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I was told last night that one of the girls I coach was in tears about gymnastics the night before. naturally I was concerned, .......well it's because she's done so well and is moving up soon and is going to miss me coaching her!!

I'm talking about arms and hands in dance sections of floor and beam. What's your thoughts about someone for example on beam, with either 1) arms in 5th or 2) arms straight but soft ballet fingers as opposed to strong spiky fingers?My view is that as long as it's aesthetically pleasing, and...

My dd used to value gym above all else, even though she was 'better' at other activities (in my view). Now she wants to give up gym, because of her coach.I've tried to get her to see the positive side of gym again, to support her with the coach, and tried to see the coaches side. I've tried to...

I have a very short amount of time to come up with an effective group display for six 7 to 8 year olds. This is for a small primary school display, and I happen to I coach all six at the local club, unfortunately we're now running short of time as we've been focussing on our regional champs...

Hi, I'm a coach, ex gymnast, proud mum, new judge and love gymnastics. I primarily joined to share with other coaches, I absolutely love coaching and the thrill of teaching new skills to young athletes.My favourite quote at the moment is: "If gymnastics were easy they'd call it football".

My level 1 gymnasts have very archy backs in casts. I know this is partially due to confidence (i.e. they don't want to get too far from the bar) and also due to strength. We've been doing conditioning and of course casting and spotting holds, and will continue to do so. But I was wondering if...