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    Off Topic When you realize your AI bot has never done gymnastics

    These days, I pretty much hate anything labelled as "AI" on general principle. And if the label turns out to be accurate, I hate it even more
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    Off Topic When you realize your AI bot has never done gymnastics

    I've gotten so tired of battling spellcheck on gymnastics terms that at this point it's more or less become muscle memory to click "add to dictionary" every time it identifies a gymnastics term as a misspelling.
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    Women Leg rotation in press handstand and toe shoot

    That's fair
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    Women Leg rotation in press handstand and toe shoot

    Do you have a video of the motion you're describing? I'm curious....
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    Anon Is TOPS a Talent Pipeline or a Legacy Relic?

    Is it theoretically possible that a kid who specializes early enough to be a TOPS kid may reach a higher peak than that same kid might have if she hadn't done TOPS? Sure. I'm not convinced that this is universally the case, but I can't rule it out as a possibility. But without knowing the...
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    Parents Axis Board for ankles?

    If we have any PTs here, I'd be curious to hear your thoughts on the strengths/weaknesses of something like the axis board vs a body ball vs just standing on a squishy resi mat. (Usual rules apply: general discussion of prehab/strengthening is fine; requesting or suggesting diagnoses or...
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    Anon Selecting gym advice

    Personally I'd go for the second one
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    Women Struggle connecting upstart to cast to handstand

    If you're still working on getting comfortable leaning forward, this progression can work wonders:
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    Women Struggle connecting upstart to cast to handstand

    Just gotta wait a split second longer before you start the cast. Keep the feet in front while the shoulders get further forward
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    Women GRIPS

    When you say "too small," what exactly do you mean? Do you mean you can't open your hand all the way, or the finger holes are too small, or what? The finger holes are deliberately designed small, and you can use sand paper to widen them. As far as length, you don't necessarily need the full...
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    Parents Is it normal for older boys on team to pick on younger teammates?

    A certain amount of good-natured teasing is typical between guys (and this holds for any ages; my brother and I are both in our 30's, and we still trash-talk each other quite a bit during our weekly gaming sessions). Often, this is how guys bond with each other. But there's a difference between...
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    Anon If predicting a kids success at 6 is so tricky, why does Tops start so young?

    Articles are a lot easier to find than the studies themselves, it seems, but here's what I was able to dig up in a few minutes: https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/sports-injuries/youth-sport-specialization https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3658407/...
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    Anon If predicting a kids success at 6 is so tricky, why does Tops start so young?

    Possibly unpopular opinion, but TOPS as it currently exists is a waste of time and effort. Don't get me wrong, the TOPS skills and sequences are mostly excellent for technical development, but the age specifications undercut the stated goal of the program. The science is pretty clear: study...
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    Coaches Should USAG have standardized technical training?

    This makes sense to me. I wish USAG would implement something like this. Even if it's not mandatory, just having a primer, having the learning resources available and endorsed by USAG. Some sort of certification, even if it's optional, would be beneficial.
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    Coaches Should USAG have standardized technical training?

    Random thought: USAG already requires coaches to undergo training for first aid/CPR, concussion safety, and safesport certification. And all these are, on the whole, good things (even if they do feel like an inconvenience sometimes). But there is no such standardized training for technical...
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