running

How do you run your events during a competitive/pre competitive class? Do you do a circuit, or stations with partners, or just have a list of stuff they go through (either written or verbal), or another way of them knowing what to do? What have you found to be the most effective to stop them...

Does your team gymnast do any other sports? My daughter has been asking to do a local recreational running club with her brother. It is a short-term thing, three months. It will end two weeks before the summer schedule at the gym begins. It is very flexible, they have practices four times a week...

Bit of a strange one, but DDs coach has noted that she always runs with her arms dead straight by her side, like they are tied to her leo. The coach reckons it's slowing her down which is effecting her vault and her tumbles, but no matter how often she tells DD to bend her arms when she runs...

Hi! So recently I decided to go on about 2 runs a week for at least 30 minutes. Semi gradually this increased and I find sometimes myself running for 2 hours or more. It has recently occured to me that the distance I run is sometimes up to a half marathon! And when I do, I'm tired but not winded...

How much money typically goes directly to your booster club from hosted meets each year? Do not count any money that the club takes...just the booster club or parent organization.

Hi fellow coaches. Originally I had a group of 10 kids coming to our gym as part of a Christmas camp through another organization. Today, I found out it's 18. My lesson plan is useless now and I'm in a panic how to handle 18 kids on my own (with two of their sports camp instructors).Does anyone...

I have a question about vault training. How much do you spent on teaching proper running technique or DO running and running drills? Our gymnasts used to have a separate running practice once a week (1 hour) last year but not anymore (not my choice) and now we have to do all the running training...

I have to say not only is the new compulsory music awful in it's entirety and having to go back and forth between peoples "selections" stinks. I personally want to thank whomever made the "violin" version of the level 3 music. The part where they do the hand stand tick tock thing where the...

I have been thinking about posts I read on here recently about running and vaulting. As I was driving by the high school track this morning, I thought to myself..... My daughter is not the slowest or fastest runner. But the only time she really runs much is the conditioning run before...

So I just posted a thread on having issues with endurance... This is another thing that is just KILLING me! We have to run a mile before workouts 3 times a week. After we run (outside) we come in, stretch, and then go to our first event. Here's the problem. Our first event has just started and...

My daughter is a young level 7, she is on the younger side of 7 years old. She is just starting to train this level and when she trains vault her coaches and us notice that when she runs she's fast until about her last 4-5 steps prior to the spring board, where she is then shuffle stepping then...

For a year now, my daughter has been bugging me about training for a long distance run. Luckily, the most marathons have a minimum age of 17 or 18. So, I did not have to come up with reasons or explain to her why she can't run or train for one. She sporadically runs 5k which I hope is not...

Our gym recently started a compulsory boys competitive team. I was simply looking for advice from any one and everyone on the best way to begin and successfully run a beginning boys team for the best results in any and every aspect. I know my way around the sport and the bells and whistles of...

I have been wondering how much level 4's and 5's should be running. They have been running 10-15 minutes one day a week. Thanks!

Lately i have been going to gym with a lot of energy, but as soon as we get to our second event I crash. It isnt like I am exhausted from strength, but i really suddenly feel like i cant control my limbs anymore because i am so tired. I try to push through it but some days it is just...

So long story short - my daughter is 8. Initial plan for this season was to compete a few level 5 meets then do lv 6. She did 2 meets already - took 1 pl AA & 2nd pl AA. Last week coach said she is ready to do lv 6. I signed her up for meets & paid the $. This past weekend she had 2nd meet...

Ok so my vault is less than spectacular and after having several coaches look at it they decided my run is too slow. Problem is i am sprinting as fast as i can and not being a sprinter i don't know how to improve it? do i just go up to the park and practice sprinting? or........

I have a gymnast who was basically ignored by her previous coach for the year. Apparently this kid has 'no concept of shapes for vault' after working with her I discovered that the kid steps right next to the springboard in her hurdle. This leads me to believe that previous coach has no...

A few weeks ago, four kids at level 6 were moved up from level 6 to level 7 after state and will now compete at level 7 for the remainder of the season. They were the higher scoring kids from level 6 and were clearly ready to move up. The problem is these kids are younger than the current...

I am going to pose a series of questions about judgements on Level 4 vault, picking the Code of Points apart. I'm a coach, and if you've followed any of my posts the last few years I'm rather judgemental myself at the lack of consistency in our state's judges. Rather than ranting... I'm...