Recent content by Coach_J

I apologize for my mistake. Thank you. Just three saltos not different. so two back tucks leaves you with the original deduction of 0.5 but if she only had the one back tuck then she still loses the full point for two 0.5 deductions. Best of luck with that layout.

I coach 7-10 and primarily level 7. Not only is a layout a special requirement meaning you can not miss it, but three distinct saltos is also a requirement. You will notice a start value of 9.0 because the judges will have to deduct her 0.5 twice. If she were to do a front tuck, a front pike...

I was quite impressed. Because I have a friend who coaches tumbling I have learned to appreciate it as a separate art form from gymnastics floor tumbling. People outside of gymnastics might say they die seeing us do an Arabian dive roll or some sort of flexibility move. When taking out my sense...

You mentioned that your daughter has struggled with this skill for a few years. At age 9, that could simply be her gaining the strength she needs. I have often dealt with gymnasts feeling the "lost skill". Usually they haven't fully understood what they did to "gain" the skill in the first place...

I tend to use the requirements of the next level as a guideline for which allowable skills I will have a gymnast compete. I'm primarily a level 7 coach but work all the way up through level 10 at our gym. I have 6 level 7s and 4 of them are training full twists on the floor. One is ready to...

As a level 7 coach I get inquiries about privates pretty often. I usually encourage parents to not do them because I feel we should be able to get skills in the amount of time the girls workout. Our 7s do about 18 hours/wk. I have successfully helped some kids with skills and though I hate to...