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  1. Coach Kate

    Parents Body Image Struggles

    No sport is worth subjecting your CHILD to an abuser. That's on you. Be the adult. Do hard things. Protect your children.
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    Women Daughter Feeling Very Discouraged

    I don't care if you have a contract, if you are intentionally subjecting your child to abusive coaches and pedophiles, you are now the problem. You are allowing them to be verbally abused. That is child endangerment in my opinion. You are the parent. You need to protect your children. Period...
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    Parents Body Image Struggles

    File a safe sport complaint and leave. Talk to other parents on your way out and encourage them to add their own formal complaints. And if you knew the head coach of your kid's gym has a history of being abusive and has been fired from other gyms, why do you have your kid there? You needed to...
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    Coaches Training at home?

    Honestly, there are some drills and conditioning you can do at home to supplement training, but gymnastics really does require the support and commitment of your whole family. I would set your sights on a club team in college and adult gymnastics as a long term way to enjoy what you love.
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    Coaches Discouraged in job search

    I know at a lot of gyms, they set their competitive coaches by levels so there may not be a need for DP coaches right now - of a gym already has a level 4/5 coach, for example, they may just not have the numbers for another. Not hiring for rec seems wild though.
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    Gymnasts Finger pain on handstand canes

    I did some hand balancing for awhile and really struggled with blocks because my hands are so small. My coach made me custom blocks and canes that suited me much better.
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    Parents Purpose of backward roll to pushup?

    It's a very common drill for clear hips on bars, especially with a Forrester bar. Backward roll to push up, back extension roll, clear hip. It is a little tricky to pick up on because a floor skill leads to a bars skill. The level 4 floor routine has a back extension roll and then the level 5...
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    Women Which event are you always mentally prepared for, and which one completely ruins your mood when your coach suddenly switches to it?

    I was always ready for bars and beam but vault was my panic event for sure.
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    Parents Body Image Struggles

    Report that coach to your head coach/gym manager/owner/whoever is in charge immediately. If they don't do anything, you need to leave. That is not a healthy environment.
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    Parents Back issue: Edema in the L4 left pedicle

    I absolutely agree with seeing all the specialists first and then I'll add that I struggled with back pain throughout my late teen years and into college (pole vault). I was in a minor car accident the year after I graduated and one thing led to another and I got involved in yoga. Gentle...
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    Coaches Parentot class ideas

    I used to sing the itsy bitsy spider in straddle and it was a huge hit! You reach to one side when you start the song, make the rain in the middle, the sun comes out as you rock side to side with arms over head and then reach to the other side as you end the song. Love walking across a beam...
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    Parents Wants to quit, no coaching

    Other suggestions for alternative activities - I found a huge amount of camaraderie in circuits arts if you have that near you. I trained contortion and hand balancing but also played around with silks. It's really challenging, creative, and the community is beautiful. I trained in a mixed group...
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    Women Sideways facing straddle jump on beam?

    I'm not sure of the value, but I'm pretty sure the new world champion did one in her routine to take the title recently!
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    Women XCEL - Beam

    If you're talking about gold, one of the acros just needs to go through vertical. Handstand, cartwheel, bridge kick over, tick tock, back handspring, and yes, back walkover are all options.
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    Anon WHYYY cant i side aerial???

    I have concerns about your coach, but here's one video: And another: We also did some drills with sliders but I'm not seeing one I can find easily.
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