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  1. Geoffrey Taucer

    Anon 2026-2030 DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM CODE OF POINTS

    I'll save a nuanced answer until I have a chance to actually look at the new rules; right now all I have to go on is what's being said here and in other coaching groups. But with that said, In practical terms as far as skill choice and routine composition, seems like not much really changes for...
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    Anon 2026-2030 DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM CODE OF POINTS

    I like this. Level 6 always seemed too easy to me
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    Anon 2026-2030 DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM CODE OF POINTS

    New code (or at least a draft of it missing the skill illustrations) is available for purchase by members: https://members.usagym.org/app/publicationCatalog.html (I don't have it yet; on general principle, I refuse to pay for it myself, preferring to let whatever gym I'm at cover it; however...
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    Anon 2026-2030 DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM CODE OF POINTS

    If they were to make major changes, this is when they'd do it. Usually when there are big changes coming, rumors leak out, and I haven't heard anything major. While there may be tweaks here and there, it is unlikely that there will be dramatic changes that actually affect the difficulty of any...
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    Women new code of points

    Don't think anybody will know anything for sure until it comes out. I don't know when the actual release date is, but should be soon
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    Coaches Owners/Head coaches: At what point would you let a coach go?

    Document everything
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    Gymnasts Beam series and floor twisting

    I was going to write up a whole set of suggestions, and then realized almost all of it would be the same as this post: Post in thread 'Can't twist' https://chalkbucket.com/threads/cant-twist.73491/post-652014 I would especially focus on the front pike-open-1/2
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    Gymnasts Beam series and floor twisting

    Do you have trampoline access?
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    Coaches Buying a gym

    @Aussie_coach might have some insight, though it probably varies depending on what country you're in. Just remember, when you buy a gym, you do not own a gym; the gym owns you.
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    Women Maybe bragging a little?

    Congrats!
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    Coaches Competitive Coaching at 15

    Because it doesn't pay enough for what you put into it. Any other job with comparable physical demands (like any construction trade union) will pay better and have better benefits. Any other job requiring comparable niche technical expertise (any industry-specific engineering, for example) will...
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    Coaches Competitive Coaching at 15

    I think it's a great idea! I don't recommend coaching as a career, but I highly recommend it as a job! Here's the main pieces of advice I'll give: 1) Coaching is, before all else, theater. Your first, last, and always most important task as a coach is to captivate your audience. Be big and...
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    Anon Tumbling progressions (offshoot from 2026-2030 CoP thread

    Alright, I went back through the Xcel rules and I'm revising my "ideal" xcel passes: Bronze: Handstand forward roll and cartwheel step-in bwd roll. Silver: Either FHS or standing BHS, and cartwheel step-in bwd roll or BHS Gold: Standing 2BHS and either front tuck or FHS-FHS (wish I could use a...
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    Women Straddle or hollow body past low bar

    There really shouldn't be much mechanical difference between doing it straddled and together (assuming everything else is correct). I'd go with whichever feels more comfortable.
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    Women Double Back

    I strongly prefer and recommend ROBH for working double backs, unless your ROBT is already significantly stronger than your ROBHSBT. Generally I think it's best to use RO when you want the next skill to go long, and BHS when you want the next skill to go high. However, it certainly can be done...
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