Recent content by ECMama

AGREE, AGREE, AGREE!!!!! This is exactly what I've been saying for a long time. He's taken many girls with great potential and ruined them physically and mentally. The only true success he's had is with his daughter, and that's probably because his ego was more involved. He's just more of...

My daughter trained there for many years and said that the weigh-ins stopped a long time ago. There have been a few coaches over the years who still made comments here and there about weight, but never Cecile and Laurent. Some of the coaches do have the mentality that they shouldn't be...

Cecile and Laurent don't entirely employ the WOGA mentality (except for maybe 'Train Hard or Go Home' - which probably won't be an issue with Simone). They both know their athletes and understand how to best encourage and coach each person according to their specific personality and needs. In...

I have serious doubts that Valeri has changed or will ever change. He's an egomaniac who's done this to many of his gymnasts, and he's been rewarded for his results with this new position. He'll say what he thinks is necessary to keep the position while learning to be more subtle in his approach.

Thank you!

Where is the meet held? I may try to book in advance, but would like to narrow down my search to the right area.

It's usually the second weekend in February.

Please add me to the HOPES group. Thank you!

I hear this term all the time and have always wondered what it is. After looking it up online, I'm more confused than before. Is the salto a specific skill, or can more than one skill be considered a salto? If it is more than one skill, can someone please give me examples of some skills that...