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    Women Can't twist

    Ok, I'm going to give you some lists of trampoline skills. Start at the top of each list, read down until you see a skill you DO NOT already have down perfectly, confidently, consistently on a trampoline. Basically, tell me what's the first skill on each list that you would NOT be able to nail...
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    Women Can't twist

    Will try to remember to get back to this later today; if you don't hear from me by tonight, ping me a reminder In the meantime, here's an earlier post I made about this: Post in thread 'Setting in back full' https://chalkbucket.com/threads/setting-in-back-full.73349/post-651118 But I have some...
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    Women instant video replay system

    https://github.com/GeoffreyTaucer/coachtools14
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    Women instant video replay system

    Happy to share the github repo, if you like. There wasn't so much a particular problem that stopped me from finishing it; it just sorta fell on the back burner. Was fully functional.
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    Women Is there ever a time a gymnast should lose weight?

    Weight is not an accurate indicator of health and fitness in general, and ESPECIALLY for athletes. Muscle is dense and heavy. As for how to navigate body image issues and disordered eating, I think that's a bit above this forum's paygrade; you should talk to your primary doctor. They'll most...
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    Gymnasts Lots of pauses in bar routine

    I'd have to see a video to be sure, but I can take some educated guesses. I'm assuming you're referring to a pause between the kip and the cast, and a pause between the 2BHC and the squaton, correct? If that's the case, you are most likely not finishing your kip and your 2nd BHC in a cast...
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    Off Topic The side hustle/side project/self-promo/hobby thread

    Not really. Fruity front end sort of like wine but a little more citrusy, and a funky aftertaste that's maybe somewhere between an IPA and a strong black tea (been trying to find ways to tone down that aftertaste; I think I just need to use less sugar and a shorter ferment).
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    Off Topic The side hustle/side project/self-promo/hobby thread

    As a side note, I'm not sure what I should properly be calling the drink at this point. I'm not sure if it should be considered wine or beer or something else entirely; taste-wise, it has more in common with wine than it does with beer, but it definitely doesn't taste like the sort of wine you'd...
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    Off Topic The side hustle/side project/self-promo/hobby thread

    Just this past summer I started getting into home-brewing wine/beer -- generally using atypical ingredients rather than the usual grapes/grains/etc. I'm constantly tweaking my recipes, but my current favorite is a fermented blend of hibiscus, pineapple, ginger, orange, and hot pepper (jalapeño...
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    Coaches Hot takes, unpopular opinions, etc regarding technique and/or rules

    I say something similar about kip-cast connections, though I don't phrase it quite like that. I tell my athletes that a kipcast is functionally one skill; once you're past the low levels, you'll never do one part without the other, and if you do a kip that doesn't cast then as far as I'm...
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    Off Topic The side hustle/side project/self-promo/hobby thread

    Got a side hustle that's relevant to the community? Do you do art/music/etc on commission? Or even just a hobby project you're proud of and want to show off? Post about it here! Within this thread -- AND ONLY WITHIN THIS THREAD -- we will slightly relax our usual rules about advertising. You...
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    Parents Did I ruin my daughters opportunity at a good gym?

    I 100% get the impulse; however, I truly believe (somewhat paradoxically) that as a parent the best way to set a young gymnast up for long-term success is to not worry about long term success. If you're worried about what lays far over the horizon, then every struggle feels like a catastrophic...
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    Parents Did I ruin my daughters opportunity at a good gym?

    Is this the same daughter that was repeating bronze? I'm going to assume this is a different daughter, because if a 5-year-old is repeating a level, that would mean she started competing at 4 years old, which I find implausible. At any rate, at 5 years old I wouldn't even worry about...
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    Anon L7 - rapid growth creating cast handstand problems

    Totally normal, but no fast fixes. First, a metaphor to help understand the effects of a growth spurt in gymnastics: Imagine you spend 10ish years driving a small, sporty little 2-door car. A Miata, or something like that. Over time, precise control of that car becomes second nature. You know...
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    Anon Top young gymnasts in US currently?

    This thread seems to be a halfway blend of thirdhand gossip about specific gyms and athletes, and a specific focus on a small group of minor athletes (who, even if they are not named, could easily be identified from info in this thread) I can't point to any specific rules being broken and I...
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