Recent content by niknak

Its an unfortunate part of gymnastics. I don't really like grips myself, as I think it makes it much more difficult to "feel" the bar, so I remember the period of toughening up my hands as being horribly painful. It does get better. I second the suggestion of ice to cool down your hands. I...

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Me too. I also say "am I speaking swahili?!" all the time!

Hey guys. I'm posting this here because even though I'm an adult gymnast and coach, I'm guessing a lot of you will have experience with this. I fractured my ankle in 4 places a few days ago. I'm not to put any pressure on it for the next 6 weeks. I want to stay in shape while I'm not able to...

"Fall down 7 times, stand up 8." Japanese Proverb

I'm guessing this is going to depend on where you live. I know in Illinois, you must be a certified an employed teacher to be a high school coach. It is a stipend position.

We had a choreographer that a lot of girls used, some did their own. I personally loved to come up with my own beam routines simply because I made it mine which made ME want to work to perfect it. Floor, I also mostly did on my own with the help of my coach and choreographer, I also have an...

When I was about 13, and grew about 5 inches in one year, I went through this. The change of my body proportions and difficulty navigating my body in space really messed with my head. For me, it was just an issue of working through it and pushing myself until I got the skill back. Good luck...

You have a lot of good suggestions, but I wanted to let you know I'm in the same boat. Coaching on an ankle fractured in 4 places doing a punch front. Blah.

Definitely not enough. 9.25 an hour.

Hey all! I just found this forum after searching for a place to connect with other coaches. I am 26 years old and live in the suburbs of Chicago. I coach pre-k and grade school gymnastics and teach ballet. I have been involved with gymnastics since the age of 3, and am just now getting back...