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    Women Kip Cast Handstands

    Just piggy backing on what another commenter said, a low bar vs. high bar kip are very different skills. The movement and timing are different, a low bar kip is out of a glide swing and a high bar kip is out of a tap swing. Your timing with the high bar kip could be off which could be affecting...
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    Parents What JO level would my daughter be?

    She seems to be at varying levels on different events. With a few more skills she could compete level four. She could also compete a solid level three season and score well.
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    Women Competition makeup?

    Actually, testing out some meet makeup at practice would be great! God, I remember when I did false lashes for the first time AT A MEET. Awful.
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    Coaches Successful Clinics?

    Adding more: Giant Clinic Mock Meet Clinic (if you don't do in house or mock meets already, for the littles who are new to competition) Jump to High Bar/Squat On Clinic Back Tuck Clinic Flyaway Clinic Twisting Clinic Clear Hip Clinic Back Hip Circle Clinic Pullover Clinic
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    Coaches Successful Clinics?

    Good clinics are usually to drill and "get" a particularly hard/building block skill, or work on necessary techniques. Kip Clinic Backhandspring Clinic Flexibility and Strength Clinic Vault Table Clinic Dance Clinic Cartwheel/Handstand Clinic Cast-Handstand Clinic Split Clinic
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    Coaches Successful Clinics?

    Ohhhh a kip clinic sounds like a reallyyyy good one.
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    Women Competition makeup?

    Was never aware of the USAG rules on makeup, but I assume it's just nothing artistic like way out-there eye looks and stuff. Personally, my makeup routine was moisturizer, concealer if needed, powder to set said concealer if applied, cream blush, powder blush over that (I promise it doesn't look...
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    Coaches New Rec Coach - How do I learn to spot and in general gain more confidence?

    Oh absolutely. I already knew that applying for this job.
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    Coaches New Rec Coach - How do I learn to spot and in general gain more confidence?

    1. I was a gymnast for years and was kind of on and off. Highest level I did was Xcel Gold but throughout my career I probably trained a mix of platinum and diamond skills. For training, they do it in phases. So, phase 1 is just floating. Phase 2 is leading warm up. Phase 3 is leading warm up...
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    Coaches New Rec Coach - How do I learn to spot and in general gain more confidence?

    OH! I would absolutely love to go to next year's regional or national congress and don't mind spending my own money. How can I qualify though? My manager and another upper-level coach from my gym went this year to regional.
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    Coaches New Rec Coach - How do I learn to spot and in general gain more confidence?

    Okay, not even joking, I've been spotting pillows for YEARS. Like probably 5 or 6 now lol.
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    Coaches New Gym Coach - I want to start choreographing floor and beam routines but don't know how to go about it.

    Where can I find an xcel code of points? Like a pdf version? For some reason I can't find it.
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    Coaches New Rec Coach - How do I learn to spot and in general gain more confidence?

    I want to make sure I don't let a kid fall on their head! That's like my worst nightmare. Besides the basic spotting they're teaching me, I feel like I'm not truly LEARNING HOW to spot.
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    Coaches New Gym Coach - I want to start choreographing floor and beam routines but don't know how to go about it.

    So as the title says, I want to start choreographing floor and beam routines for our excel team. I used to be on excel gold, but did not end up competing at any level with this gym. I'm on good terms with the head of excel. Used to be a dancer, and floor was always my favorite and best event. I...
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    Off Topic I have a job interview and have no idea on how to prepare!

    UPDATE: I got the job, and am now obtaining a work permit from my state since I’m under 16. Will probably be working Thursdays and Saturdays (they require every employee to work either a Friday or Saturday because “if we don’t then we won’t have enough people to open on those days”) and upping...
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