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While I was looking at various threads on tumbling, something hit me. I actually had an interesting thought (strange I know) I have decided to try something a little different when coaching my tumblers. For tumbling, I see 3 ways for the kids to leave their feet. (not including the hurdle) 1...

I have one girl that cheers at one gym but comes to me for tumbling. Her mom says she doesn't let her go to the tumbling classes at the other gym and she likes that I make sure she does the skill with proper technique. I found the other gym's Facebook page and they actually posted videos of...

I was coaching a girl that has been working on back handsprings for what seems like forever. I tend to spot kids far longer than other coaches for safety reasons. This girl was finally doing the skill consistently on the down hill with just a touch spot. I usually spot just as much as the kid...

I'm just really curious about something after watching some kids do their front handspring full vault. I guess it also applies to 1/2 on 1/2 off, 1/2 on 1/1 off and so on. Is this actually a useful progression? I originally thought it would be good for twisting the front handspring front but...

I was looking out our girls' level 5 state meet results. I don't have any kids I currently coach at the meet but some of my former students were there. I looked at the team all around score. As coaches, how many times in the past have you seen a team place first on every single event? In 10...

My daughter does High School cheer and they had a local conference meet. One of the high schools had a large percentage of girls that attend a specific cheer gym in our area and their team always takes first place. I've coached quite a few of those girls so I know they are really good. Having...

Back in June a couple of the kids I coach made the cheer team at their high school. This particular school required them to attend a week and a half long tumbling camp at a local cheer gym. They are also required to take classes at this other gym. Back in June, one girl was really close to...

I just had to put this one out there and get some thoughts on it. I have 2 girls that come to me for semi private lessons on back handsprings and eventually more difficult skills. Neither of these girls are small. They are actually bigger than I am. I was spotting one of the girls through her...

I won't put anything in to skew this one just because I already have a particular point of view one it. Basically, Where do you like to have the gymnasts' arms when their feet make contact with the springboard when they vault. This is for normal entry vaults not round off entries.

Someone please help me keep my sanity. I worked with 2 girls who developed really good round-off and were really close to standing back handsprings as well as round off back handsprings. They went to a tumbling camp at a near by cheer gym and now neither of them can tumble. One hurt her neck...

Here's one for anyone's input. I'm looking to see what wording or verbiage others use to teach back handsprings in the simplest terms possible. My example I stole from a college coach is as follows: "Sit back, jump high, don't let your head hit the ground." I'm basically looking for ways others...

I've had a few kids that tried out for cheer teams that I've been working with on their back handsprings. Their cheer coach said that they were being taught "gymnastics back handsprings" and not "cheer back handsprings" What in the world would the difference be? One of the girls is 13 years old...

The best I can tell from the front view is you are trying to twist too soon. You should try some high layouts first. Once you do a lot of those, do a high layout then twist once you spot the trampoline.

We hosted a meet this weekend and all went well but I'm still confused by the vault is judged for the women's USAG program. I try to train the front handspring vault as if the vaulter plans on flipping someday be it a front front or tsuk. I coach a short preflight for a higher vault that...

I had 2 different meets this weekend. One was a high school meet one was a regular USAG prep opt and optionals meet. I have a couple of girls on my 2 high school teams that are very good vaulters. 4 of them have competed level 7 or higher and scored 9.5 or better on front handspring vaults...

OK, I've seen it in many posts and I see it all around in the sport. Why do folks have requirements for skills to compete a certain level that aren't required for that level? Example: "Little Sue has to have her giants to compete level 7" I've had several kids do level 7 without giants and do...

Hello all, I'm new to the forums here. I read them time to time. Been coaching for about 8 years now.