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    Parents Cut/create floor music

    I spend a bit of time with the OU Gym club. There are a number of people who will be happy to help her cut her music and/or find versions without lyrics. I use Audacity for editing when I need to cut tracks. Though I'm not an expert I'm sure we can put something together that she will be happy...
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    Coaches Teaching double back hip circle

    I do this also for similar. If you want clears to handstand they need a bit more speed than backhips. The second circle allows them to get used to and "tame" the extra speed before they start to extend the clear to handstand. Not as a skill or endpoint in itself.
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    Parents Home equipment

    I dont think that I actually disagree with you. Despite what people seem to have read into my comment my own club supports every gymnast we have. Despite being the club owner (and head and highest qualified coach) I coach at EVERY session we run (we are quite a small club). Today I spent more...
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    Parents Home equipment

    And as someone who has a daughter who still does gym at 26yo, a coach who started coaching because of their daughter (then aged 7), and now a club owner I stand by my opinion. Kids who enjoy gym will want to practice at home. Saying "you cant have a beam in case you do do flicks" when they would...
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    Parents Home equipment

    Also you have taken one sentence, with no context. At no stage did I say it shouldn't be fun! Your comment has little/no relation to my reply. If kids don't want to do anything outside of their class then they almost certainly not having fun in their class!
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    Parents Home equipment

    And if its fun then are going to want to do it! At home, in the gym, in the playground, wherever. Its your job to try to get them to understand what is good for them to try and what isn't! You can't stop them, so yo uneed to direct them.
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    Parents Home equipment

    I'm really not a fan of the never do stuff at home philosophy. This one is easy, if they are taught properly. If they are falling forwards keep hold of the bar! Kids will always be working stuff at home, the ones who aren't are not hungry enough! Just make sure they know what they should/should...
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    Parents Switching gyms question

    That is so sad! As a coach surely you desire is to support gymnasts. I will support any gymnast to the point where they stop being a gymnast. They know who has helped them, as do others, so its not even detrimental to your gym!
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    The Physics of Gymnastics

    So, its been a very long time since your reply this response, but... I posted my reply because bio-mechanics and the physics of gymnastics is something close to my heart. My points were made with the idea that they would make clearer the understanding of the physics for those new to the subject...
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    WAG Help connecting round off to a bhs

    With this. But I would add that on occasions when you can't link, even with a pause, the back handsprings then you should fall backwards into a backward roll or take a step BACKWARDS. If you can stand up easily (or worse step FORWARDS) then you have not hit the right shape to move into the next...
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    Parents Why do I always feel tierd after our gym workout

    Nuts, eggs, white meat. But what you need for high effort training is mainly carbs, sugar and fats make for good energy boost just try to go with healthy fats and unrefined sugars. Most nuts have good fats (just avoid ones roasted with lots of extra oil) and lots of good protein, just find ones...
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    The Physics of Gymnastics

    Being slightly picky..... The sentence "The center of mass also acts as the central point around which all rotation occurs" should probably read "The center of mass also acts as the central point around which all rotation occurs when in free flight". You could infer that from previous...

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