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I have an odd question. I have always been told by my own coaches, and other fitness specialists, that ice water is bad for you to drink while you are working out. One of my coaches has started bringing ice for our girls to put in their water bottles. She said she has never heard that before...

Okay, I am coaching a prep opt team. It is the first year that we have had one, and I am having some difficulty with music choices. I have an 11 year old gymnast who really likes a cut piece of music, hip hop style. However, one of the other coaches informed me that some of the parts of it...

My girls Both of my daughters would like to use the floor music posted in the first reply. Can we just use what we downloaded?

The last year I was there..in southern California, the gyms came together and decided that. It was in 2006-2007 for the first year. I know that because our new level 5's competed their first meet in the beginning of June, for fun, but if they made the scores, they were going to have to compete...

I agree with you and Gymdog, I just needed to voice my frustrations. I am truly glad that I had this forum to do it in. I could just see that happening here, I don't think I would be able to hold back the laughter! As far as our gym goes, I feel that staying on level 4 for more than a...

I was wondering when I was going to get a comment like that one. I am not really worried about where we place as a team. I am more interested in not making the girls feel that their best isn't good enough because girls who are wearing different colors and are at the "right" gyms are scoring...

I totally agree! We really try to focus on "personal best" with our girls, but even then they still walk away from a meet like that thinking their best wasn't good enough.

Yes OT does dominate. I am glad to hear that maybe these results are just due to some incredible talent. Also one of those level 4 - 7 year old repeaters scored a high 35 at state last year, and was moved to level 5 then switched gyms and went backwards, so she was truly a sandbagger, but...

I am very frustrated. We just returned from our level 4 state meet in Virginia, and it was rather disappointing. Aside from the usual things at a meet that everyone claims, favoritism and what not, we had several gyms that brought 2nd and 3rd year competing gymnasts. These girls took the...

Thanks for the help!!!

Good Morning, I am the level 4 gymnastics coach at a small gym in Virginia. Our girls are doing very well in every event except Bars. We are having difficulties with front hip circles, shoot-thrus, and Mill-circles. Half of our girls can make it sometimes, but not consistently. We have been...

Thanks!! Thanks for the advice on teaching these bars skills! I coach level 4's, and although the other events are going well, bars is a thorn! I am looking forward to trying some of the new ideas! Thanks!! Katy

Hi All! I am a gymnastics (Level 4) coach in Northern Virginia. We just moved here from California, where I also coached, but not a competitive level (because of my daughters).... Which brings us to the next point....I have 2 gymnast daughters, level 4 competitors. Yup, you guessed it! I am...

Thank you!!! Thanks everyone!! This will give us some variations and they are always excited to try new things!!!!!!!! :D:D

Aloha....I am wondering if anyone has any "fun" conditioning exersizes to build shoulder strength. Our Level 4 girls are really weak in this area...AND they cry and whine whenever we do conditioning...:rolleyes: Any Creative Coaches out there? Thanks CoachKaty