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    Coaches Hours for level four, per event.

    I coach a level similar to level 4 in my country, we do 9 hours a week (3 hr 3 times a week) and that's what we do (my current ratio is 1:8) 1 hour warm up, conditioning and active flexibility 45 min bars 2 events of 30 min (we end up having 2 sessions of 30 min a week of each of VT, FX and BB)...
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    Women Phasing out compulsories?

    It's absolutely possible to coach and prepare the gymnasts for optionals while competing Xcel, but definitely requires a coach that has already gone through that process for a while and has already developed a successful system. But I still it is easy to neglect some things when you don't need...
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    Coaches Drills and spotting back hip circles

    The basic drill for me is make them start in front support on the bar, check they are super tight and not piked, then tell them they have to be like a stick and not change their shape while I push their shoulder backwards (one hand on their upper back and the other on the back side of the...
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    Parents Multiple repeat level 3s who train 16 hours per week

    I think for such high hours, there might some issue if many are still not scoring pretty high and not getting some of the upper level skills. I'm in EU but my team is close in level to 3-4-gold and this year all of them got their kip with 9 hours a week. Some got it pretty early on and have been...
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    Coaches Getting into coachint and advice for beginner coaches

    Most things you mention are practice, experience, trial and error, lol. I started just helping around with my younger teammates and with the lower level groups at my gym, later on I did some of the coaching curses in my country and the rest was some researching, practice, see what works and what...
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    Parents Support or encouragement needed

    She's enjoying it now, so let it be. If she's a 2 piece gymnast, then ok, she might later decide if that's what she wants or not. But of she's happy and enjoying right now, better not to think about it and let things develop at their own rhythm..
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    Women Bonus for level 10 pass help

    In FIG, when you use it in connections it is a C, in isolation is a B.
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    Women Successful comeback (L10 after 5+ years off)

    I've seen a lot of things, not so much at a level 10, but I've seen some returns in liga/interclubs competitions, where gymnasts that retired compete a couple of events for their clubs, they usually do pretty well. If she has gotten the skills back and everything, let's go girl! I've also found...
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    Women Successful comeback (L10 after 5+ years off)

    Probably you need to define success. There are gymnasts that have had children and then returned to the sport, which is probably even harder, but they might have never stopped training. I think there's Chile's Barbara Achondo who went to do dance, had children, and is now at around 40 competing...
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    Parents Favorite meet gift?

    In my country, they usually only get T-shirts or bags. But only sometimes. I'm a bit tired of the bags, I've got like 20 or so, lol.
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    Women How does moving gyms work at your gym?

    One gymnast that came to our gym from another one, told us that she wanted to go say bye and they let her but then they kind of scolded at her for leaving. I can't really understand that kind of behavior. I understand sometimes it is very hard when you invest a lot on some athletes and they...
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    Women How does moving gyms work at your gym?

    We always let them finish the month, but most give notice just prior to leaving, so they usually don't come. Some have comen to say bay to teammates and staff and they have been welcome to do so.
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    Parents Is there a system for uploading music before a meet?

    I guess the advantage is that the musics are already organized. I'm not sure how the system works but I guess it can be ordered so with the meet order it can order the music and you only need to click play, and not have coach come at the table, plug the phone or pen drive,... We do have a pen...
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    Parents Is there a system for uploading music before a meet?

    In our official meets I think they do use an informatics system that makes something similar to what you mention, but I hace no idea what it is. Probably was designed for the gymnastics federation. For that you have an online platform and you upload the music there. Before that system was in...
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    Women arm up when twisting???

    I don't think there is an specific deduction for that. Probably your coach prefers to correct it thinking about future progressions .
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