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    Parents 4 Year Old Gymnast Advice

    I have a problem with the single sessions being that long, we would usually start with 1,5 or 2 h, 3 times per week, which is no that different in the weekly total, but makes a different in the individual days. I have some new gymnasts in my group that moved up to 3 h workouts when they can from...
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    Parents 4 Year Old Gymnast Advice

    I won't put a 4 year old in a 4 hour workout, even if it has breaks and other activities, it is just too much, especially if they already went to school. Even for 6 years old I find it too much.
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    Coaches When a gymnast wants to change gym

    I usually just let go of them. Also offer kind of an open door if they reconsider (if that's something you think is good for your gym). Our gym attracts gymnast from a couple of clubs nearby and usually they have a hard time with it. We've also had some gymnast leave for a couple of gyms, some...
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    Parents USAG in Switzerland

    I don't think Switzerland (or anywhere in Europe, west-europe, specifically) trains USAG. Many countries in Asia and America do, but I have never seen it anywhere in Europe.
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    Parents Artistic Gymnastics in Madrid Spain

    Good luck! Maybe we might even be at the same national competition someday!
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    Parents 4 Year Old Gymnast Advice

    We keep those young kids in their rec groups and sometimes we have them come for some extra training and work something more advanced.
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    Women Beam mount ideas

    Two things I like to do with that mount is going down to middle split or cartwheeling to one side (Anna Pavlova's style, maybe you are too young to know her, but you can look it up in YouTube)
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    Parents Bronze to DP

    It is perfectly possible. The level could be 2, 3, 4, depending on the skills and abilities of the gymnast. There's no petition needed because all of those levels can be entry levels, so no score/experience needed to enter.
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    Parents Artistic Gymnastics in Madrid Spain

    If I remember correctly it is just Club Gimnasia Tres Cantos, but I'll try to check it. https://www.clubgimnasticotrescantos.com/ One of the coaches is former Spanish olympian Alicia Fernández.
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    Parents Artistic Gymnastics in Madrid Spain

    I'm not familiar with traffic and distances within Madrid, but looking at it, maybe the closest could be Tres Cantos or San Agustin de Guadalix that both have gym clubs. Tres Cantos has slightly higher level than San Agustin.
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    Parents Artistic Gymnastics in Madrid Spain

    Hi, there are a lot of good gyms in Madrid. In the north/north-west (around A-6 highway) you can find some of the best gyms in Madrid CGA Pozuelo in Pozuelo de Alarcón is pretty good, has had gymnasts onto the higher levels in the Spanish system and they compete in the Spanish league with god...
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    Coaches Confidence with RO BHS

    I agree with never telling them you're spotting and then not doing it. What has worked with some of my gymnasts, is spotting but just following the movement with no support but keeping my hands there and slowly just not touching them if it is not necessary (well, sometimes I still touched when...
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    Women What makes the double back tuck beam dismount so difficult?

    I think getting the punch off the beam is not easy, especially for those mental reasons, most gymnasts don't really go fully for the punch.
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    Women Hezly Rivera Perfomance

    She has looked like that most of her career I'd say. Only last year I saw a bit more of a fire from her. Anyway, right now she might be adjusting to growing+time off+touring/promotions/pressure,.. When I saw her at jr worlds 3 years ago, she had also looked kinda sad/not very excited.
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    Women US Classics Juniors Placements ... Make it Make Sense

    It's that. For the event rankings they use the average of the two vaults, but only the first one score for the all around.
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