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    WAG Random, possibly naive question about assessing program quality

    If you have a gymnast who thinks she will eventually be trying to compete all the way up through level 9/10 and you want to pick one gym for the whole journey, you want to know a) the gym has the capacity to support high-level gymnasts AND b) the gym has the capacity to get many lower-level...
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    WAG Questions: Women&girls only

    The best underwear for me would be anything a little thicker and dark in color. I always used tampons - I couldn't imagine using a pad for gymnastics, I think it would worry me and feel so awkward. But I know other girls do that and don't have issues with it. The brand doesn't really matter...
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    WAG When the gymnast can't stay on the beam...

    This sounds really hard for her. I imagine there's all kinds of psychological things going on for her after four years of this, so I think your sport psych suggestion is a good one. The other thing to consider might be how competition-format warm-up and routine order impacts her. Do you do...
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    WAG Stretching routine music

    For summer camps, we had a show at the end of each week with music. We'd have each group of kids suggest 6-10 songs they liked, and then narrow it down with a combination of gauging the level of interest in the group and assessing the appropriate-ness of the different songs. Each kid got to...
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    WAG Training hours per age

    When I've seen young girls placed into a training group that is mostly older, sometimes the gym can do an individualized schedule to accommodate. For example, they might have her leave an hour early, or give her an extra break. Usually when a younger kid is placed with older kids it's because...
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    WAG Arms/Shoulders by Ears on vault and tumbling

    It sounds like she and her coaches are working on it and it's not about shoulder flexibility, so it might just be a pervasive habit that will take a while to change. I've known gymnasts who could not get their arms by their ears due to flexibility issues who were quite good on tumbling and...
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    WAG Can you come up with a reason why...

    There's so many reasons why a gymnast might be not scoring well but still advancing. Without knowing the individual or their family/coaches, we can't know their personal goals, their background, their personal experience with the sport (both in practice and in competition), etc. As others...
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    WAG Not trying or try harder

    I think coaches often give general feedback (e.g. "try harder!") either as motivation/encouragement, or because they don't have a technical understanding of what the gymnast needs or how to communicate that to the gymnast. Sometimes the coach misinterprets a technical issue as a mental state...
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    WAG En dedans turns

    I don't believe it would matter as long as you showed a controlled exit and finished the turn on toe.
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    WAG Shorts in competition

    I think any style of leotard can look polished and professional if the team has matching attire in their team colors with a nice design. That's really what sets it apart from practice. Long sleeved, tank style, with shorts, attached shorts, with leggings...doesn't matter. The thing that makes it...
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    WAG Marketing Strategies to Help Boost Enrollment?

    I worked at a gym that did a semi-structured open gym night on Saturdays from 5 to 9, so parents could drop their kids off and go out on a date or something. We'd do an organized warm up and maybe a few games, and then it was open gym with some time for pizza. Attendance was usually mostly rec...
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    WAG Upgrades

    Also, training for many optional-level skills starts years before the athlete would be expected to compete them. With OP's example, training for BHS-salto on beam would probably start in level 7 or 8 with drills on lines, floor beams, and pads, for gymnasts who have a strong BHS on beam. But if...
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    WAG Leg speed

    I'd guess your hunch is correct and it's about speed and/or active flexibility. There's often not much of a difference between "strength" and "speed" in gymnastics. But also what's considered "weak legs" for a gymnast might not be considered "weak legs" for a normal person.
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    WAG Bent arms on kip & front hip circl

    I thought the bent arms on the kip looked like a pretty normal amount of bend for someone at this level, who is newer to practicing kips. The kip should sort itself out in time. The main issues I saw with the routine were overall tightness and body shape issues, which also are the type of thing...
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    WAG Level for cast to handstand?

    I never really had it consistently - could never do a straight body cast to handstand and couldn't get the straddle down consistently. Competed up through one and a half seasons of old level 7. I couldn't get my hips high enough without leaning too far over the bar to come back. Based on when it...
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