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    Parents Spotting giants coach input needed

    I have a question about the method used to spot giants. To get right to the point, do coaches avoid touching the buttocks of the gymnast? What is the proper spotting technique? I don't want to get into a lot of detail about why I am asking, but would appreciate responses from other parents.
  2. Becauseisaid

    WAG Coach Spotting - Hindrance or Help

    My daughter has developed fears of back tumbling. Oh yay. Watching her balk on her back walkover on beam I noticed that she can do the skill - easily. However, she is afraid to try it until her coach spots her. After coach spots her the first time, she will do it by herself with no problems...
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    WAG How much "hands on" coaching and spotting needed?

    I was wondering, after talking to HC and reading a comment from Dunno about how spotting takes its toll on coaches, just how much hands on coaching and spotting is needed. How does it vary level to level and where can describing body position and providing drills take the place of spotting?
  4. wandrewsjr

    Coaches Spotting tap swings

    Coaches - do you spot every tap swing in practice? Or do you just spot at meets? If you do spot every one at practice, at what point in the gymnast's development do you stop spotting every tap swing?(assuming you ever stop)
  5. Uglybetty

    Spotting talent....comments by Louis Smith coach

    Did anyone watch the Olympic inspire documentary on BBC earlier today? It featured Huntingdon gym club. I thought something LS's coach said was very interesting. He said (and I'm paraphrasing): "I didn't see any talent at first, it wasn't until he was around 13 that I thought he could achieve...
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    MAG Question on spotting

    Our son started competition a year ago, competed at level 5 and was very successful. Unfortunately he just got hurt yesterday, falling off the rings head first and dislocating his elbow. We are new to this and are not sure what to expect but we had been concerned that no one was spotting him on...
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    Coaches Spotting older beginners safely

    So I have this one rec class for advanced beginners 9 and up. The focus is supposed to be on L2 skills but its very small and informal and I have mostly more advanced (skills at level 3 or so) kids who are in there because it works better for their schedules or whatever. It's my absolute...
  8. M

    Parents Spotting front somersaults

    I'm sorry if this is the wrong forum but just wandered if anyone could advise me on this? My kids came out of their last gym class saying their arm/wrist hurt as the coach squeezed too hard when spotting their front somersault. I didn't collect them on this day otherwise I would have checked...
  9. aerialriver

    WAG Trampoline spotting rig

    I am going to see if we upgrade any equiptment this summer if we might get a trampoline spotting rig. I am researching to bring the idea to the owner. Our trampoline is a square euro tramp style comp. trampoline off the ground. But it is not close to the walls and cannot be, the ceiling is also...
  10. PalmTree

    Coaches Gyms against spotting

    I talked to a mother from another gym the other day who said their coaches do not spot, ever. On anything. She likes it. Just wondering if others here do that or know the point? I can see both pros and cons to it. For me spotting is not a huge deal and since some kids learn kinesthetically, it...
  11. cbifoja

    WAG Question about spotting on vault

    We were at an out of state/region meet this weekend when I saw a spotting technique that I have never seen before so I wanted to ask here to see if this is a common technique or if it is truly as unusual as I found it. The male coach was spotting handspring vaults by putting his back on the lip...
  12. PalmTree

    Coaches Straddle Back Progressions and Spotting

    I am teaching one of my gymnasts a straddle back (not to handstand). Basically she needs it to compete Xcel Diamond (they must have a pirouette or release move, and this seemed the easiest for her). Although I have never taught it before, I know the basics of it. Does anyone have tips, drills...
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    WAG Level 9 Spotting Deductions

    My DD is a first year Level 9. She just recently had her first meet. She was spotted on her double backs on floor and on her shootovers on bars. On floor, she was not spotted on her landing. I think I saw the coach push her up a bit. Some mothers told me it looked like she was high enough...
  14. Geoffrey Taucer

    WAG Open Letter to USAG Regarding Bars Spotting Regulations

    Earlier today, I sent the following e-mail to Connie Malone. If anybody else feels the same way, I encourage you to speak up and contact USAG to share your thoughts. EDIT: Apparently this deduction no longer applies! However, I still wish USAG would do more to encourage coaches to stand...
  15. C

    Coaches Spotting bigger girls

    Hi! I coach levels 5 and 6 at my gym and most of my level 5s are small and younger, but I have 3 level 6's. One is almost 13 and the other two are going to be freshman in high school next year. All 3 have decent clear hips but my ultimate goal for them is handstand and I think they have the...
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    spotting bails overshoots

    Ive always spotted bails by standing on the side the gymnast turns away from. I feel this gives me more control as when you are turning their hips and turning your own hips towards the low bar as you follow them, its all the same direction( since you back arm is pulling and your front arm (arm...
  17. M

    Spotting blind changes

    I've been watching my daughter practice and/or trying to get her blind change. I've never seen her being spotted and she has confirmed she rarely gets spotted. I've watched my 10 yo. daughter painstakingly swing up to a handstand to perform a blind change all by herself and fall short of doing...
  18. R

    Front giant spotting and mechanics

    So... my head coach has decided that our front giants need to be the "whip" method (for girls), something that I need to work on a bit. I can teach front giants for girls, and I have done so successfully using a hollow rise method. I feel comfortable spotting this (shoulder in front, wrist/hip...
  19. Geoffrey Taucer

    Coaches Spotting fulls

    I and two other coaches were discussing the best way to spot a full on floor, and I wanted to hear how some other coaches spot them. As much detail as you can give about how you spot fulls would be great, but there are two particular things I'd like to know: 1) Do you use more of a...
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    spotting handstands

    what is the correct way to spot a handstand? i've seen youtube videos of coaches holding the gymnast by the ankles, the knees or the thighs and i was wondering which was the correct way.

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