Scott W.
Coach
- Feb 25, 2014
- 26
- 20
Hey everybody!
First a little background. I was a competitive gymnast as a youth (age 5-15, I'm 29 now), and have been teaching recreational gymnastics/tumbling for the past 4 years or so. Our gym is small and only recently started an artistic girls team. I've been confronted with (and have been wanting to) starting a boys pre-team and am in the beginning stages of it. I'm super excited, and nervous...but mostly excited!
However it's been a while since I've been around that kind of atmosphere and the specific training details are a little foggy for me. I was just wondering if anyone had any tips for a guy who's just starting. At what point do you start practicing routines as opposed to individual skills? How much conditioning is too much? Whatever you got, I'll take. Thanks!
First a little background. I was a competitive gymnast as a youth (age 5-15, I'm 29 now), and have been teaching recreational gymnastics/tumbling for the past 4 years or so. Our gym is small and only recently started an artistic girls team. I've been confronted with (and have been wanting to) starting a boys pre-team and am in the beginning stages of it. I'm super excited, and nervous...but mostly excited!
However it's been a while since I've been around that kind of atmosphere and the specific training details are a little foggy for me. I was just wondering if anyone had any tips for a guy who's just starting. At what point do you start practicing routines as opposed to individual skills? How much conditioning is too much? Whatever you got, I'll take. Thanks!