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...
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...
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...
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...
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