How do you all have the padding attached on pit walls? We currently have foam that was glued/velcro to the cement wall. It is not staying very well and I'd like to get it secured better. Was thinking drilling into the wall or something...? Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks!
Question about level 8 floor requirements - I haven't coached floor in a few years so I'm not very familiar with requirements. Another coach told me they thought a twisting element was required (back 1/2 or full), but from what I read these are the requirements along with 4 A's and 4 B's:
One...
Anyone on here located in the Fort Myers/Cape Coral area? Our family is seriously considering making the move to Florida. Just want to see what's there and what options I may have - job wise. I'll be done coaching at my current position after this competitive season and was planning on looking...
This was posted on the parents forum, but I thought I'd add it here in case there are coaches that don't visit that page ;) Looking for affordable gifts for our team kids. We usually spend about $5 per athlete. We've done drawstring backpacks, water bottles, picture frames of our team...
Looking for some more good luck sayings that go with stuffed animals..examples - duck "Good luck duck" Lamb "wam, bam, first place lamb" Frog "hop to the top" ...do you have any other ideas??? thanks!
This past year with the new level changes, gymnasts were able to skip Level 6. We have heard varying things on whether they can do that this year. Does anyone know...can girls go right from Level 5 to Level 7, or do they have to score out of 6?
Just looking for some new ideas to mix our vault rotation up a little bit. How do you run your vault workouts? We have 45 minute rotations.
Our vault area consists of 2 vaults - 1 into a pit, 1 onto the floor. tumble strip into pit, small floor area, tumble track (shared with floor), and 1...
just curious how other coaches manage their time with family? I have 4 children - 3 boys that are not in gymnastics and 1 girl in gymnastics. I'd love to be in the gym more, but I just can't commit to 5 or 6 nights in the gym when my kids are in school all day - I feel like I rarely see my boys...
Any good summer camps you would suggest? Our gym used to go to Lake Owen..but that's closed now...when I was in gymnastics I went to Karolyi's summer camp and LOVED it. Where does everyone go?