WAG Is this a real thing?

[Deleted member 18037]

Release move with an ice pool as motivation????

https://www.yahoo.com/news/gymnastics-coachs-training-tactic-chilling-174010907.html

 

[Jard.the.gymnast]

No idea, but I wouldnt be happy if my coach decided to do that!

 

[MILgymFAM]

My daughter saw that and thought it was hilarious.

 

[skschlag]

They looked like they were having fun with it

 

[honu]

I saw this too and it does look like the team is having fun with it. I showed it to DD and she was nope, no way. I have never done gymnastics but not catching the bar and falling from that height to your stomach (with no ice pool) also seems like a lot of motivation! I know there are big mats under the bars, but doesn't that still hurt a bit? I also thought that's going to be some cleanup with water splashing around. Pretty much the mom in me seeing a mess that will need to be cleaned up.

 

[MILgymFAM]

My daughter’s team once did a slip and slide into the pit.. water and all. It made my head spin to think about the cleanup but they girls had a blast and I guess they knew it was time to clean the pit anyway.

 

[CoachAlex]

I'm pretty sure it was a college team that did it as a joke. If it wasn't so messy it would be kind of fun I think.

 

[duyetanh]

It was Pitt.....university gymnastics...and my dd and I thought it was really funny. The coach had a sense of humor.

 

[suebee]

I saw similar videos out of a Texas club, but now I can’t remember which one it was. The video was on YouTube. I can’t even remember how I came across it and of course I can’t find it now.

 

[Deleted member 18037]

My daughter’s team once did a slip and slide into the pit.. water and all. It made my head spin to think about the cleanup but they girls had a blast and I guess they knew it was time to clean the pit anyway.

OMG, our coaches would never let that happen.

 

[BachFlyer]

I think it looks kinda crazy fun! Ther girls seemed to be up to the challenge! He didn’t seem to be at all mean about it.

 

[CMA25]

I saw similar videos out of a Texas club, but now I can’t remember which one it was. The video was on YouTube. I can’t even remember how I came across it and of course I can’t find it now.

It was Metroplex Gymnastics.

 

[suebee]

It was Metroplex Gymnastics.

I thought it was Metroplex, but I couldn’t find the video with googling, so I thought I might not have remembered correctly. I remember that the girls seemed to be having a lot of fun with it. Do you have a link to the video?

 

[CMA25]

I thought it was Metroplex, but I couldn’t find the video with googling, so I thought I might not have remembered correctly. I remember that the girls seemed to be having a lot of fun with it. Do you have a link to the video?

I don’t, but they posted several videos on their Instagram page.

 

[Flyaway]

I saw a few videos of this earlier and my first thought was that dd would be terrified. It looks like it would be fun for some, but not so fun for others, depending on personalities, etc.

 

[mom2newgymnast]

At first, I thought it looked fun, but then the practical side of me was thinking it would be such a mess! lol. Like they would be dripping in their leotards and their grips might get wet, etc. I think my dd would think it was great!

 

[twinmomma]

They're college adults. Not little girls. I don't think they're afraid of release moves at this point. It's all in fun.