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Nothing really super important to say here, just saying hi and commemorating the time of year. Can't believe it's almost compulsory season again! My developmental girls moved straight to team so they could get the hours in to be competitive what with the routine changes in place rather than...

Not glued to my hands obviously, and this is for pre competitive kids specifically. I allowed myself to get "Out teched" at work and will be addressing that today! There's a Samsung Galaxy 10.1 inch screen available at Costco now for $350. I don't like Apple, itunes wants to break my sublime...

It's my new favorite gym related photo! She was judging at the Woga Classic last weekend, and was incredibly nice and gracious. When I approached her for the photo and we looked around for spot to take it I said "You know, when I saw that vault, my jaw dropped too. You mind if we pose like...

Hello all! Long time no see so this is also a "nice to see you" thread! I have a couple of young girls with incredibly tight hip flexors. It's an interesting phenomenon that I have never seen in this extreme. Their hamstrings are flexible enough for splits, but they have one hip up at an...

Ordinarily I wouldn't be asking this as I am a developmental coach. However this is a specific case. I usually coach girls, this is for a grown man, an MMA fighter that expressed an interest in gym cross training. He got the idea from another fighter currently cross training and got workout...

I got approached today by someone in the process of making gym video about how we do things at our gym. There are a lot of considerations and fine tuning going on, so it's a month away at best. My part in this is to show aspects of girls developmental training. What are people interested in...

My husband and I are going to repaint, so I'm posting to ask if anyone has used Benjamin Moore paints, Valspar, or Ralph Lauren paint. We're starting with the ceilings on down, so it's going to be a project and a half! The first time we painted I was 3 or 4 months pregnant, so it was a pretty...

It's been awhile, so hi CB! Everything on the gym front is going well, but I have to rant. I got my first weapons grade "She's Bored" recently. By 'weapons grade', I mean I'm pretty sure it was used as a manipulation tactic. It's a mean little knife to twist. I have a girl everything is...

The first group of girls from my developmental group have moved up to level 4. I was very happy for them, etc but the ones who stayed behind with me have me a little worried. The dominant issue is legs. Quickness, toe point, etc. Firstly, they are very young (5, 6 and one 7yr old), so...

I'm in the process of making mine. I will be Starbuck from BSG, who is pretty much my favorite character EVER. After seeing the awful costume selection, I've decided to wade into the world of cosplay and make my own! Her flightsuit is a little too advanced for my newbie sewing skills, so I'm...

I'm starting this with a response to a related thread, but this thread is for random questions or insight into athletes with ADD. I think we all have questions or can give great advice, so here's a place for it. I put 'Athletics' in the title rather than simply gymnastics because I think it...

I'm in the sometimes uncomfortable position of getting asked for advice regarding gym policy by friends with kids in competitive gymnastics. Having kids in school and extra curricular activities, my friends are often the parents of my daughters friends. My stance in general regarding these...

My labrador retriever developed what we found out is a grain allergy. The signs were her elbows lost fur, and she was practically eating her paws when she laid down for over 5 minutes. After being offered a $70.00 bag of pet food by the vet I decided to look into feeding alternatives. I saw a...

I'm telling you guys because my husband has no idea what I'm talking about when it comes to particulars! So after this, he can nod and smile because I got it out elsewhere lol! Needless to say, it will be long! Everything went really great. Lots of surprises in the way of planning though...

This is a few days late, but for anyone who doesn't know of him he was a UCLA basketball coach. Not gymnastics, but a coach nonetheless. He lived in the service of both youth and sports, and never lost sight of the fact that he was coaching life skills along with basketball. I was reading...

My daughter bought sunflower & cherry tomato seeds, gardening tools, and a seed starting kit with her allowance recently. I honestly didn't think so many of the plants would germinate (BAD MOM!) but they did! So, now I have a field of sunflowers to plant, and about 20-ish tomato plants...

I have issues that revolve around both a class and a coworker. Me and this person have to coach a high level class together. Naturally there is a more advanced group within the group, and they get split by ability. 4 of the 6 more advanced kids in the group come to my class at another time in...

For only the 2nd time in 13 years, Georgia did not finish first in it's regional, and will not advance to the championship round. Missouri = 196.5 Oregon State = 196.275 Georgia = 196.275 KSDGHIYEGDASDGHKLASHGD A TIE!!!!!!!!! The 2010 Women’s Gymnastics Championships Handbook states...

I'm starting one very soon, 4 and 5 year old girls that will be coming 2 days a week, 2 hours at a time. Essentially it's a promising group the compulsory coach is interested in; and whos parents have expressed trying out a more serious program in the hopes of joining the older pre team and...

The literal kind of dream! I watched 'What are Dreams?' last night on netflix. (NETFLIX HOW I LOVE THEE!) It's about the study of why we dream, and the possible reasons behind it. Studies by scientists at MIT, Boston U, and other prestigious universities in the U.S. and abroad. Netflix: Rent...