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Hates Level Numbering Changes (I too have those Susie parents) Mill Circle & Basket Swing Split Handstand on Beam Loves New Music (I was really tired of both of the old music choices) Optional Level 6 (All though I think that they should have gone about naming it differently without changing...

Thank you all for your replies. I began working kip more in depth with kip drills last night such as 3 glides in a row working on extending the glide, lying kip drills with a floor bar, casting to horizontal, stemme rises, and me spotting kip up kip downs. My arms are sore, but I think this...

I am debating how much time to spend teaching kips when they receive the same start value with a pullover. At this level, it will be difficult to find kids that can do a perfect kip with nice straight arms, extended glide and straight legs. On the other hand, do you think that the judges will...

In Oregon we compete in several sanctioned meets during the season our gymnasts who score 31AA or higher qualify for sectionals. This year at sectionals they are only taking the top 72 kids from all of Southern Oregon Sectionals to go to state.

Most of my gymnasts use the several little tiny pony tails along the front of their hair and then pull it all together in the back.

At a recent meet I asked one of our judges what our biggest general deductions were for the 17 girls I brought to the meet, they said the leg separation in our bridges was taking about .3 from the girls' scores. They are looking for legs together in the bridge. As for the shoulders, when your...

Level 4's are required to hit at least a 3/4 handstand and hold it for 1 second, I find it very hard to hold a 3/4 handstand for any length of time and encourage all of my level 4's to hit a vertical handstand. There are deductions for form, failure to lever in and out, hand placement and such...

If you have a pommel horse in your gym, try practicing your leg cut on there. holding on to the side handles should give you a little more stability and the larger apparatus will help to keep your leg elevated. Practice several on there and then go back to the bars and try again. Also make...

Pullover's are one of those skills that tend to come and go for a while before the become consistent. Give her some time, if she is practicing them regularly then it will become much easier for her and the strength and coordination that is required will become second nature to her.