uptraining

Two thoughts/questions but they're somewhat related. We recently switched gyms, and I saw somethings during the process of finding a new gym that I was confused by. One gym mentioned girls competing both xcel silver and level 6 through out the year. Is that even possible and what would the...

The bars coach at DD's gym offers extra bar clinics almost each weekend, and he has level 4 girls doing giants and other upper level skills, which naturally the gymnasts (and parents) find very exciting and motivating. None of the other coaches offer additional clinics, at least not to the same...

Hi coaches/parents, Well, my L3 gymmie had a high-scoring, high-placing season, and she loved every moment of competing. First season under her belt and she owned the high podium. And I loved watching her (except beam, that is heart-pounding to watch - lol). She is 8. Super proud parent, as all...

My youngest dd (7) started her summer training this week and has spent 10 hours (including breaks for lunch) at gym split between two daytime sessions ( she usually does 5), from what I have heard and little I have seen (I dropped and ran for the first time this week) dd has been learning some...

I've been watching youtube videos of gymnastics for a really long time, and recently realized something. There are many gymnasts who do very hard skills at level 8. I'm mainly thinking of 5 or so years ago when gymnasts were still allowed to do unlimited c's at level 8(then they changed it so...

DS and several of his teammates are going to a Future Stars camp at the beginning of June, so they have been working on related things. Lots of circles and loops on floor horses and tumbl trak drills for back handsprings. They've also been doing a lot of giants in straps, and a couple of them...

I have seen uptraining mentioned a lot on these forums, what exactly does it mean and when does it usually take place? I am quite new to competitive gymnastics and I cannot tell if what my dd's do is uptraining or normal training. Sorry if this is a stupid question but I am completly clueless...

States is still a month away for us but the coaches have started using practicing the next level skills as a reward for remembering corrections as a way to keep the boredom of the same routine away. (They have been working on the some during the season but it's definitely more often now) After...

I promise, I only let out my CGM side here. Thanks for bearing with me! They already separated out the old L3 girls at the gym by who is moving up and who is staying at L3. So the "new" L4's are training with the "new" L5's. But for some reason, the coach is having them go through all the...

As the result of a move, my daughter switched from a gym that did no up-training at all (until after states) to one that up-trains year-round. This has been a really positive change for her, because it keeps her excited and engaged and she has gained a lot of confidence. There has not been an...

DD has been at the gym for team camp for 3 to 6 hrs per day, (alternating). I was worried it would be too much, but she really likes it. She gets to work out with the optionals and gets to try skills she would otherwise not do. She has advanced A LOT in the last month. During her team time, she...

I popped into the gym on Tuesday and couldn't believe my eyes! Was proud to watch my daughter training skills I didn't even know she was working (punch front off beam, giants on low bar with no strap!, handstand pirouettes, hitting solid BHS on beam, tsuk). Last I knew, she was still in strap...

Most of the time sitting in the gym, as many of you know, is hours and hours of conditioning and frustration followed by that lightbulb that goes off when you least expect it. Well tonight was my daughters lightbulb moment :) During her 5 hour training she seemed to pull off a standing back tuck...

So my DD (Xcel Bronze, 1st year on team) along with her practice group has been working on uptraining. The assumption is that those who are deemed capable of learning the skills for it will be moved to "new" level 3. Of course, you know what they say about the word "assume". Anyway, the main...

Since the boys' side has this thread, I thought maybe the girls' side should have one too. DD is still 3 weeks out from States, so there's still a lot of time spent on routines, etc. But, after about a year of beginning Yurchenko training, DD finally got to move the training to the table. On...

With regionals soon, and some uptraining already started, I thought we could have a happy thread for it!! Yesterday, my older son was really excited to do a kip on the pbars....on the first try. Today, my younger son(preteam) earned a shamrock shake by getting his first unassisted pullover...

Can anyone tell me exactly what up training is ? There are some gyms in my area who just always finish on top. I asked one of the other parents on my Dd's team why their better and she says they train more hours. My thing is maybe it's not the time spent but how it is spent. The coaching methods...

My Little Monkey was a tad disappointed about not making Regionals (she just missed the last alternate spot by 0.075). She was grumpy about it for a few days, but now it seems that even though the 9s/10's are busy training for Regionals/Nationals, uptraining has begun for LM. For the past 2...

When we arrived at gym last night we were greeted by some new staff. We now have a dance instructor on staff, and a well known coach who has coached several level 10's. He wanted to get back into the game. And was our coaches mentor. The girls LOVED it. The girls worked on KIPS, front hip...

No offical word as of yet. They will probably do that in June/July (thats when they asked her to join team last year). But when I went to pick her up from gym tonight she was working on her mill circles on the bars. (she has said before that they have worked with her a little on this..only saw...