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    WAG Front Giant Help!

    I have been working on front giants for a few weeks now, and I keep peeling off of the bar. I know it is normal to do this a couple of times when first learning, but I peel the majority of the time. I usually peel off right under the bar, and then I land on my stomach on the mat/pit. Does...
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    Level 9 Vault

    I am hopefully going to compete level 9 next season, but I am not sure which vault I should train. Last year, I competed a tuck tsuk (level 8) and did really well with it. My coach has had all the girls my level begin to train yurchenko's. All of my teammates are already flipping into the...
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    Woodward

    I am going, with my team, to Woodward this summer. It is my first time going...can anyone tell me what to expect? On the day that they do evaluations, what do you have to show them? I am worried for that, because I "forgot" how to twist on floor and am having problems with it, so I don't want...
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    Shaking on Beam

    During meets, I always shake really bad on beam. This makes it very difficult for me to keep moving throughout my routine without wobbling a lot. I didn't connect my series or my dance series at the last meet because I was so nervous. Does anyone have any special little tricks to help with this?
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    Level 8 Meet with Video

    My first level 8 meet was last weekend. Vault: I competed a tucked tsuk and over rotated and fell...but still got an 8.3 Bars: Hit my feet really hard after pirouette, so they took a fall. 6.2 Beam: Didn't connect series and fell on series. 7.6 Floor: 8.85 :) AA: 30.95 I still need to qualify to...
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    About to start first Level 8 Season!

    I have not been on Chalk Bucket for a few months...I have missed it here!! :) I am back now, thankfully! Anyways, I have my first level 8 competition January 8th. I am pretty nervous! I dont think I am going to score very well...I am not 100% ready. I still need to be ready for the landing...
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    How to become a "dancer"?

    I am more of a powerful gymnast, and I am not very good at my dance. In my floor routine, I don't have any personality in it, and I think that I look funny when I am trying to do the dance in my routine. My coach choreographed it for me, so she thinks I should be able to do it. But I would...
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    Update: New Skills/Injury

    I thought I would give an update. I went to camp a couple weeks ago, and came home with a bunch of new skills :) I got my back tuck on the high beam, my tsuk vault into the resi pit, and some other "littler" skills. But yesterday, I did my full on the floor for the first time!! I landed on...
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    Back leg turning out in Split Leaps?

    My back leg turns out really bad in split leaps and in switch leaps. I don't know how to fix it! It is hard for me to turn my back knee under in a split, also. My coach has me do splits on the beam, but I still can't fix it when I am in the air. I can't snap my legs into the split, and my...
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    Archy Cast Handstands

    I need some help with my cast handstands. I can hit the handstand, but I arch and have REALLY bad form getting there. I have tried straddle casts and done drill for it...it just doesn't really work out for me. But does anyone have any advice for me on how to clean up my casts? If I try it...
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    Terrified of Vault

    I have fear issue's on all the events, but lately, vault has been REALLY bad. When I was in level 6, my vault was fine. I would easily do the front handspring, and score mid-9's. In level 7, I would still score very high at meets, but I would stand there for a LONG time before I go. I take a...
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    Maybe Last Level 7 Meet Report

    Yestarday I had my 4th level 7 meet. I did okay... Vault: 9.25 I got a two tenth deduction because I took over 30 seconds to go! My coach was so mad at me, but I just could not get myself to start running! Grrr. Bars: 7.7 I DID MY DISMOUNT! I didn't connect it to my giants, but I did...
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    Best meet EVER!

    I had my 3rd level 7 meet today. I did the best I have ever done, in any level! Vault: 9.675!!! 1st place Bars: 7.35 (still no dismount) 9th place! Beam: 8.65 2nd place Floor: 9.05! 2nd place AA: 34.725 4th place! I am so excited! This is the first time I have ever gotten two 9's in one...
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    2nd Level 7 Meet Report

    Today I had my second level 7 meet, and overall I did better than my last one! They only went out 3 places in the awards, though :( Vault: 9.375 1st place! Bars: 6.0 Still no dismount Beam: 7.9 Fell on BHS and did not connect my series Floor: 8.625 AA: 31.9 I am very happy with this, because...
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    Shorts?

    Are gymnasts allowed to wear shorts at your gym? We aren't allowed to wear shorts like the Soffee shorts, only the GK and Adidas ones. If you aren't, is there a reason why? I was just curious because I am one of the people that always wears shorts and then I feel self-consious at meets...
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    First Level 7 Meet Results!!

    My first level 7 meet was yestarday, and I did a lot better than I thought I would! Vault: My steps were all messed up, and so my vaults looked not as good as they do in practice. I got a 8.75. Bars: I only had a 9.2 start value because I competed without my flyaway. But I did both of...
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    First Level 7 meet next weekend!

    My first level 7 meet is coming up on February 6th. I am really nervous because I am not ready yet! I don't have a dismount on bars yet, I won't let go for the flyaway if I connect it to my giants, so I am still not sure what i will do for that yet. And I won't do my giants if my coach isn't...
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    Gymnastics&More Camp

    My team is going to a summer camp at Gymnastics&More in Myrtle Beach, SC. Has anyone ever been to this camp? The flyer says that they have a workout on the beach for one of the days, so do they take equipment onto the beach or something? If anyone has been to this camp please tell me what to...
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    New Grips!

    My new grips came in today! I have had my other pair for about 4 or 5 years, and so I haven't had to break in new grips in a while. How long does it take to break them in? Also, how? I have a meet Feb. 6th, and do you think they will be ready for me to compete with by then? They are also my...
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    Toe Up in Level 8?

    Are you aloud to do a toe up/chinese situp, or whatever you call it, in level 8? My friend at gym is planning on competeing it, but wasn't sure whether it is aloud or not. My coach thinks it is, but one of the parents at my gym is sure that it isn't. Listening to the coach is the more logical...
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