In the USAG book, requirements are:
1. A backwards acro series which includes a back salto that is directly connected to a flight element ( EX: Roundoff Back-handspring back-layout) ✅
2. A front acro series that includes a front salto (EX: Front handspring-front tuck)✅
3. One salto that is in...
At my gym, we have used GK Elite and Snowflake Designs for our comp leos. We started with GK and switched to Snowflake, then back to G,K, and now back to Snowflake for good.
My first year at the gym, I am currently we at we had GK practiceleagues for our first year (Level 5).
Then we switched...
To help get your pullover really work on getting arm and core strength. Some drills for the pullover could be putting a block in front of the bar, hold onto the bar sort of in a chip up posistion, put both feet, on the block, and then kick over to do the pullover. Once you get that start using a...
Okay thank you!
I have been working Yerchenco half off but I have also been working half on half off which is what i competed last year as a platinum.
It seems super difficult to do one of the few vaults that has a 10 sv
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I use drybands as well, and this isn't an issue for me. My drybands usually don't slide. Could it be that yours is too big?
Before I switched to dry bands, I would get the wrist rips so easily. Then I switched to dry bands. The first couple of times, I still got wrist rips because I didn't...
I have had a very similar experience lately. I am training Xcel Diamond for the upcoming season as well. My one coach refused to work on the skill with me and told me I had to do something else, even though we had a meeting discussing that the skill was going to be in my routine.
The difference...
I competed Platinum last year and I did a cast handstand. It counts as a "B" valued skill and as long as you are withing 20 degrees from vertical it will count.
You are most definitely not overreacting.
At my gym, what we do is have cell phone holders right above our bags. Each slot has a kid's name on it. At the beginning of practice, you put your phone in the holder with your name on it. The head coaches have a clipboard with our names on it. If our...
I personally have not done this, but one of my teammates did, and at a meet, she was in the middle of her routine and started doing the previous year's routine with this year's as well and then forgot the rest of her routine.
I would not recommend it.