Normally I find these threads really, really annoying, but
I see lots of parents posting. And coaches. But surely we have gymnasts here? I love reading/writing about gym and hearing other's stories. So feel free to post them. To get us started..
Started gym:
Reason why:
Level now:
Favourite apparatus/skill:
Least favourite app/skill:
Most encouraging story:
Goals:
For myself... I do tramp and gym
Started gym: Rec when I was a kid, quit. Tramp at 12, gym at 13-16. Still jumping.
Reason why: Friends from school did tramp, Sydney Olympics, looked really cool and fun!
Level now/hours: Gym L6 approx (aus optionals), tramp L7 (17+/junior intl); 12 hours max
Favourite apparatus/skill(s):
Gym- bars, beam and floor; punch fronts on BEAM! Yeah!
Tramp - individual tramp; double pikes, double layouts, HIHO, back twisting, doubles in a row.
Least favourite app/skill(s):
Gym - umm, cartwheel-back somi dismount on beam. Just do the roundoff. Front layouts on floor, because I also suck royally at them. I hate really bad choreography. Wrists. Presentation. Bad form. Blergh.
Tramp - double mini; rebounds, rudis (because I SUCK at them...which is why I hate them). Piked baranis.
Most encouraging story:
Watching my teammates train and make state and national teams and improve...they're so inspiring. Watching the determination in people. The will. The desire.
When people tell me that I'm not going to be able to achieve that. It only makes me more determined.
Goals:
Gym - get that kip (*almost* there), cast HS; giants; punch front on high bb, some tumbling on bb; gain some more strength; ro-ff-back on floor.
Tramp - my routine with 4 doubles; really really nice rudis --> into vol; full out pucked/straight; half in half out tucked on tramp; rudi outs
I see lots of parents posting. And coaches. But surely we have gymnasts here? I love reading/writing about gym and hearing other's stories. So feel free to post them. To get us started..
Started gym:
Reason why:
Level now:
Favourite apparatus/skill:
Least favourite app/skill:
Most encouraging story:
Goals:
For myself... I do tramp and gym
Started gym: Rec when I was a kid, quit. Tramp at 12, gym at 13-16. Still jumping.
Reason why: Friends from school did tramp, Sydney Olympics, looked really cool and fun!
Level now/hours: Gym L6 approx (aus optionals), tramp L7 (17+/junior intl); 12 hours max
Favourite apparatus/skill(s):
Gym- bars, beam and floor; punch fronts on BEAM! Yeah!
Tramp - individual tramp; double pikes, double layouts, HIHO, back twisting, doubles in a row.
Least favourite app/skill(s):
Gym - umm, cartwheel-back somi dismount on beam. Just do the roundoff. Front layouts on floor, because I also suck royally at them. I hate really bad choreography. Wrists. Presentation. Bad form. Blergh.
Tramp - double mini; rebounds, rudis (because I SUCK at them...which is why I hate them). Piked baranis.
Most encouraging story:
Watching my teammates train and make state and national teams and improve...they're so inspiring. Watching the determination in people. The will. The desire.
When people tell me that I'm not going to be able to achieve that. It only makes me more determined.
Goals:
Gym - get that kip (*almost* there), cast HS; giants; punch front on high bb, some tumbling on bb; gain some more strength; ro-ff-back on floor.
Tramp - my routine with 4 doubles; really really nice rudis --> into vol; full out pucked/straight; half in half out tucked on tramp; rudi outs