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    Coaches Pre team ideas!

    This is my first time posting a topic so forgive me if I seem out of the loop. Still trying to get a hang of this. I need some ideas though! I am a trampoline and tumbling coach. I coach all of our teams and a lot of rec classes but I am struggling with out pre-team. There are 9 kids ranging...
  2. K

    Parents What can I expect at a preteam evaluation?

    My daughter (4) is going to be evaluated by the HC at her next rec lesson for preteam (to start learning level 1 skills, they don't compete until L3). I don't want to put any pressure on her, but is there anything I can do to prepare - her or me? (I'm not even telling her it's for preteam or a...
  3. K

    Parents Too soon for preteam?

    Hi everyone, this is my first post in the forums. My daughter will be four next month and started gymnastics a couple of months ago, over the summer. She LOVES it. Her favorite thing is bars, and other parents who watch the class have pointed her out as good (pointed toes), fearless, focused. My...
  4. A

    Parents Ages, hours, Pre-team and TOPS

    Wow just typing out the title seemed like a mouth full but I definitely could use some advice. My DD is 5 years old, and is in an accelerated rec class. Not exactly a pre-team but on track for that hopefully later this year. About 3 weeks ago she was asked to start tops training part time (2...
  5. notthatmom

    Parents She's been invited to join pre-team....now what??

    so now that my daughter has a new coach, it didn't take long for her (the coach) to notice DD's potential. Today coach recommended DD start pre-team in November. I'm ecstatic!!! I really wasn't expecting this to happen until about a year from now, so I was nowhere near prepared to adjust to...
  6. E

    WAG Took DD out of JO preteam

    Our gym chooses kids prior to their 6th birthday for JO route. My younger daughter was chosen for her upper body strength and lack of fear. She is very lean and has defined muscles in her arms without doing anything. She climbed a net two stories to the top of the gym which is how she gained the...
  7. N

    Parents What to expect preteam tryout?

    My daughter was invited to tryout for the preteam. I know they can vary, but generally what should she expect? She can do her splits, front handspring, front tuck and flip on the tramp. She almost has her back handspring. She can so a shoot through on the bars, and a handstand flat back on...
  8. Sari

    Coaches Preteam conditioning

    I swear I saw a couple of great ideas for this in a recent thread but I can't seem to find it anymore. Basically, I'm working on developing a new warmup and conditioning program for my preteamers (ages 5 to 9). We do lines for 5-10 minutes, then condition for aproximately 10-15. They currently...
  9. AndieRose

    Parents New member! Question about PreTeam TeamGym

    Hi everyone! I'm new to the site but I have a question regarding my five-year old. She's been in rec gym for the last nine months, has advanced through KinderGym, and very recently started girls level A early. We attended open tryouts for TeamGym and she was placed in Pre-Team with seven other...
  10. B

    Coaches Preteam retention/commitment to team

    We have three groups that have been doing one day a week for an hour and a half. We want to turn it into a preteam group and so invited most of them to 2 days, 2 hours during the summer. Out of 16 kids we have two that said yes they want to do that. Others are saying they can do one day but not...
  11. coachmolly

    Coaches Turnover at Pre-team Levels

    Our gym started a pre-team program about a year ago, the girls come in 2x/week for 1.5hrs each. It's not a very intense program, though it is geared towards preparing them for Xcel competition. Over the last year we have had quite a bit of turnover (some due to injuries/finances, others due to...
  12. coachmolly

    Coaches 5-7 Pre-Team

    I have a group of 5-7 year old pre-teamers that I am struggling with. They are a great group of girls, typical of their age, they love gymnastics, are generally strong, and have lots of energy. I have tried to work a lot on shapes and basics, but something just doesn't seem to be "clicking." I...
  13. l.c.o

    MAG Son invited to preteam..... ?

    Hi! I have two kiddos. DD, my oldest, has been in gym for over six years. DS is three years younger and took his first tot class at the age of three after begging to try for almost a year (made him wait until he aged out of mommy & me). FWIW, after a month of anticipation, during his very first...
  14. CoachMeg

    WAG COACHES: Pre-team Requirements

    Just out of curiosity & to compare to our own program...what kind of requirements do you have for a child to be on pre-team? Are there any skills that they HAVE to have to be in the group? We have a Jr. pre-team (ages 5-6) and then a regular pre-team (ages 7-10). Right now we have 7 Jr's and 16...
  15. capritchard1989

    Parents 5years old and pre-team

    Hi my daughter is 5years old and on pre-team. She does 4 hrs and then 30mins private weekly. How long does it usually take for her to move up to team? She also is starting ballet bc she wants too do you think its too much?
  16. Prentice

    Parents Wanting to get our dd off to a great start. From rec classes to preteam to preteam advanced.

    Hi we are in Toronto, Canada. My dd who just turned 6 is new to gymnastics. She started in rec class in the summer, earned a bronze. they allowed her to do a rec class in the summer even tho she was just 5, cuz she was in her 6th yr. After the summer ended we were going to enroll her in a fall...
  17. Jaclyn

    Parents Pre school to Pre team?

    HI there. Im new here! Just wanted to see if anyone has had experience going from the pre school class onto pre team around age 3/4. The levels have changed in recent years, so it seems like level 1 is competed now, and when I coached it wasnt as common. Just looking for anyone else that had...
  18. B

    Parents Adjusting to preteam

    My DD started preteam this fall (after about 6 months of rec). She is very excited and LOVES it. However, I am already stressed out getting her there and it's only 2 days a week! I have to leave work early on gymnastics days and make up the time the next day (which makes for a long day). And...
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    Parents Bars just not happening for my pre team DD

    I'd love some thoughts on this. My DD has been on pre team since March. Since moving to pre team she's made a lot of progress on floor, beam and vault. She has all of the skills on these 3 apparatuses to move up to team (x cel bronze) -and even to do it well. But her bars just aren't coming...
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    Parents questioning preteam DD's commitment/dedication

    My daughter (almost 7) is on pre team and has been since March. She moved up to pre team after about 1 year in rec. At some point fairly early on -perhaps around the time that she got confident in her cartwheels -she completely stopped practicing outside of class. She loves her class and...

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