coaches

How often should I do "Active Flexibility Stretching"? I do Passive/Static Stretching everyday for 1 hr. Just curious how often should I do "Active Stretching" as its a little bit more strength based. Three times a week? What do you recommend for your students? Currently a 30 year old woman...

My head coach brags to me about not needing to lesson plan for her Xcel Diamond/Platinum groups, winging it is enough. When I'm out and she subs for JO, I give her a lesson plan, and she will reuse a single day's lesson plan for months. One gymnast did her first ever double pike (never tried...

I'm taking over as meet food coordinator for coaches & judges. Just wondering as coaches what foods/meals do you like or not like when attending meets. Ours is a large 3 day meet so 24+ coaches and 8+ judges at any given time. We have a loose 'menu' but trying to shake it up a little.

My ds has talked previously about what apparently is called the "coaches curse". Not sure if it is an actual thing or something he has made up. It's basically the ability to do a skill or a routine when the coach isn't paying attention, but as soon as they are watching, the athlete will tend to...

I hope this makes sense! My daughter is 5 years old, has been doing gymnastics for 2 years. We have been at the same gym from the start. Up until the last 3 months we have had zero issues. She was recently invited to an advanced, invitation only team. On that team she seemed to accel, was once...

We live in a fairly small town with not a lot of gym choices and the gyms we have are not the huge, highly organized gyms that some places have. I honestly do love the gym we are at and I think that their coaching approach is a perfect fit for us. My daughter is 7 and has been in gymnastics...

Hey everyone.. first time, long time. I’ve been a coach for 20 years and I did gymnastics myself for 16 years. I’m only posting on here because I’m not quite sure where to turn. I could really use some help. Long story short.. I work in a gym that has gymnastics and cheer. We have a cheer...

I can't believe I am even asking this, but do your gyms require that coaches wear masks? Our gym absolutely does and our gymnasts wear masks when they are not on the floor. But a very well known gym in our state posts a lot of training videos and it is clear that NO ONE is wearing a mask in the...

Generally and hypothetically, suppose a gym's coaches showed a pattern of abuse, and this was reported by a high number of athletes -- hypothetically let's say thirty or so athletes. In such a situation, those coaches should permanently blacklisted from USAG in my opinion. Any gym that employed...

Hello, I need some perspective. My 9-yr DD competed L2 last year, and is on the cusp of moving to L3. My dilemma is this: She loves her gym, but it's a very busy place with wait lists for classes, they move coaches around often, and I feel like she's constantly overlooked. She is not at the top...

In the last weeks, Dutch ex-gymnast have come forward with stories of abuse, after Athlete A came out, saying this happened in T he Netherlands too. After gymnast testified without saying any names, former coach Beltman has spoken up about how badly he treated gymnast and how sorry he is. He...

Some time ago, a post got shut down due to some concerning keywords. I’d like to resurrect the question contained within, not relating to the concerning keywords. Some coaches listed in that thread qualities they are looking for in their gymnasts. My gym is very opaque about their selection...

Hello everyone! My good friend and colleague John Min, owner of MAGMA, has invited me to be a panelist on his "Coaches on Couches" series. Using Zoom calls as the medium, Coaches on Couches is a weekly gymnastics education program that touches on an incredible variety of topics within the...

American Twisters is in the unique position of actually looking to hire coaches during this crazy time! Please click the link for more info and to apply. We are located in Coconut Creek, Florida. We have a huge up to date facility and have one of the nation's largest groups of level 10...

Hosted by John Min, USECA Video Chairman, panelists Mary Wright, Olivia Estes, Steve Arkell, and Craig Zappa join him for an hour discussion on how to prepare gymnasts for returning to training in gymnastics. Episode 2 of an ongoing weekly series. MagmaGym.com

I guess the title states it all. Do you all think the effects of the Coronavirus on the economy will cause a shortage of gymnastics coaches?

After some good advice from others on this forum, my daughter will be switching gyms. She is finishing out her current season and will switch to her new gym in a few months when the new gym starts their new season. How far in advance would be common courtesy to let her current gym know she is...

As a coach, specifically Team coaches what do you guys like to get for Christmas? Is there any thing “big” a gymnast has gotten for you? let me know!

Our 14 yo daughter had a late start in gymnastics but fell in love and progressed fairly quickly. She competed Xcel up through Platinum last year, and over summer was "graduated" to JO Optionals. So far, she competed one lvl 4 meet, and then one lvl 5. She did well on scores and now is...

How should I tell the coaches that we are choosing not to do a mandatory travel meet? There are 2 scheduled for this year and we will only travel to the closer one. My daughter is not optional yet and in fairness to our other kids who rarely travel for sports, we do not want to make this meet...