Ridiculous to say that they touch their private areas everyday, while shaping....!!!!!! Like who does that? No coach I know. I'm sure that every coach that is a good spotter and spots a lot has the occasional slip up. I spot a lot, so yes it, rarely, does happen, but if its going on all of the...
Big topic I know. Being old...lol... 65, and having coached forever, I have experienced many situations. For myself, I was D-1 gymnast, back in the day, however, times are much different. Obviously it's gotten extremely more competitive. I look at kids through my own personal lens, which is...
I am loving this....:) I had some really great technicians for coaches back in the day... and so I coach the same way. As an old coach... really old ( 65) I've gotten laughed at for trying to teach things that no one uses anymore...LOL... But I do this for a reason.... especially on bars. Kids...
Having coached for years and years, I feel like I could write a book on this topic...lol. I agree with all of the responses too, so maybe I am just being redundant. Myself, I have six really athletic kids, and my nephew competed for Penn State, won the Big 10, one year, and also tried out for...
Having done college gym, D 1, a hundred years ago, lol.... I always have my gymnasts hold their ending. I think it just sets a better tone for the entire routine....
Firstly I am an old coach....LOL...heading towards 65. I had some really great, and fairly well known technicians in my life as coaches. I coach the same way and think in that same way.... old school...:) I have a mixed review kind of question. I am of the belief that to stay in JO, you have to...
LOL I wouldn't know. I feel like there are probably many kids with this issue....but I feel very responsible as a coach, to keep her safety as a priority.
We have a young gymnast at our gym. She's quite physically talented. She is on ADHD meds, I believe she said 2 times a day. I sometimes feel like she could be overmedicated, as she can be very spacey, as I call it, and also extremely tired acting. She is mostly like this towards the end of a...