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  1. Coach Kate

    Off Topic Happy Holidays!

    We got a donut advent calendar this year and one of the tokens was for a dozen choice donuts! We picked up a box yesterday for breakfast this morning.
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    Parents Continue or change?

    I would be concerned about that, yes.
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    Parents Continue or change?

    I coached Xcel silver 5 hours a week, 2x2.5 hours. We did a half hour of bars each night and 15 minutes of bar conditioning each night. If you count bar conditioning, that makes 1.5 hours of bars per week.
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    Women Al Fong and Armine Barutyan SafeSport Suspension

    It's been a long time coming. I understand innocent until proven guilty as a concept, but I think there should be a certain tier of allegation that suspends you pending investigation, and then accelerate that part of the investigation. I honestly think any time minors appear to be at imminent...
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    Parents Excel → DP? Rookie Gym Dad Asking Smarter People for Help

    I love how much research and thought you've already put into this! I truly find privates unnecessary on a regular basis at these low levels. Yes, it can be fun, but I don't really find them beneficial. As a coach, I typically use them for something very specific when an athlete is trying as...
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    Gymnasts Gift for Coach

    Make it as personal as possible! I remember very few gifts but some of the cards were incredibly touching. Or one of my kids remembered my exact drink I always had so she gave me a gift card with a note to get my iced green tea with sugar free raspberry syrup.
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    Women gymnastics vs show choir

    You're really the only one who can answer this, unless your parents have a preference for logistical reasons. If you don't feel like you can choose, flip a coin. If you find yourself disappointed with the outcome, you have your answer.
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    Women DP level suggestions

    Bars is really what's going to hold you back here. Without a strong kip, you really can't even do level 4. To be in optionals you really need that strong straight arm -kip cast above horizontal and a clear hip or giants.
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    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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