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    Women Front layout front tuck

    So, I can't see actually trying to train FLO-FT without the arms rising in the connection, but I CAN imagine an athlete bringing her arms up too much or too early, and telling her to try to do the whole thing with the arms down. I feel like something is being lost in the translation here
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    Off Topic Share your Pets ... Let's see those Pet Pictures!!

    Friday was Darwin's last day. We gave him chicken and rice for breakfast, a big chunk of salmon for lunch, spent most of the day lounging outside in the most glorious weather I've seen all year. He had a chocolate peanut butter cup right before he went under, and passed away with his head in my...
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    Women What is your “why”?

    Three reasons: First, I think gymnastics is an incredibly powerful tool for building young people into stronger, happier, healthier people. Physically, it makes the body stronger, more agile, more capable in just about any activity. Mentally, it teaches skills far too numerous to list. Second...
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    Anon Coaches smoking?

    I don't think USAG has a rule, but I'd expect most gyms to. I wouldn't be wild about that either
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    Anon Saluting & thanking coaches?

    I had no idea this was such a widespread practice; I've never seen it before, and I've coached at five different gyms in three different states.
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    Anon Saluting & thanking coaches?

    Handshakes or high fives I think I'm okay with. Current gym does a "cheer out," where we do a hands in "go team" type of thing. I don't see a problem with lining up at the end of practice. But a rehearsed "thank you" just sounds... idunno. I'd be uncomfortable as gymnast doing it, and I'd be...
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    Anon Saluting & thanking coaches?

    If they want to thank me themselves, individually, of their own accord, that feels great to hear. But a planned, rehearsed, ritualized "thank you" just doesn't feel genuine to me, and honestly as a coach it would make me uncomfortable. In general, I'm not big on ritualized gestures of respect...
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    Anon Owner searching bags for cell phones

    Really sounds to me like it's time to bail
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    Women What’s the next step

    As the hips swing back under the bar, she should move the bar towards her hips while keeping her legs close to the bar. You can think of "sliding" the bar up the front of the legs, but it doesn't need to (and ideally shouldn't) actually be in contact with the legs, but should be pretty close...
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    Anon Is a coach allowed to do this?

    If it's happening at the gym, the coach can set whatever rules he/she likes. If it's happening outside the gym, it's outside the coaches' jurisdiction. But that's an opinion, not a codified rule. And if the videos are being filmed at the gym or are otherwise directly connected to the team, then...
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    Women Level 7 Mental Block

    There is a solution to mental blocks, but unfortunately it's extremely extremely difficult: Stop stressing about it. The systems in your brain that deal with identifying and reacting to survival threats have, for whatever reason, decided that series is a threat. And the more you worry about...
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    Anon Owner searching bags for cell phones

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    Men routine question

    Heck, I sometimes tweak routines during warm-ups depending on what kind of day the athlete is having.
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    Women Shoot off 1 1/2 twist on High Bar

    When it comes to moderating, I am unabashedly rude, sarcastic, and impatient. Expect none of those things to change. It does not matter whether you are the coach or athlete, but it does matter whether you are being honest with the community here and *especially* with the moderators. Anyway...
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    Parents "inability to get skills" - questions about this

    This often coincides with the tween/teen growth spurt. Progress stalls, skills they already had get harder, and they just generally feel less successful than they're used to. In addition, this is also an age where they tend to want to do other things with their time.
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