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    Parents Sydney AUS gym rec?

    If you are looking at Independent girls schools (like Pymble LC), PLC Sydney (Croydon) and MLC (Burwood) in the Inner West also have gyms at the school. The girls just go to the gym (or get collected by the coaches for the younger grades) and eat afternoon tea in the viewing area in the gym and...
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    Coaches When a gymnast wants to change gym

    For me it depends on if the other program is a better program for them. We will tell girls who want to pursue elite that they need to move gyms, and let them know what options are available to help inform their decision. You need to be willing to look at the situation as an outsider and be...
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    Coaches Back handspring hand placement on balance beam

    For gymnasts with good shoulder and hip flexibility, I don’t think it matters, they are able to stay square with either hand in front. For those with poor flexibility, putting the non dominant hand in front actually allows them to turn their shoulders and hands sideways (think backwards...
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    Women Wristband Sliding

    You could try putting elastic bands around your wristbands to help anchor them. This worked for one of my gymnasts with very narrow wrists.
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    Parents XCEL at lower levels, then JO

    It doesn’t matter what she is competing, what matters is the coaching she is receiving. If she is being coached in a development program that can produce competitive Level 10’s, then that is what is important. She could be competing DP in a club that never gets gymnasts past Level 8, which...
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    Coaches How to handle "Classroom Management" issues

    First time we sit the whole group down and without naming names do the whole, you don’t need to be friends with everyone, but everyone deserves to be treated with respect, have the gym be a place they feel welcome and safe etc and ‘sometimes people have had a bad day at school/ home and might be...
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    Parents Program without all levels

    I think it is probably fine. It might just the cohort that didn’t start or had a delay in starting because of gym closures during COVID.
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    Coaches competition leotard brands

    Look at Milano, you will have shipping from the UK (and maybe tariffs???), but far, far cheaper than GK and Sylvia P. Fit and quality are very good.
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    Parents Grips while learning kip

    Agree with everyone else, kips and strong tap swings before grips unless you have an older heavier gymnast who is shredding their hands without them. We generally have kids compete a year of kip in their routine before getting grips (Level 5 in Australia) and even another year for those with...
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    Parents Australia Futures league competitive stream

    AGC comps are run by some of the staff from JETS in Victoria. They are based on the college vibe with loud music, judged out of 10 with optional routines and requirements more like the Excel system in the US rather that set routines. Definitely a more fun vibe than your regular competition. I...
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    Parents Xcel platinum best practice group

    The coaches will have placed her where they feel is most appropriate. They have moved her out of her current group and left her at Platinum for a reason, whether this is because of age, maturity, skill level, confidence or something else. Pushing to have her placed in a group and a level they...
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    Coaches Gymnast Win

    Like other posters said, it’s the effort and the routines that should be praised, not the result. I’ve coached kids who are super happy with their performance and scores until presentation and then are disappointed only after not getting the placement they hoped for. The effort and routine is...
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    Coaches Reasonably priced long sleeved leotards

    Milano. Even with shipping from the UK you could get a nice Leo for under $100 usd.
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    Parents Level 4 no grips

    Girls with no grips definitely don’t like the bar as chalky as those that do (that the bar feels slippery is a common complaint at the transitional levels). Agree with That_Gymnast about moving slightly to the side to avoid the chalky part of the bar or if the bar is chalky all over to ask the...
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    Parents Tumbling to gymnastics

    If she can do a chin up and a leg lift (lift her toes up to the bar with straight legs) and is co-ordinated enough to do walkovers, then an experienced coach could likely teach her a pullover in 5 minutes. If she doesn’t have good upper body and core/hip flexor strength then it could be a long...
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