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Like some of you may remember I started to coach the first optional level girls last January. Since then I have learned A LOT and become much better coach. Now I feel much more confident spotting them also. Well, the girls already had their giants on strap bar when I started to coach them. We...

I know this is quite often asked but I do circus as an extra activity and its sort of learn from each other. There is one guy who is learning a back handspring and the way I see it is his hands land practically where his feet take off which I think is to do with the fact that when he leans back...

I have several girls who have mastered their round off back handsprings and are now working on tucks. Most of them have good tucks on the tramp, but as soon as they add it to their robhs, it turns into a tucky whipback. I have them do rebounds, but as soon as they flip, it turns to pot. Any...

I am so excited, the gym manager called me today to ask if I would be interested in teaching preschool classes at the gym starting this fall. I start training next week!

Recently I've started working with the cheerleading team at the high school I coach at, sort of in an assistant/tumbling coaching position. About a quarter of the girls are (ex) gymnasts/all-star cheerleaders - they can already tumble. Another the next 1/4 can have a RO-BHS or standing BHS -...

Anyone have any good drills, quick fixes or methodologies for teaching a backflip? Specifically some of my gymnastics tend to have long low backflips with trouble turning over.

looking to use these as a second b in a 7 or 8 bar routine. Giant not quite there . Girl has tons of stregth just fear and would like to try these skills to see if they could be an option.

Hi everyone, Just for some background information I have coached gymnastics before, but only 6 year olds and up in the Recreational program at my gymnastics centre where I train. My rec centre (not the gym club) has a really low-key 'tumble tykes' program and the normal instructor can't come...

Hey everyone - Here is a short video clip about teaching the Giant/Long Swing on Parallel Bars... Hope you enjoy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mY7CFJGJfXY

I teach dance and in the creavtive movement (3-5y/o) class, my "boss" has asked if I could incorperate a little gymnastics (I've done a little, not competative or anything) into class. It would just be easy floor stuff like forward rolls ect. we have mats. Do you have any tips/suggestions? Thanks :)

I coach pre-teamers twice a week, and I've just started twisting jumps with them on floor. All of their jumps are absolutely beautiful. (Arguably better than half the team girls.) The HC gave me the OK to start twisting with them. Straight jumps and tuck jumps went really well, but I'm having...

My 4 year-old daughter has been taking gymnastics lessons for the past year at a giant club. This club offers cheer, martial arts and dance in addition to gymnastics, and there are always many kids around. They have a large space with lots of equipment. There is not a separate pre-school...

Hello, once again! I'm in need of assistance...a little background... I've recently taken over the bulk of the intro to intermediate rec tumbling classes at my gym (I mainly teach Artistic 4-6 though) Some of the girls in my classes are progressing quickly, and I believe they are ready for...

Here's one for anyone's input. I'm looking to see what wording or verbiage others use to teach back handsprings in the simplest terms possible. My example I stole from a college coach is as follows: "Sit back, jump high, don't let your head hit the ground." I'm basically looking for ways others...

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Hey everyone! It's been quite a while since I have been on here, but I could use some major help. I teach young kids, around the ages of 5 up to about 8. I have some beginner kids and some advanced kids combined into one class. The advanced class is my normal group and I do perfectly fine...

I am trying to get other people thoughts on this issue. It has been bothering me for a while. Do you feel it is useful to use a tumble track or trampoline as the first place to learn a back hand spring? I am talking about older kids/teens/adults that do not do any other type of gymnastics...

What have been some concepts, visuals, ideologies, cues, techniques, drills, etc. that you have given gymmies that are consistently back on the board? Okay, I have a seasoned L8 vaulter, about to compete Tsuk for the first time this weekend. We are missing about two inches of height-rotation...

To teach a young child who has never fallen back into bridge before, to go off and try it by herself on normal floor mats on a solid floor ?

So I've been working with a bunch of my level 6.5-ish girls on layout flyaways from a cast, and I've been pretty successful with most of them; however, I have one girl who is very talented but older (14) and built pretty solidly -- ie, she's too big for me to dependably manipulate her in the...