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    Coaches Spring floor diagram for 4x8 panels (mostly)

    We are opening a new preschool/rec gym soon and we have a secondhand floor to assemble. It is in stacks of boards, some with the spring "cups" and some without. And, the board sizes vary! Most are 4'x8' plywood, with a smaller number that are 4'x6' or 3'x8 and even a couple 4'x7'. All the...
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    Coaches Start-up Gymnastics facility

    Hello there! I came to post a question in the forum and noticed this thread, and that it's fairly recent. My hubby and I are about to start a new gym (rec mostly/to start with) and I've learned a lot along the way! I have lots of advice, but most of all I would love to have a pen pal in the...
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    WAG Coahing your own child

    This past year was my DD first year on team and although I wasn't a coach assigned to her level I helped that group a lot. She liked it, but the result was she was more clingy and whiny! Another coach had the same experience. Our kids are younger and lower levels. I've also seen it work fine and...
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    WAG New NCAA rules on "unofficial visits"

    Earlier this spring I attended a conference gym meet at my alma mater which was hosting a big gym alum reunion. For my class, it had been exactly 20 years so a bunch of us who graduated around that time made plans to go. It was amazing to see them all. First morning in the hotel a young girl...
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    Parents Looking For Gymnastics Books or Magazines for my DD

    We ordered the first book by Melisa Torres, the Perfect Balance series. My DD is also 7. If you order from her website she will sign it! I had her sign congratulations to my daughter on her Level 1 season and gave it to her just before states. http://www.melisatorres.com
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    Healthy eating on a student budget

    One of my favorite healthy meals which would be cheap and freezes well is cabbage soup. Ironically the recipe I like best is called "fat burning cabbage soup" on the AllRecipes website. I didn't think I liked cabbage till I tried this! Add whatever veggies you want. I've also added canned kidney...
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    Coaches Coaching and police work

    I work FT and my husband is a cop. A lot will depend on the schedule your department does. 12-hr shifts? More days but only 8's? Switching between days and nights? (Ugh torture. Hubby is all days now that he's on a motorcycle). I've still managed to coach off and on our entire lives together. It...
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    Coaches Defiant Gymnast

    That's such an excellent straightforward thing to say to a difficult athlete.
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    Conditioning... During Events or Separately?

    Thanks everyone! Actually, the current practice arrangement is one 2 hour practice and one 3 hour practice. A little odd, but it's a new team/program, and we're still finding the best fit within the existing gym schedule. I appreciate the ideas for how to break down our time. We don't try to...
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    Conditioning... During Events or Separately?

    I coach a small "rec competitive" team that is about Level 4-6 in terms of skill level, but not competing USAG. By design, the team doesn't practice many hours. This is taking some getting used to in my coaching style, but this program is a great fit for certain girls and I'm enjoying it...
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    Jumping "into" front handspring on floor!?

    ACoach78... The way you described it hits home, particularly about their legs coming together too soon... One of the girls has started to improve, the other just doesn't seem to "get it" no matter how I explain. Obviously, "explaining" isn't much good without drills that put their body in...
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    Coaches Back handspring troubles

    I agree with what the other coaches said... it's generally more about the shoulders than the elbows. If the strength is basically there, and the flexibility in the back and shoulders is there, and they aren't undercutting (BHS that goes up too high and comes straight down will be harder to...
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    Coaches Length & Structure of Conditioning Time? (L4-5)

    I coach a small team of Level 4-5 (one L6), ages 6-13. I've searched the forum for some guidance on the duration and structure of conditioning... Found lots of great new conditioning ideas and program suggestions, but didn't quite get these questions answered... How much conditioning per...
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    Jumping "into" front handspring on floor!?

    I'm coaching a small team at a new gym, just Levels 4-5 this year. I inherited a couple girls from a different gym, and they both have a weird bad habit that I'm having trouble breaking... Both have pretty good technique overall on many things. But for some reason, they are both doing a...
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    front hip circle problems

    OK, I consider myself to be well-versed in gymnastics terminology, and yet I can't for the life of me figure out this drill! I get that it starts like FR with straight arms and legs... Through candlestick, but hands still by ears in the roll (??)... I can't quite figure out those last steps...

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