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    Coaches Hours for level four, per event.

    I’m not sure what you’d consider to be large vs small groups. I’m used to working with a 1:8 ratio, but for a chunk of last year I had between 10-14 kids with a second coach, which feels like a lot more. It actually ended up working really well - we had a second pair of eyes and hands which...
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    Parents Sydney AUS gym rec?

    That helps a lot!! There aren’t a whole lot of gyms in that area, so you’ll have to travel a bit. Hornsby RSL up north is decent, or Five Dock Leisure Centre in the inner west (actually not too far from Ryde if you end up down that way). There are a couple of decent gyms on the Northern Beaches...
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    Parents Sydney AUS gym rec?

    Whereabouts in Sydney are you moving to?
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    Injury Training with broken arm

    Hi all! I have an optional gymnast who has just fractured her elbow. I’ve been putting together a list/program of conditioning and drills she can do when she comes in during recovery that don’t need her arm, would love input and ideas (naturally will be following guidance from medical...
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    Parents Australia Futures league competitive stream

    I believe Gymnastics NSW has now made it that you cannot compete with AGC and GymNSW in the same year, you essentially have to choose one or the other I believe Gymnastics NSW has now made it that you can’t compete for AGC and GymNSW in the one year, you need to choose and commit to one or the...
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    Parents Picking Up

    As a coach, I would probably prefer to be told if a child Im working with has ADHD to help me get a better insight into why they might be struggling to pick up and retain corrections. Without knowing, I would just end up frustrated with a child who looks like they’re just not paying attention...
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    Parents Communication with the gym

    Seems really odd that parents would not be allowed to watch practice - I suppose I can understand it if the gym does not have a suitable viewing area for parents, as it could be a concern that if parents are sitting right there in front of the kids that they’re going to try and coach from the...
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    Parents Communication with the gym

    As a coach, I don’t spend a lot of time chatting to my squads parents about how their kids are going. Like people are saying, if there is an issue (behaviour, injury etc.) or if they’ve achieved something new/exciting or improving on something they’ve been working really hard on then I’ll find a...
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    Coaches Rotation schedule

    At all the clubs I’ve worked at there has been an apparatus schedule up on the wall, which has each area of the gym and which group is to be on it in that time period (both rec and competitive on the one timetable to make sure there aren’t any clashes). Usually a weekly schedule that stays the...
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    Parents Working parents - not welcome ?? (Driving)

    I would hope this doesn’t happen too much anymore (depending on circumstance ofc). I have a few kids that are always late and while we do talk about how important it is that they’re there for warmup, I know that they are not the ones getting themselves to gym and it’s usually not their fault and...
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    Coaches Teaching bhs with minimal spotting

    I had a gymnast learning bhs that I felt was just a little bit too big for me to spot safely for a brand brand new bhs. Once all her drills were good I had her go from the edge of the trampoline down a soft wedge into the foam pit, and still spotted a little bit but with the set up being there...
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    Women NSW - National and State Stream

    Also, so exciting to see other people from Sydney on here amongst all the Americans!
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    Women NSW - National and State Stream

    JessSyd did a great job of explaining this! The idea is that it’s a more flexible stream to make the sport more inclusive and give options for gymnasts who want to compete but can’t commit to the standard hours or are unable to do certain skills or apparatus. They don’t attend state trials, but...
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    Parents The average gymnast debate

    That being said, we do halve our deductions for levels 3-6 so if we’re talking lower levels it comes out to 0.5
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    Off Topic What to wear for my job interview?

    Thanks guys! I went with decent casual. Interview went well :)
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