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I'm looking for some pointers/thoughts/drills that may help our girls with their undershoot dismounts. Is this [what I guess is common] problem of dropping their hips after the BHC point to a particular strength issue? Or is more body awareness? A few habitual offenders have long since...

Coached my first sanction meet last night (L4)! I have to tell you I was pretty nervous. We only had 4 girls signed up, so the work load wasn't too much, but it's amazing how lost I felt...standing just a few feet over the ropes from where I sat for 13 years watching my own daughter ;) A...

As president of our booster club, I'm getting ready to purchase new foam for our loose foam pit. This will be the first complete re-fill in years. We actually have an "L" shaped pit, but for the sake of discussion we'll stick to 1/2 of the L. The dimensions of this section are 8' wide, 16'...

We're short staffed at our gym. I'm finding myself alone on bars more often than not lately. I'm getting better at knowing what the L3-L4 is supposed to look like, and adding/learning a little more of the corrective action stuff as I go. Keeping these guys busy isn't too difficult. I'll also...

I thought some parents might enjoy this cute video I found - featuring some comical thoughts from some L5 girls: DPCNvoGRwa4

I'm going to cheat a bit and reserve my thoughts for later :p. It would be nice to hear from parents, coaches, and gymnasts on the topic of incentives...where the incentive is made clear BEFORE the achievement. Ex 1: "score a 36 this weekend & I'll buy you a new leo" Ex 2: "get those...

Hello everyone, I've been a dedicated gym dad for almost 12 years now. My daughter Stephanie will be L8 USAG next season. After years on the side lines, I recently stepped over the ropes. I'm a month old, rookie bars coach for our L1-L4 junior trainers. It has been an absolute blast. I'm...