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I have 2 level 4's that cannot do shoot thru's. We are mid way thru the season. I've tried a block under the bar that they stand on and then jump up and shoot thru. Even when I spot them it takes them forever to get their foot thru. They just keep doing the same thing over and over. They cast...

Any suggestions for getting straight arm kips? We have a couple kids that can get up on the bar but have bent arms so they have to push up and then cast. They have gotten better since summer but still struggling. They have their high bar correct and connected.

Just wanted to wish my level 4's and the rest of our team good luck in their meet Saturday! They have come a long way already this season and this is only the third meet. I'm excited to see how they do! Also good luck to my two DD's that are competing also. My Level 4 should do great, this is...

Yeah! My level 5 DD did her round off, back handspring, back tuck on the floor last night! She was so proud of herself. She had been doing them on the tumble track for a year or more and they looked really good, but she was afraid to do it on the floor. Last night at tumbling class she finally...

My baby ended up with an broken ankle yesterday because our 8 month old doberman puppy jumped on her in the morning while she was sleeping. She is devistated knowing that she is potentially going to miss the next 6 weeks of practices and meets, according to the hospital anyway. She goes to the...

Finally after struggling with vault for 1.5 years my DD's vault looked good last night, and that was even vaulting over a mat. Hopefully she keeps it next week when her coach removes the mat. I think the majority of the problem was that she was hurdling to the spring board too late. Her coach...

At our gymnastics meet this past Saturday, my level 4 had a 9.0 on beam and 8.4 on vault. Took a fall on her dismount off bars. She was trying to stick her landing and fell backwards brushing her butt on the floor. All the while keeping her hands up. She tried! Then on floor she lost her balance...