I had my share of injuries in high school, and then I blew out my knee last summer and was done :(. It's definitely been tough, but I also stepped up my coaching hours and spent a lot of time hanging out with my team. And now that I'm almost done with rehab, I've been able to start playing...
Well, I never did a backhandspring series on an actual beam and am only a pre-team coach now, so take this with a grain of salt. But I listened to my coaches criticizing my teammates' series for years. I'm actually really interested in what someone like dunno has to say. However, this what I...
backhip circle - stay tight and hollow, don't throw your head back, keep pressure on the bar.
squat on - be patient, cast high, lean over the bar, and don't be afraid to go for it!
Sounds like you're not getting enough of a push of your legs (though it's hard to tell without a video) - this is the part that is a lot harder without the bouncy trampoline. Try doing more leg strength and make sure you push really hard through your legs and keep your chest up and body going...
You should treat them like teenagers. Use a normal tone of voice and don't overly explain things, but let them know you want them to ask if they ever need clarification on anything. Your main focus should be on gymnastics, but it's ok to be nice and ask them about their personal lives (I love...
A double is more like a full + a full than a 1 1/2 + a 1/2. When you do a 1 1/2, you can get away with throwing your head and shoulders back on the takeoff and rushing the twist because your momentum will get you where you want to go, but you can't do this with the double. It's hard to tell...
Xcel (also known as prep-op) is a different "track" from the JO level system. The different colors are different levels. Right now xcel varies from state to state so what the requirements are for xcel gold, for example, in one state are different from in another state, but USAG is working on...
In my state, advanced prep op uses the level 9 vault chart but most girls still do a fhs or a 1/2 on 1/2 off. If you tsuk and make it to your feet, you are almost garrunteed a top 3 vault finish :).
I went out of state last year and competed excel platinum, I think it was their highest excel...
In the floor routine I had for the past two years, I did an inward full turn to my knee immediately into a back shoulder roll... kinda hard to explain, but it looked really neat! If we ever find the right cord to connect the camera to the computer, I will definately put up some of my meets and...