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    WAG Starting to do Choreography

    Hey everybody! I was just wanting to know if anybody had any advice on starting to do choreography for gymnasts. I am toying with the idea to be an independent choreographer. I am not currently coaching at a gym, nor do I have any real affiliation with a gym. How would I go about finding...
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    Mock meets?

    I want to bring up the idea of a mock meet to the head coach, but I was wondering how other gyms handle it. Do you guys hire a judge/s? Does the judge give them strictly scores, or a little bit of feedback? Do the gymnasts split the cost of what hiring the judge costs? How much money do they...
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    WAG Tights in gymnastics?

    I have been rewatching the 2012 olympic games and for the first time realized that some gymnasts wear tights. Am I the only one that noticed this so late or is this old news? I noticed whenever Catalina Ponor had an obvious rip in her tights during event finals and then began seeing other...
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    "Reunion" party

    Last summer the gymnastics program at my gym fell apart. Me and one of my old teammates are planning a little "reunion" party for our old team. I'm just looking for any games or ideas that would be fun for us to do. We don't want to spend a lot of money, so no amusement parks or anything, more...
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    How to deal with girls who refuse to condition?

    There is a girl on the team I coach, that refuses to condition correctly. We will be holding blank, and her butt will be in the air. I attempt to correct her, but she just goes back to what she was doing before. I constantly remind her, but recently I have stopped. I talked to her about the fact...
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    This coach is frustrating us...what to do?

    First and foremost: Sorry if this post is all over the place, my ranting tends to be very unorganized. I recently started assisting coaching the very small team at the gym I used to compete at. The girls practice three days a week. The head coach, only coaches on Fridays because he has to fill...
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    Men more friendly than the women at VISA?

    Is it just me or are the men gymnasts, more friendly than the women? I was watcing the VISA championships and throughout each of the men's routines there were cheers from the other gymnasts. Then when they walked off they gave each other high-fives and hugs. But the girls had much less cheering...
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    Differences in price according to group

    So I am thinking about switching gyms. I was there trying it out with my friend today, and after the try-outs we started to talk prices. At first she talked to my friend (who is younger, not as experienced as I am) and was telling her for the Level 5 group, it would be 12 hours a week, for $200...
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    Level 6 beam dismountt

    I'm having trouble with the level 6 beam dismount. I can do the second half (side handstand, twist off) but I can't seem to hold the regular handstand for two seconds and than connect it to the second half. Whenever I do, I can't hold the side handstand, long enough, or fall the other way then...
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    Thoughts on makeup at gym?

    Recently my gym has banned makeup. If you wear any that is noticeable, you have to condition. I don't wear makeup to gym, but when school comes around I will be wearing it to school, and don't always have time to take it off before practice. Just wondering, what is your opinion on wearing makeup...
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    How much of practice do your gymnastics spend on basics?

    We just got a new coach and have been working basics for at least an hour and a half of our three hour practice, every practice. We barely work on anything new, or even anything from our last year routines besides very simple things. I was just wondering how much is really necessary, because...
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    Press Handstand

    I've been working on my press handstand for a long time. I have a lot of strength. In my abs, shoudlers, and arms. I think I can't really do it, because I don't understand how. I can do it against the wall easily. I can also do a headstand press. I just don't understand how far out my shoulders...
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    Switching programs.

    My gym has always done a unique gymnastics program. It's AGA,a very relaxed competitive program. Gymnastics start off with their own individiual routines, and are put into levels based on scores, not skills. I just completed my fourth season and made it up to "Senior 10," (the levels go jr 1-10...
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    Any tips on how to choreograph a floor routine?

    I'm thinking of choreographing my floor routine this year. Any tipes to create a high quality, unique routine?
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    What is the correct way to do a round-off?

    I don't do my round-offs in a straight line like you would on beam. As I got more power I naturally did a half turn before I landed. My coach says this is okay, but everywhere I look it says it has to be straight to go straight. What's right? And does it really matter?
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    Yurchenko drills?

    What are some good yurchenko drills?
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    Opinions on teammates spotting each other.

    My team is rather small and we have a variety of skill levels. I am one of the tallest/strongest and am often asked by two of my coaches to spot balkwalkovers on beam, kips on bars, fronthandsprings on vault, and other things for the smaller girls. On Friday I was spotting a teammate on...
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    Off Topic Homemade Gift

    I want to make a homemade gift for my friend's birthday on a low budget. Any ideas?
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    Leotard Question

    This year we are getting leotards with white sleeves. I sweat ALOT and I was wondering if white leotards sleeves armpits get yellowish. I'm really concerned that my underarms will get yellow.
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    Injury for Story

    I'm writing a gymnastics story and I need a injury that is serious but a gymnast can eventually come back to gymnastics, and is caused by a gymnast landing on her neck. It would be great if you could give me details on how the injury is healed as well. Thanks,

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