I have a girl who has a really great front handspring vault - not so much on the floor though. She squats it every time. Her arms always flail out to the side. I've tried tying them in to keep them by her ears and that's not helping. She has a really nice block on the vault, but why not on the...
Yes, I know it's been talked to death here but I'm tired of my Xcel girls being slaughtered by girls skipping JO compulsory levels. It's really just not fair to have girls training 6-8 hours a week competing against girls training 16-20 hours a week.
Will the USAG ever relax the rigidity of...
We have a boys power tumbling team, but no real coach. I've been asked to put together the optional pass. I don't know how to add up the degree of difficulty to keep him within the limits. Can anyone help me?
Most of the girls on our team (Xcel) have come from doing rec classes one hour a week. We never had a team until this year and form wasn't anything that was stressed during the rec classes. Now that they are on a team, they are really lacking the polish of a lot of the girls they are competing...
Mixed bag. Bronze and Silver went together in the morning. I was stunned how well they did. 13 girls and all but one hot medals. We had a 1st place vault, 3rd place AA, a 9.7! Lots of great stuff.
Gold was a disaster. We came away with a 5th place bars and an 8th place floor, but all the girls...
What kind of tape do you like for ankle support? Does the stretchy kind that sticks to itself work at all? I want to order some stuff to make sure I have it for our first meet in case we need some.
i have a girl who tends to spiral off the beam as she turns. How can I help her to not do this? She has a dance background, so she knows how to turn...on the floor.
I have a girl who simply can't do a back hip circle. We've been trying since July! She just throws her had back and never gets back to the bar after her cast. I read some old threads on here about actually tying the girl to the bar so she can practice herself over and over again. How do you do...
One of my gymnasts is coming in today after spraining her ankle. She can't stay away from the gym. Does anyone have a conditioning routine I can hand her to do while she is off her ankle?
We got our unitards the other day. For the most part, they aren't too bad. I was freaking out at first because they really don't fit on several of our girls. I am going to send those back for alterations. They really are pretty though.
We had our mock meet today and they looked okay. It is what...
I'm still not happy about the unitard thing, but here is the leo! We will have them next week, just in time for our in-house evaluation/meet with a judge. Now I just hope that I measured everyone correctly :)
My Xcel team has their first meet in a few months. Luckily, I still have time with them. They are really unfocused. I have only seen three girls stick a beam routine. A lot of them don't even try to stay on! Bars are generally good, but the still fidget on there, swing their legs or scootch over...
Most of the girls on my new Xcel team have no dance experience and their split leaps leave much to be desired. They are pushing off their back leg and hopping forward and look like teeter totters. As bad as they are on floor, they are REALLY bad and scary on beam. I can use some help.
We had to cancel practice tonight because it's too hot. For those gyms without air conditioning - what do you do to keep it cool enough for gymnastics? We have several big fans placed by the doors, but I don't think they really do anything other than make it impossible to talk while being heard.
Our gym is rather small, only 6500 square feet and there is a large overhead garage door and three other doors that can't be blocked. There is also a bathroom that sticks out into the room. It makes for a difficult time figuring out the best way to position our equipment.
I just finished the U100, Safety Certification and got my green light! Now I have to register all my girls and we have a team and a coach. They are all measured for their stupid biketards and we are a team. They all have their own Xcel routines and they are working hard. Next step is calling NYS...
One of my girls is in a cast. Her mom just sent me a photo. She fell off the swings. I just got another girl back who sprained her ankle and was on crutches for three weeks.
C'mon girls! Cut me some slack here and wrap yourselves in bubble wrap if you are going to do anything other than watch...