Recent content by Coach Kate

DON'T LURK... Join The Discussion!

Members see FEWER ads

Join Log in
  1. Coach Kate

    Anon Hanging up her grips

    It definitely has not been a waste. I guarantee she's learned plenty of life lessons from the sport, had a great time, and found joy in physical activity. I left gymnastics in 2008, did cross country and track in college from 2009-2013. I got into ultra running for awhile after college before...
  2. Coach Kate

    Anon Hanging up her grips

    This is a huge transition time! There are social influences and so many opportunities for activities and recreation. Maybe she takes a break and wants to come back. Maybe she comes back in 10 years as an adult. Maybe she finds a new sport. But regardless, it's been a huge part of your entire...
  3. Coach Kate

    Men Winter Cup/Elite Team Cup 2026

    Neutral Deductions (podcast) did a nice interview with Riley Loos. Definitely got me excited to see his progress. It was also interesting to hear the inside scoop on how he was able to get support as a national team member who wasn't training or competing at the time. I'm also really excited...
  4. Coach Kate

    Men Worried my coach is not strict enough

    If you feel like you want to be pushed more or have goals that you feel your coach is not helping you achieve, I think it would be worth asking for time to have a conversation about that - maybe before or after practice one day next week. It's best to give them a heads up so they can plan to...
  5. Coach Kate

    Gymnasts Conditioning challenge

    I think you'd have a lot of fun with this: It's got a lot of the same movements as yours but goes with the music really well. I used it as a coach back when it first made the waves.
  6. Coach Kate

    Parents Flexibility

    I would make sure her body is a little warm first - even just 30 jumping jacks or 10 candlestick rolls. Then she could do her stretches from her warm-ups she does at gym. I personally, as both a coach and athlete, like active movements like kicks - front, side, needle - as well as straddles...
  7. Coach Kate

    Parents Flexibility

    Yes, without daily practice, flexibility can indeed fade. I trained contortion for a few years as an adult and I had to spend a bare minimum of an hour every day just as maintenance. For splits, a few minutes a day should be fine.
  8. Coach Kate

    Parents Camps & clinics in/near CT

    I don't personally have any knowledge, but for those who do, are you looking for weekends, spring break, or summer?
  9. Coach Kate

    Anon Platinum

    No, front tuck is an A and so is front handspring. Two As in combination are still counted as As. Most of our athletes did an isolated front pike. For bars, the most common is clear hip, but you will also see uprises and giants sometimes.
  10. Coach Kate

    Women Meet checklist for coaches

    Water bottle and a protein bar or other substantial snack!
  11. Coach Kate

    Parents Flexibility

    It is something that can be improved but it will require daily work outside of practice. Most gyms devote at most 15-20 minutes a day to flexibility training and it's mostly split and pike work. Doing bridges, rocking shoulders, pushing into a wall, that should really be done daily at home if...
  12. Coach Kate

    Women OSU gymnastics camp

    So funny. I only read this as Oregon State but that's probably because I'm in Washington state. I don't have any experience with the camp though.
  13. Coach Kate

    Parents XCEL is limiting?

    Some gyms use the same routines at the lower levels, it's up to the individual gym. If DP is an interest, consider doing an evaluation at another gym after the season is over. Certainly don't wait until she's a diamond. Most gyms that use Xcel instead of compulsories transition after gold...
  14. Coach Kate

    Parents How do coaches decide groups for competition?

    For us it's bar settings and/or vault height. Even in silver we had one group who used a lower bar and one a higher bar. We lucked out and had pretty even numbers most of the time so that's how we split them up - we never needed different days, but we rotated in two groups and it's so much...
  15. Coach Kate

    Parents Level 6 - current gym has no track record of college recruits -NY- not NYC

    I'll say the name just for clarity. Maggie Haney of MG Elite was banned by safe sport for being an abusive coach. You can Google her. I wouldn't put my child anywhere near her.
See more

New Posts

Back