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Looking for high energy person to work with out Pre-Team and Level 3-4 and Xcel Bronze. We consider the lower levels very important in the growth of our gymnasts. Basics, shaping and proper technique are a must. You should be passionate about working with ages 4-8. We are a mid sized gym in...

We are looking to install closed circuit cameras to 1. Allow for viewing from the parents area 2. Allow for viewing of gym area from the office 3. Use as a training tool. Is it best to just get bids and have a professional set it up or is it easy to do yourself? Any feedback on types of...

A couple of my coach buddies and I recently got into a debate. I would like to hear from coaches in those states where MM is legal. Being how MM is still against federal law, how would you feel about an employee using? Do you know of any coaches using MM? If you have a coach with a...

We are "restructuring" Change is good, change is good, change is good I keep telling myself For compulsory level 3,4,5 what are your coach to athlete ratios? Right now we are at about 8 to 1 but may have to increase numbers. How do you feel about training level 4-5 in one group? Thanks

Just wondering how you would handle the following situation. I already know what I am doing but wanted opinions. Facebook War between two parents. Do you intervene or stay out of it? Social media can be tricky. I have approached both parties involved. For the most part all of our parents...

Is a Chinese Sit Up considered a release or a bar change?

Gymnast suddenly stopped going backwards. No bhs, back tuck or lay on floor. No bwo, bhs on beam. Please grant me patience......(I know "vestibular") I have backed way way off, no pressure, gone back to the very basics, lots of drills, lots of praise for little things. However, 2 meets in...

What cracks me up...... When a little rec kid comes into the gym with her leo on backwards with her little bottom hanging out. (Usaully brought by dad). We refer to it as "Equipment Failure"

We had a gymnast leave us this week. Am I upset? No. She is in a military family and received orders. I am thankful that she was able to be part of our lives for the time she was here. Thank you to her family for serving in our military and allowing her to compete with us. I hope she continues...

So we had a team gymnast whose parent was an hour late picking up. We had her call and find out if they were on their way and she told us they were sleeping because they worked a 12 hour shift. Okay, we routinely work 12+ hours 6 or 7 days a week (granted it is our choice as gym owners and...

When I got in today I had an email from a team parent......and wait for it.......it was a note letting me know how much she appreciates what we do and what a positive experience her daughter had last meet season! I almost cried. We don't often hear that we influence children's lives in a...

I have a gymnast that is severly lacking in her splits. I have her doing over splits, split and straddle jumps on tramp, leg kicks on floor and have been manually stretching her daily. I have seen very little improvement. Any ideas on how I can help my gymnast? I am afraid she will never be...

Worked a gymnast through her back tuck block. "Lost it" about two weeks ago. Great kid but very teary and so hard on herself. Would not flip during floor rotation and I had to catch her several times and get her safely to the floor on her back after the BHS, set, not go. Did fine on Tumbl...

A new gym has opened up. A few of my parents have forwarded emails that they received from this gym recruiting (maybe a strong word but saying stuff like, "best coaches, best equipment, "you should come here") Now I know that this is not illegal or anything but, for crying out loud...

I thought the rules said only one earring per ear, yet I see several with more than one. Do tattoos need to be covered? I see some Olympic Rings tats. And lastly, am I the only one who thinks Shawn Johnson's leo (day 2) is kinda, um, not pretty? I am not being snarky, I admire all these...

Through my research I have found that the Korbut Flip is not allowed because of the standing on the high bar. Could it be done on the low bar? It seems to me that more dangerous skills like Geinger and Yeager are just as risky if not more especially when you add twisting. I am asking because I...

We host a meet at an outside facility every year. Our booster club gets 80% of the profits and the gym gets 20%. There has been some grumbling that the total should go to the booster club. I am the gym owner so obvoiusly I am not keen on that idea. Parents volunteer to help with the meet and are...

Does anyone use this app? Do you like it? I haven't downloaded it yet and wanted some opinions. Does it show a personal best for each gymnast? I know some people who have the app for ipad and they love it.

Coaches that are sugary sweet at meets (in public) to their kids but is an absolute tyrant (yelling, degrading, and just plain mean) in the gym at practice (closed to onlookers).

I was wondering what type of turn prep you prefer. Is there an advantage to using lunge position vs step to releve into turn? In your experience does one facilitate 2/1 on floor. Do you use same prep on floor as beam?