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  1. B

    Coaches Clearhips stuck at the same height

    First meet in two weeks for level 5s. Routines are coming interns of endurance and connections. Flyaways and baby giants are getting better. Clearhips seem to about the same as they were months ago, with the exception of a couple kids. Most of them are hitting horizontal but I'm not seeing much...
  2. G

    Parents How to increase height in cast?

    My daughter is in level 5. She is on the taller side and lean. She has built up her core and overall strength. The height of her cast is very low...barely higher than the bar. She says she is squeezing to stay tight. She looks hollow. Her coach is telling her to go forward and kick her...
  3. JBS

    Coaches Determining Yurchenko table height

    How do you determine Yurchenko table height for your athletes?
  4. munchkin3

    WAG Beam Split Leap, Height or Distance??

    I don't know what is ideal and expected for the little athletes. I have seen girls in L3-L4 who are working on the split leap do all different kinds. What is the best way? Distance? I have seen girls go low and far.....does it matter how far you go? Height? I have seen girls jumping over a...
  5. Uglybetty

    WAG Weight v height - is this normal?

    My 9.5 yrs DD's training ramped up to 9 hours (from one) around 5 months ago. She trains at an elite HPC gym in the uk. They do a LOT of conditioning and uptraining each session. She has always, always been on the 23rd centile on the growth charts (both for height and weight). I just checked...
  6. J

    Another IDP question - height

    Hi All, this is my first post, but I've been reading (and learning a lot) for a while. I was wondering if anyone had any experience with IDP and height. My daughter is in the IDP program at her gym. When she was first asked to join a little over a year ago, she was on about the 25th percentile...
  7. L

    WAG table height

    I'm curious what the philosophy might be behind having an itty-bitty gymnast, competing level 8, attempt to vault her yerchenko at a 6 off the vault table. This doesn't seem to be the philosophy at our gym. She is really struggling and facing the possibility of not competing it this season...
  8. S

    WAG Conditioning to improve front tuck height on the air mat

    Hi, I am an adult gymnast trying to improve my front tuck height when jumping off an air mat. I can land on my feet most of the time but my low height does not allow me to progress to higher skills like front tuck half twist. Could you suggest any conditioning exercises that I could do at home...
  9. Clover

    WAG Height versus Form on Cast Handstand

    I have a question for coaches and knowledgeable parents about cast to handstand. My DD has very nice form on her cast to handstand, but she doesn't get all the way up. At her TOPS testing earlier this Summer the judge actually complemented her on her beautiful casts. However, she didn't get...
  10. amblan01

    Shoe size to Height (big feet)

    I'm 4ft 11 1/2 in. And my shoe size is 5.5Y (Youth) and anywhere from a 6-8 in women's depending on brand. I only have one pair of flip flops that run small that are a size 8. But I usually wear 6-7 women's. I realized that I should be around 5ft 3-4in with my shoe size. It does affect my beam...
  11. M

    WAG Weight/height/bars connection?

    I heard something recently: that shorter, lighter girls sometimes have trouble getting good swinging momentum on bars. Do you think this is true?
  12. V

    Height for Back Layout

    Another dumb question from me -- how high does a level 7 layout need to be? DD has her layout and is being told she has great in-air body form, but they'd like to see it higher. She's being instructed to throw her arms harder (my words not hers). To my completely untrained eye it looks...
  13. aerialriver

    How much height is needed for a double back?

    I have a few questions I guess but this is all stemming from new fears. I have a t&t competition is about a month and suddenly I am losing all my skills. I need to compete a barani double back for one of my double mini passes. Funny thing is I have done it a billion times but now I am scared...
  14. sally

    height in front tuck on floor

    Hi just wondering if there is anything my dd can do to get more height on her front tuck on floor. She does it well on tumble trak and vault but floor she sticks it but only just needs more height.
  15. M

    Getting height in a tumbling pass

    How does one improve the height of a tumbling pass, say front hs, front hs, back tuck or front hs, front hs, layout. I've seen the real good gymnast get real height on the last tumbling skill. Any drills you can suggest or technique. I've heard landing straight leg on the second front hs and...
  16. G

    Vault table height

    Are there minimum height requirements for the vault table at level 5? Is it realistic to think girls on the same team might vault from different table heights. Or do most coaches just set the height and leave it?
  17. 1

    Height in gymnastics

    I know there is a lot of debate on this and I have my own thoughts but I am wondering what others think. I have been watching a lot of college gymnastics lately and notice almost all of the gymnasts are very short for being adult age. Do you think this is due in some way to all the athletic...
  18. Geoffrey Taucer

    Max vault height for girls

    What is the maximum table height for women's vault? Also, where is this specified?
  19. G

    level 7 cast height?

    I have read several question and answers regarding bar requirements for level 7. Our coach says that 60 degree angle of the cast must be done on the high bar for it to count. But I didnt' think that was what i was reading on this sight. please explain to me if indeed it has to be on the high...
  20. G

    Vault Table Height???

    Hi, I am just wondering if it matters what height my daughter vaults on? The coaches adjust the table based on needs to achieve the best situation for the girls. I have heard that the higher the table the score will be higher? Is that true???? My daughter unfortunately had a growing spurt...

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