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    Women Meet checklist for coaches

    I know i’m late, but i make sure to have all kinds of tape (KT tape, coban, prewrap, and plain athletic tape) Pop ice packs (meet medics don’t always have them) Snacks for the girls that will give them energy quick (usually protein bars) all kinds of hair stuff (mini brush, bobby pins, clear...
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    Coaches Concerns about another coach

    Unfortunately, this coach and his wife own the gym that they work at.
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    Coaches Concerns about another coach

    Hey all! I currently coach Xcel Silver and Gold. We have two separate Silver groups, and I am one of the two head coaches. We recently had a child move across the country and join our gym. At her old gym she was a compulsory level 3 competitive gymnast. Since she is used to practicing 3 days a...
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    Coaches Quick beam question

    Turns out she meant that the girls can’t use a springboard to mount on one side because there’s a wall there. I coach Silver and Gold though so it was confusing for me due to the wording.
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    Coaches Quick beam question

    Hey! This is my third season coaching team (first season as head coach) and our home meet is coming up. Our director said that the gymnasts need to be mounting and dismounting from the same end of the beam. In my 12 years of being involved with gymnastics (8 doing gymnastics, 4 coaching) i’ve...
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    Coaches spotting specific lifts

    Hey yall. I lift in the gym pretty regularly, but i’ve been trying to get more into functional lifts that’ll help with spotting/catching heavier kids who tend to bail. I have a few team kids that I coach who are heavier than me, and i am very confident with my ability to spot them, but sometimes...
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    Coaches New Rec Coach - How do I learn to spot and in general gain more confidence?

    On the point of heavier kids, if they are ready to do it with a spot but bail (which is bound to happen), make sure you’re spotting with proper technique too. I don’t know if you lift in the gym or not outside of work, but basically keep a flat back, lift with your legs, and don’t hinge at your...
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    Women What makes a good Xcel program?

    I competed compulsory as a gymnast, but I coach Xcel and i prefer Xcel. For me it’s the fact that there’s more creativity allowed in Xcel routines. As a gymnast I HATED having the same floor routines as everyone else and I wished we could actually show off our individual skills.As a coach, I...
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    Women Move ups versus repeat?

    Typically, the gym I work at finishes out the season even if you got all the required skills and everything once meet season has started. Of course every gym is different, but i feel like most gyms do the same just because routines we have to be changed and learned mid-season if people were...
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    Coaches Program Concerns

    At my gym, as far as each practice goes we make our own plans for each practice for our kids depending on what they’re working on and what they need for the next level. For overall planning of the program, we usually all get together with our boss and figure out how we want to run things the...
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    Parents How safe is this floor routine move?

    From a coaches perspective, if I had choreographed something that was hurting one of my athletes i’d want them to let me know. I would definitely suggest talking to the coach
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    Coaches Coach brag thread

    One of my silvers got her round off back tuck yesterday with no spot!! One of my other silvers who has an extreme metal block on backhandsprings did it by herself on tramp last week!!
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    Coaches Conditioning ideas

    A lot of my Xcel Silvers have been complaining about wrist, ankles, knees, and shoulders. I was wondering if anyone had any good conditioning stations for extra stability in these areas.
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