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My friend entered a contest for national gymnastics week. It's a contest where you had to create a short video, under three minutes, demonstrating why you love gymnastics. Now that all the videos are up it is time to vote. To vote you must "Like" the video on YouTube. I hope you could help her...

Look at the majority of todays beam routines. Most of the choreography is something like step pose step step pose ect. There isn't much to it. There is no "real" dancing in most beam choreography. Does anybody else notice this or is it just me? Would it be wierd to get up and dance on the beam...

Does anybody have any good warm up or cool down games that they play with there recreational classes? I'm looking for something new to play with my gymnasts. My gymnasts are ages 5-9. Thanks.

I was wondering what some fun games, challenges or activities I could do to help develop flexibility in a recreational class. Usually we just sit in a circle and stretch but I was hopeing that I could come up with something new and more interesting for the group. If you have any activities could...

This year I started coaching/assisting. I have one girl that refuses to roll off of the low bar. (That's about the best I can describe it, that's what we call it. Sorry if you don't know what I'm talking about.) She is too scared. What kind of drills can I do to get her to do it? Recently she...

I am in need of a new pair of grips again, and am planing on trying a new brand. The brand I'm currently using doesn't seem to last very long, about 6 months. My coach had recommened them, but now says that I should try a different one. I prefer thicker grips, that take longer to break in, but...

Could anybody tell me the name of the skill preformed at 1:40 in this video (when she goes from the HB to the LB) YouTube - Weak in the Knees _ Gymnastics Montage What are some drills for this skill? How would you start learning it?

Please Help! I neee an idea for a halloween costume within the next few hours so that I can get it ready to wear to school tomorrow. If you have anything please help. If I don't come up with a good idea I might just by a gymnast. Is there anything gymnasticsy that I could be? Thanks for your help.

Does your team have matching training leos as well as your competition ones? How commen is this? I have seen some clubs that do, and they wear them to camps and on special occaisions, or just every day. If your team, or your DD's team does, are they the same as the competition leo, but...

I was wondering what your contry's competive requirements are for the equivalent of USAG level 6, 7 and 8, or canada's level 2 or 3. Where can I find a list, or could you list them here? I was hoping to find them for England, Austrailia, Spain, Switzerland, Ireland, Spain, Itlay and Greese. (and...

I was wondering if anybody knows why the typical color of a gymnastics floor is dark blue. If you where to ask anybody on the street what color the floor is they would tell you blue. Who came up with the color? Of course you can find other colors, gymnova for example is white, with a bit of red...

Seeing as quite a few people went back to school today I thought I'd ask how your first day was? Where you excited to go back and see you friends, or do you wish it was still summer? Who got homework? How big is your class? Who went to a new school this year? Parents: Who was your first day...

So my gymnastics goal for the next couple of years is to be accepted on a college gymnastics team, but I have no idea where to start. Nobody at my club really knows because no ones done it before. I am not from the US, but I would like to be on a US team. I am planing on graduating in 2012, and...

Just wondering what everybody's favourite pose and dances moves are? On beam and on floor. Show a picture or if you don't have one descibe it.(I need help coming up with some cool dance stuff for my routine so please reply.) Thanks. Here are mine: Poses...

I don't know what to do:( Here's the story: I am tired of my club. It is too small. The coaches don't coach. We have minimum hours. Most of the time is spent doing basics (I'm level 7 and we spend like 30 minutes on beam just walking). We were told at the beging of last year that is would...

Pilates? Has anybody done it? Does it work? Would it be a good way to stay in gymnastics shape throught the summer, while I am not at the gym. I am a level 7 gymnast. What would they help with most, strengh, flexibility, endurance...? I am thinking about doing it as summer conditioning so that I...

I am a level 7 gymnast, and I would like to know what I could connect to a split leap to fullfill all requirements. (another leap) This is for beam, and I would like to try connecting a "C" to it to get the bonus. My coach has had us working on split leap sisson (sp?) but I don't like this leap...

I have just started coaching, and I was wondering what coaches wear on their feet? I asked the club's head coach and she said I could wear any thing. What would you recommend, bare feet, socks, shoes, sandles, or something else?

I need to decide what music to use for my floor routine next year. I am an older level 7 gymnast, and I don't want anything slow, or more for younger gymnasts. I want something fast (upbeat), and that you can do fun dance to. Something not to repetitive. I want something that I can really get in...

Next year I need a series on beam with a B flight element. I was wondering which element would be the easiest to learn, but also the one that will help me the most latter on. Round off, BHS, FHS (I don't have a FWO), or anyothers that your can think of. Then I need to connect this to a different...