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  1. Coach Kate

    Coaches What do you get paid for as a coach outside of taking classes?

    We had old school time sheets where we wrote out when we worked. If we sent emails or called parents, we were just told to keep track of it and add it to our shift. So if it was a half hour, we'd just write an extra half jour and put a small note on the side saying "parent emails".
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    Anon Anyone with experience transitioning to dance?

    I did gymnastics through level 10, track and cross country in college and then came to dance in my early 20s. I took their 8 week basic ballet course and then the instructor pushed me into the intermediate and open classes - open had professional dancers in it and often a live piano! It was so...
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    Coaches What do you get paid for as a coach outside of taking classes?

    We get paid for set up and planning periods, and everyone has an end of shift cleaning task. If you want more hours, you can usually do more of those things. We also get paid for all parent communication, skill tracking, etc. Staff meetings and trainings are paid. Choreographers get paid a flat...
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    Women Bars Scoring

    If it reached close enough to vertical, it should count, but she had the fall plus any form deductions and then deductions on all those extra skills too.
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    NCAA Regionals

    LSU and Stanford advanced in a very exciting fashion, which means Maggie Slife will be in the all around at nationals!
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    NCAA Regionals

    Ugh I know. They were right there. LSU and Florida both looked great. We're starting to see some teams really look like they want to win a title
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    Anon Unsure on floor deductions

    First off, a 9 with a fall is amazing! That's five whole tenths right there. Your layout was also piked, so they could take for shape. On your first pass, you step forward and then back. Don't step back, just do the controlled lunge forward. And then in all your dance, I'd just really...
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    NCAA Regionals

    Wow. Baton rouge semi final one is almost a four way tie after the first rotation. We are in for some fun this weekend.
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    NCAA Regionals

    Oh and they just showed @JBS on the broadcast.
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    NCAA Regionals

    I'm watching the LSU play in meet with our daughter right now and chalkbucket baby Maggie Slife just hit an amazing bar routine for Air Force! Nebraska stuck at least four vaults too. It's going to be an exciting weekend full of gymnastics.
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    Anon Selecting gym advice

    What do you mean by the first gym seeming "a little toxic"? That's the only thing that's giving me pause. Beyond that, if both gyms work for your family - time, comfort, opportunity, lifestyle - it just becomes a decision you come to together. Your daughter is old enough for you to explain why...
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    Anon Selecting gym advice

    What feeling do you get from your daughter about her goals? This is a big transition time both in gymnastics and in life, and in 2-3 years, things could look very differently. Level 8 can see a huge drop off in people leaving the sport and the pre teen years often present more social and school...
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    Parents Cried in front of the coach :/

    Parents have cried in front of me all the time. You love your kids and want the best for them.
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    Women life after gym

    I stopped halfway through my senior year. I pole vaulted through college and also picked up cross country and steeplechase. I coached for a long time and floated in and out of adult gymnastics but also enjoyed yoga, HIIT, TRX, circus arts, and hula hooping. For non physical pursuits, I enjoy...
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    NCAA Conference Championship Weekend

    A lot going on, but the Mountain West Championship is free to watch and chalkbucket has a close connection with Air Force's Maggie Slife. She is breaking all sorts of Air Force and even Mountain West records...
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