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We use iClassPro - I really like the skill tracking feature. Here's an example of one gymnast's skill sheet: We created progressions for all the stuff we want to track (tops abilities and xcel bronze routine scores), we mark all gymnast's progress every day on our own google sheet, then copy...

We are teaching our first-year lv3's front hips right now... it is going ok. We have ~8 girls and half of them have made their front hips within about a month of concentrating on it. We are making the front hip our priority on bars because we think it's the most difficult skill to attain for L3...

At least in my region, the judge's association is pretty excited to recruit new judges. I would reach out to your local judge's association and contact someone to ask how you can get involved - I'm sure they can and would like to point you in the right direction. I think USAG has sample judging...

Like a cast into straddle stand on the bar. For press exercises... it depends on your current strength and flexibility capability - here are some that aren't hard to modify harder/easier. 1. Straddle-L hold on parallettes or your preferred surface 2. Negative Press: Handstand, middle split...

some ideas I have for next steps could be 1. cast to straddle stand/birdie pirch on the bar and forward roll off the bar onto mats - count how many times you can make it go over the bar in a row to improve at the skill of placing your shoulders over the bar - 5-10 in a row, revisit if you start...

Sounds interesting! Could you please share it with me?

Learn how to front layout if you haven't already - it is really effective for developing FHS to pad up the vault table (drape a 8" or 4" over it, landing mats on the other side) and practice front tucking over the whole table and building up to a front layout over the table. A common...

We have two bronze groups - one that trains twice a week for ~3 hours /week and another that trains 3 times a week for ~5.5 hours /week - we started the groups 5 months ago and it is going great.

I was homeschooled, so I didn't go to school like that. I did go everywhere else like that, though.

Looks pretty good - she is not making any large mistakes. seems to me like she just needs some time to get the rhythm. any day now :)

Tsuk tuck 1/2 is a 10.0 start in Lv.9 - Pike isn't listed. Never seen one before.. tuck seems way more feasible.

The last time I did any vaulting or tumbling, I liked the ezy wraps. I also used to use them for handstand holds but go without them now. I coached a gymnast with degenerative arthritis in her hand - the ezy wraps didn't solve all her problems but she much preferred them over tiger paws. They...

I am coaching an 8 year old gymnast (xcel bronze) who has super flexible shoulders - they can interlace their fingers and dislocate back and forth comfortably and they do it all the time for fun. Their back flexibility is great too - back bend front limber and walkovers both ways with good form...

I think the ro needs to turn over more and land higher so they can punch more and jump less. RO up to panel and RO rebound back into a cheese mat against a wall are my simple favorites.

Back 1.5 and double full tucked or stretched are C's, double back is a D.