I agree with everyone above, but mainly focus on not gripping the bar too tight. Many of my girls rip when they are scared of doing a skill. As for heeling make sure you trim it up and put some sore of oitment on it. I like to keep my calluses filed down to help prevent future rips.
Have you set music cues to help you slow down. Most people get to excited and end up going faster in front of others. I tell me girls to listen to the music and make sure they hit their cues add a quick breath in if early
I'm coaching lower levels this year and trying to compete as a adult while practicing one of our upper level coaches mentioned that a new rule requires the first leg to be less than 45° on a switch leap before the switch. As someone who has been doing gymnastics a while and one stuck in there...
I am currently working on coming out of retirement after 5 years and multiple injuries/surgeries and wanting some imput of routines.
Currently planning on competing platinum as that's what I was before retiring.
Bars: kip, cast, clearhip, kip, squat on, HB kip, cast away flyaway
Beam: mount...
I always loved competing alone. You get 1 on 1 attention from the coach and for warmups you can just run through your routine since you don't have to share time. Just try to relax and have fun. Competing by yourself is also great as you can get to know your coach better.
I dont know for sure what level but if platinum is too easy you may want to see about doing xcel diamond. Most of our platinum go to JO 7 but I don't know all the requirements for anything above platinum.
Think about it as buying the next pair early. Having 2 will help if one breaks. Having two won't cause any harm but I doubt it is necessary to have 2 on hand. I never had a grip break personally.
So I am graduating from college this year and my plan has always been to leave my job coaching and get a job in my degree. I have been pretty burnt out coaching this year and have honestly been looking forward to the new career path. However, I just learned that our upper level coach is leaving...
I'm in a Facebook group for adult gymnasts that may be able to help you its called Just like fine wine... Adult gymnastics group something that you might want to check out
The idea behind starting with your arms in front and not by your ears is that it helps with connecting stills. For example you can't connect a roundoff to the back handspring if you swing your arms. So you would practice landing your roundoff with your arms out then when connecting the would be...
Our gym has never had anyone compete this skill, but a few practice it and we used the Simone biles sting mat. on the back it has a pretty firm side that is similar to the mats I have seen at meets.
So I know very little about twisting, but I have learned that a left leg roundoff actually twist to the right. This confused me a lot when I first learned this, but in this instance to me being a lefty and twisting right makes since. again I know very little about twisting so I may be completely...
Just assuming here so I may be wrong, but if someone is over arching on their back handspring it usually leads to under cutting. If this is the problem then she just needs to stretch everything out. having here start in a spot and try to get her hands onto a line could help with this problem...
The 8 inch are designed so that they are the same height as a panel mat or most landing mats. I have an 8 inch mat and when used for at home use hate how high it is when starting on the ground. The girls love using it at the gym as we can line up panel mats form them to start on and they don't...
I have a small curvature in my spine too and it made back walkovers on beam painful. I personally feel like when doing back walkovers on beam you have to have more back flexibility and you can't be crooked. these can cause the skill to be harder on beam than floor.
you need to set up more before starting the skill. you also need to think about landing facing the direction you started. practicing needle kicks should help you get your feet over faster