Recent content by gymgirl1129

Definitly a good rebound from her RO BHS is important. I know some drills are straight jumps and roll onto your back, lift your knees up on the vault table is good. Also RO BHS straight up fall back hallow onto a pitmat (sometimes with a wedge ontop). It takes practice but I am sure she will...

I think you should be able to do it. Just stay tight and get your arms all the way to your ears to set and with a coach you should be good. I can't remember how long it took me to get mine but a while cause I was a mental kid but now I can do it no problem.

Don't stress out about it. It happens to many people and it just takes patience. Try just RO-BHS and RO-BHS-BHS first. Start not even worrying about the backtuck. Next try some standing backtucks with a spot. It might be easier from a single skill and not having the power from the RO and the...

Eventhough, I have been doing back walkovers for a while (at least 4 years) I still sometimes get a sore back if I do lot in one night. Talk to your coaches about it, usually they know whats going on and whether to go to a doctor. Make sure you rest it too. Ask your coaches if it is really...

Make sure you are keeping your head neutral and not trowing it back. You could also try to think about piking a little. Its not the perfect technique but it might help a little if you are dropping your hips. Try to have a coach spot you until you get the feel for it. Practice makes perfect so...

I always get my one coach a starbucks gift and the other coach a dunkin donouts gift card cause they always come in with coffees or stuff like that. And I usually get 2 movie tickets for my other coach.

I think it was a good idea for the coach to make her do it. I have had the same mental blocks as a level 8 and needed the extra time like that to work on it. I think it is especially fine because she did get her break and the coach wasn't yelling at her or anything negative, even though the...

My team always wears bows/ribbons; my coach loves them. We have one that is attached to a hair tie and it that matches our team leos.

We have a project for english class about epic heroes so I'm thinking of Shawn Johnson, Alicia Sacramone, Jonathan Hortan (world famous gymnasts). Do they have qualities of an epic hero. Some other epic heroes from stories are Achillies, Odysseus, and Beowulf. I'm not sure this is in the right...

I repeated every level a second year, from level 4-7 and i'm gonna have 3 years on level 8. Many of the girls at my gym repeat a year for compulsaries. I liked repeating a year plus I knew that I wasn't going to go elite or anything like that. I know there are mandating scores for second...

Im a second year level 8. I started level 4 when I was 7 and have just started my 10th season. I do gymnastics cause I love the sport, not to go elite or even to go to college for gymnastics. Even though it has been really hard some times (i am a very mental kid) i stuck with it cause i loved...

In third grade I think I ate breakfast around 7:15 and had lunch at 11:00. The only kids in the school that have snack are in kindergarten. Hopefully he can get used to it and it won't be as bad in a week or two.

I remember I used to do things around my house all the time. I used a chin up bars for glides, tapswings, backhipcircles. And i used to put masking tape on the carpet as a beam until I got a floor beam (I think it was for Christmas). I also put all our pillows from the couch and mine from my...

I think for me it would be diffucult to switch to be a lefty but people learn at different speeds so I don't know how hard it would really be for you. I guess to try to switch your roundoff make sure you can do a pretty good cartwheel. Make sure you kick right over your head and finish facing...

I totally agree with all you said. I thought it was interesting too how the gymnasts reacted to their preformances too. Some you could definitely tell were beating themsevles up but a few others similed after their events, which was great to see. I love when you see elite (and college)...