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    Parents Quitting due to bar skills?

    What does your daughter want to do? Would she be happier in DP competing the lower level skills again whilst she works on her bars or would moving to Xcel be better for her so that she can compete her harder skills on floor, beam and vault? What do her coaches say? Are they suggesting that she...
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    Women How to talk to a coach about a frustration without offending her

    Coaches will always try to do what's best for the gymnast but may not be very good at explaining why. Lots of good advice above but give the round off back tuck a go, you might find your tumbling progresses quicker.
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    Women Tips for RO on Beam

    Make sure you kick your back leg hard directly over your head, practice between 2 blocks or mats to make a corridor that you will hit your legs on if you're not straight. Look under your armpit to see your feet land on the beam, one foot in front of the other, adjust hips if you need to whilst...
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    Parents Picking Up

    All gymnasts need some form of coaching, whether it's reminders, emotional, support, pushing a little, shaping, coming back from injury, building confidence etc etc. It doesn't take long to remind a gymnast of a correction before a skill, maybe a few seconds. If a coach can't manage a group and...
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    Parents Picking Up

    It seems strange for a coach to say that they don't have time to remind a gymnast of a correction more than once. Is this just for the "Top group"? If this is standard coaching it may be time to look somewhere else where they are better able to accommodate your daughter's learning style. I...
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    Parents How many hours per week (UK)

    6 hours per week for a Zinc 9 year old is on the low side but not unusual. Because the Classic Challenge is all encompassing you could be competing against 9 year olds on the grades pathway training 12-14 hours per week or against gymnasts with similar training hours that don't compete grades...
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    Parents How many hours per week (UK)

    It really depends on what level and pathway your daughter is currently? it could be anywhere from 2 hours upwards.
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    Women Uk Grades

    Gymnasts can enter at any grade for Preparation, Development or Performance. If entering at Excel level they must move through all the grades. Assuming she has the skills your gymnast will be able to compete Development 1 next year.
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    Women USA system?

    I would say that Zinc (UK) is similar to USA Level 4 skill level wise however there is a big difference between the lowest Zinc requirements and what some gymnasts compete. In our region nearly all Zinc gymnasts will compete 2 x upstarts on bars (kips) which is the same as USAG Level 4 and...
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    Gymnasts USA to British Gymnastics

    That will depend on her age and where she is moving too. There are several options in some areas and virtually none in others. Once she has identified the best gyms within her commute range she can organise a squad trial. The gyms will offer her a place in the squad that she fits in best...
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    Women Grades in UK?

    Could you be a bit more specific about what you want to know? The grades have been renamed and routines changed for 2024 onwards so National Level 3 doesn't exist as such. They are now Prep, Development, Performance and Excel.
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    Parents Taking on Corrections

    It sounds like the coach might be trying to correct everything at the same time? After 4 years of rec your daughter will have a lot of habits that are going to take a while to fix. This is because it's muscle memory. How many different corrections is your daughter getting each training session...
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    Parents The optimal option?

    No harm in quietly checking out the other options.
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    Injury Preventing Fear after Injury

    "Well, she pushed through as much as she could and ended up with growth plate damage. So basically she’s scared of the coaches’ expectations once she’s cleared." I'm not sure I'd be sending my daughter back to this gym. At the very least a conversation is needed with the gym before she returns...
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    Parents Moving Clubs - Help

    If your daughter wants to compete grades and she is being offered the chance at another club now is a very good time to move. If you leave it too much longer she will find it hard to be offered a place for grades competitions due to her age.
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