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    Mobility Scores

    It' was totally hypothetical, and I was just throwing it out there. I really just wanted to make sure that this is really the way it is. Why aren't the usag mobility requirements set to a little bit higher a standard? Does anyone know why they don't have to achieve a certain score per event?
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    Mobility Scores

    So, then, in theory a Level 6 kid could score a 9 on beam, floor and vault, but get a 4 on bars and still qualify for level 7?
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    Mobility Scores

    Does anybody know the mobility scores for the USAG levels 4-10? And, is it an all around score, or do they have to hit a certain score on every event?
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    Coaches Salary Advice? What's the coach worth?

    :eek: $500 an hour?! Wouldn't that be amazing? I wouldn't even know what to do with 500 an hour. I would probably be standing out on the streets handing out money to random people if I were making 500 an hour! :p Honestly, though.
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    Coaches Salary Advice? What's the coach worth?

    What would a coach with more than 25 years experience in the gymnastics field be worth salary-wise? Let's say that 11 of those years were spent training as a gymnast, and the other 14+ years are actual coaching experience. (has experience ranging from "mommy and me" to optional level coaching)...
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    Shoot-through trouble

    yes, unfortunately, she is actually going all the way around.
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    Shoot-through trouble

    I have two gymnasts who consistently "fall" on the shoot-through. One is a competing level 4 (first year, no meets yet), the other is Level 3 working on 4... On their shoot-through, they don't keep their shoulders over the bar long enough to finish the skill in a split. They both end up...
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    back layout help?????

    Wondering if anyone knows of any really good youtube videos showing a technically correct roundoff-backhandspring-layout. Or, perhaps a layout on the trampoline? I'm looking for a really, really good example - near perfection. I'm wondering about the correct angle of the body at the finish of...
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    cleaning the bars

    that's my question...exactly. Would that make the bars unsafe for the gymnasts? And wouldn't "washing" the bars damage them in some way? I have never (in my years as an athlete and now as a coach) ever heard of "cleaning" the bars. I find it almost appalling. Actually, our gymnasts use lots...
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    cleaning the bars

    Just wondering about cleaning bars? Do the bars in your gym get cleaned? How are the bars cleaned? I've never really ever seen bars free of chalk before. I was visiting a gym last week, and the bars were totally free and clear of all chalk - they were also wet....when i asked a parent...
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    gym games

    these are all great! thank you to everyone! Sometimes I find that when we keep doing the same games over and over, they tend to get boring, or the athletes "expect" what game comes when...It's great to switch it up once in a while - I've found that the kids get a little more excited when they...
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    gym games

    looking for something really fun to do in the gym... could be anything related to: relay races some kind of game to play during flexibility work (or during splits) contest for skills team building exercises for gym Really, I'm just wanting to mix it up a little. I have some trivia...
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    I'm Dr.Coach, Psy.D - and it's my first day!

    Thanks to all of you. I'm hoping to continue to get to know more of you. I'd like to be able to be more active on the CB, but sometimes, time doesn't allow...I apologize in advance if I post something and then don't reply for a while...;) I definitely appreciate that! I really love being able...
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    water or sport drinks?

    This might help... Carbs Are a Source of Easily Obtained Energy The principal benefit of carbs is easily-obtained energy in the form of glucose. When we eat foods containing carbohydrate, digestive enzymes in the mouth (saliva), stomach and intestine...
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    Parents She ate the beam and some mats for lunch.

    Oh my goodness! Poor little thing! I'm really glad that she's okay. I'm sure that was VERY scary for such a little gymmie. I assume she's 5? I think it's wonderful (and quite mature) that she wanted to get back on the beam. Also glad that the coach let her do it. A scary fall like that can...
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