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I know this question has been asked before but never really got a good answer. What do you all teach as far as which arm to use in pirouettes? I've been told before that you post on your non-dominant arm, and some people say to teach both arms. But when it comes down to competing, is it dominant...

Hey everyone! I've begun teaching tucked flyaways to our prospective level 5s but am running into a little problem. We've been doing "dead cow" drills and they've been going okay, but when it's time to start flipping them it's obvious they get scared and are pulling in on the bar. I've tried...

I've got a question for all you team coaches out there. How are your coaches divided up? Do you have dedicated coaches by level? Event? Do your coaches like to hop around (not like a rabbit)? ie With one group one day, then to another, etc. Right now that's what our team is like. Sometimes a...

Hey all! So I teach a lot of tumbling classes (mostly all girls) and I never really seem to have trouble with them working on their skills in stations that I set up for them, and they seem to have fun doing it. My boys gymnastics classes however...a little more difficult. Their energy levels...

Hey everybody! First a little background. I was a competitive gymnast as a youth (age 5-15, I'm 29 now), and have been teaching recreational gymnastics/tumbling for the past 4 years or so. Our gym is small and only recently started an artistic girls team. I've been confronted with (and have...