back Tuck after the Back Handspring step out or the Cartwheel and now I have a question. I am having a...

My sister is a L5. Her coaches make her train Bounders, also called Flysprings, a lot more than Front Handsprings. She also does drills for Bounder - Front Tuck on mats and they want her compete Bounder - Front Tuck for L7. When I asked her she told me they want her to do Punch Front Layout -...

I need a jump connection for floor where both jumps must take off from one leg. I have a regular split leap. I can't do switch leaps and also not side leaps. Is there such a thing as a sissone leap? A sissone taking of from one leg?

I have seen many girls at my gym who started gymnastics from scratch get to about L7 in like maybe 3 years or so, which I think is pretty amazing! Of course, they need to have a special spirit and love for the sport, they must be willing to work VERY hard and they must have gymnastics in their...

My best friend started acrobatic gymnastics as a 10 year-old, did it for 3 years, had a year break and started artistic gymnastics at age 14. She just turned 17, so a little over 3 years of gymnastics for her now! She is on my team, so she is a Level7 and we train 20 hours a week. She is crazily...

I am a Level 7. I am solid with all skills, but beam is my best event, because I am very powerful in all "standing" things, but not so good in tumbling passes, or at least I do not like it that much. However, so far I can do BH BH on beam, I can also do a back tuck on high beam already and I do...