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    Coaches Coach brag thread

    One of my level 10s has been getting a new skill every practice for the last week or so. Some highlights: -Double-double on floor to a mat in the pit -Gatson on p-bars (literally made it on his second try on the real bars -- not consistent yet, but he's got plenty of time before next season)...
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    Off Topic Share your Pets ... Let's see those Pet Pictures!!

    The sombrero <3
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    Off Topic Share your Pets ... Let's see those Pet Pictures!!

    Ok, I know @raenndrops and I can't possibly be the only chalkbucketeers with cute furballs. LET'S SEE SOME MORE!
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    Men Regionals— How did it go? (EDIT: and nationals!)

    Lol, I always come in right after season ends excited about working new skills. My guys, on the other hand....
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    Men Regionals— How did it go? (EDIT: and nationals!)

    I had two 10's at nationals, one of whom made it to finals -- and got 6th on floor! EDIT: Even better: SEASON IS OVER AND WE DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT ROUTINES ANYMORE!
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    Anon Does your gym allow athletes to go to camps?

    Eh... I'd maybe look at it as a yellow flag? I mean, I can see the rationale behind it, but it feels a bit overly controlling to me. IMO, as a coach it's not my business whether or not to "allow" anything outside practice. I'll give suggestions where I think it's warranted, but ultimately they...
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    Women Back tuck trepidation

    *shrug* no rush on a skill like this.
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    Women Back tuck trepidation

    Short answer: the back tuck is good enough, but the ROBHS needs some work before I'd put the pass on floor if I were her coach. Long answer: The back tuck itself is reasonably good. It would be better if she got her arms up more on takeoff, but other than the arms, her positions look correct...
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    Women Back tuck trepidation

    ROBHSBT isn't something I'd suggest working at home; general strength, flexibility, and handstand basics are pretty much always the best thing to do at home, and only if the athlete feels motivated enough to do it on her own. As for the transition from tumbletrak to floor, it depends largely on...
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    Gymnasts Tryouts?

    Several things: 1) There was nothing wrong with the original post you quoted; it was an accurate assessment. Encouragement is good, but it should generally be grounded in reality; telling somebody accurately where they're at is literally the job of both coaches and judges. 2) NutterButter is...
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    Injury Elbow injury. Ideas for arm conditioning

    Not sure there's much you can do for arms that doesn't use elbows. Focus on core strength and lower body strength. You can rebuild the arm strength when you're healed.
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    Parents Is there a system for uploading music before a meet?

    What experience I do have is on backend (most of it with python and django), so that's perfect. I'm definitely rusty, but I could probably get back into it. I have discord, but don't know how to go about setting up a room/server/whatever we'd need
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    Parents Is there a system for uploading music before a meet?

    Ok, so @agimiela @GymnastPotterhead @GymnastMomX2 and anybody else who may be interested: If I/we were to try to get rolling on building such a thing, who all would want to be a part of it? (Let me say point blank: for now, I wouldn't be able to treat this as much more than a casual side...
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    Women Mental Block Help

    First advice: having a deadline is making it worse. Don't try to get it by a particular day or a particular meet. That just makes it more stressful, and that makes it worse. Second advice: retreat to basic components. Whatever skill you're struggling with, look for ways to break it down into...
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    Parents Is there a system for uploading music before a meet?

    Does USAG (or any of the commonly-used meet software) have an API with basic athlete info? If so, it shouldn't be too hard to write something that could pull info from that and associate a track with a specific athlete by USAG number; then, a meet director could simply plug in their rosters and...
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