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  1. Plank

    WAG Discussion of abuse in USAG - Nassar

    My feeling is that a two hour round trip on top of training is too much for a 9yo. Of course this particular 9yo might well already be travelling a long distance, but it sounds like her training location is linked to her siblings' ice skating training anyway. But we are not talking about just...
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    WAG Discussion of abuse in USAG - Nassar

    It is good that the dad expresses how conflicted he is feeling. There is this principle, first do no harm. If your kid is enjoying doing gym, then suddenly shutting down that part of their world could well be harmful. If you pull them out of a club the size of Twistars, there may well be other...
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    So what is going on with BG?

    When you sign on for a course, you get given an assessment date at the location you chose. You can tell your gymnasts 4 months in advance if you need them and where they will be going. If you then defer, you will get maybe two weeks notice of an assessment date at a random location. You might...
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    So what is going on with BG?

    Yes - the BG coach training programme puts huge pressure on kids. It disregards their needs - kids who are chosen to go along with coaches to their training and assessments are expected to see it as a privilege even though it is boring for them and means they have to travel to a venue and sit...
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    Coaches Strength training for coaches

    Hi, I'm new here (well I've been lurking for a while) and I'm training for my British Gymnastics Level 2. I'm getting in a pickle with the supporting, especially where I have to lift or catch the kids. Sometimes it seems impossible that I could ever hold them. I am working with older rec kids...
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    WAG Coahing your own child

    Hi... this is my first post so hallo everybody. I have this situation that I coach my 9yo in several classes as it is the only childcare available. Sometimes she has had to sit at the side of the class or in the waiting area and she said "it is like being tortured, seeing other kids doing gym...

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