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My daughter has been working on bhs on the beam for a few months now and can usually do it quite nicely. She has unfortunately fractured fingers twice in the last 3 months doing this skill. (First time in early December was a fracture of her index finger and the second time happened a couple...

I have a question about the level 5 dismount on bars. My daughter has been told different things by her different coaches, and I was curious what the "correct" answer to her question is. She turns to her left when dismounting. What are her hands supposed to do? First her right hand. One...

So tomorrow night I am making my debut as an actor in a haunted house! I am typically the person that goes thru a haunted house clinging to the person in front of me and never opening my eyes, so this will be really interesting! Its for the local Jaycees, so a good cause though! Anyone here...

A local club had a meet today ( a different league than my daughter competes in). My daughter asked if we could go and watch so that she could cheer the girls on. She said that she always feels better when the audience cheers for her and she wanted to do the same even though she didn't know...

My dd's coach is starting to ask the girls to do much higher handstands on the beam than what they had been doing previosly. I was just wondering what the best "safety move" is to get out of a handstand gone wrong (going past vertical). Apparently, the coach has not addressed that issue, as dd...

Hi My daughter has her first L4 competion this weekend. I have a question about her underswing dismount. She has been working hard at this skill and is finally getting it. She can get good height and distance now. The problem is that she tends to throw her head out. Any tips on...

My dd is competing level 4 this year. She can complete her front hip circle almost every time, but it is not "pretty". She can not do it with straight arms and most of the time ends up with the bar high up on her chest at the completion, making it difficult to connect to a cast. Her coach has...

My dd is on the level 4 team this year and is starting to bring home tidbits of info relating to how some of the other girls regard their teammates. It seems that a few of the girls are stressing to the others that they are "competitors" to each other, not teammates. Some of the girls have...

Now that school has started, it is difficult to ensure that my 7 year old dd is able to get a proper snack prior to her practice. I pick her up at school directly from my work, and we head right to her 3 hour practice. I want to keep a bag of healthy snacks in the car so that something is...

My dd tends to widen her grip at the end of her mill circle. I was wondering if there was a deduction for this?Thanks!

I was wondering is someone could explain the difference between USAG, AAU, YMCA, and GIJO programs. Is it just how the club is "registered" or do the difference go beyond that? thanks for any help!

My daughter has been learning her back handspring for a couple of months. She can do a standing BHS (has not connected it to a RO yet) The coach has been telling her for a while that she tends to throw one arm out to the side as she goes back into the skill instead of keeping her arms...

My dd has been struggling with her front hip circle for a few months now. She is getting really close but still can't quite coplete it yet. Her coach says that all she needs is "a 2 finger spot" at the end of the skill and she makes it, but if she doesn't get that little bit of help (basically...

My DD has bad her back hip circle for quite a while, but just lately has started "overshooting" it (piking at the end), and then falling off the bar. Any tips to help her overcome that issue? thanks!

My daughter just got a new kitten (male, siamese mix). She really wants to give him a "gymnastics name". We are looking for suggestions. So far Flipsy and Kipper are on our list. Thanks for any suggestions!

I had a couple of questions relating to the level 3 floor routine. First, what should a gymnast do if she does not complete the roll portion of the handstand forward roll? (handstand back to lunge instead of roll) What is the deduction if the skill is repeated (correctly) vs skipping the roll...

My six year old, level 3 dd is just starting to work on her front hip circle. She understands the basic idea behind it but is still having trouble completing the skill. She does okay with a spot but if she tries herself, she can't quite complete the skill yet. My concern is that she sometimes...

Hi everyone I am fairly new here, but couldn't help posting a note about my 6 year old daughter in level 3. She just had her first meet ever and scored 35.8. She got fourth place all around! I am so proud of her! (8.6 vault, 9.1 bars, 8.9 beam, and 9.2 floor) I am brand new to this sport and...

Hi I was wondering if anyone has any good drills for helping gymnasts learn handstands on the balance beam. My six year old was just accepted into a level 3 program which requires handstands on the beam. She can do floor handstands quite well but just can't seem to get it on the beam. Is it...

Hi. My daughter just turned six and is on pre-team. She is trying really hard to get her back hip circle but is having a difficult time staying "on the bar". If I help her, she does fine, but when she tries it on her own she has a hard time keeping her body close to the bar and can't complete...