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    Women Front hip circle help

    There are many good videos explaining this skill. That might help her to see it. I agree with what has already been said, in previous replies. I also think that the home bars, although they can be helpful, tend to be not as sturdy as an actual gym uneven bar, and that doesn't help. Maybe have...
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    Women Biased Coaching

    Bless you for having an empathetic spirit towards your teammate. Coaches should not do that, obviously, and yet human nature often gets the best of us. It's still not right. Have you spoken to your parents about this? If so, and I hope you have, perhaps they, and you, could go to the owner and...
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    Coaches Hours for level four, per event.

    Bars is my sticking point....LOL... It takes them so long to set up, stations etc, although I do not believe in using grips at this stage some already do, so that takes more time. By the time they get on bars they have like 20 minutes max... with 10 plus kids.
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    Coaches Hours for level four, per event.

    I figure that many level four groups have about 12 hours a week. My question is how much time do they get per event per night? Do they attempt to get to four events plus flex/conditioning /warmup, or do they just do two events? Asking the question because in the past, with level four I have had...
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    Coaches Lead in leg for vaulting

    That's super interesting! So thank you for taking the time to observe it all.
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    Parents How much does ballet help gymnastics training?

    My sisters and I did ballet forever, back in the day. We had a strict ballet teacher....LOL... when we all took up gymnastics as well, it was relatively 'easy' for us, because most of the leg work ( no pun intended) had been accomplished by all of the ballet lessons. Posture, correct alignment...
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    Women Distance of spring board for vault

    I put the board at 2 for most kids.... obviously that is tougher for the little ones. I put it at least at 2, because I want the kids to get preflight. Unfortunately once kids learn how to run, hurdle, and punch the board incorrectly you find them leaning, and thats really hard to get rid of...
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    Coaches Student refuses to do pullover, need advice

    I've come across this a lot, when I coached rec. I firstly have the kids sit in a pike on the floor. I then get a floor bar, or even a tube, and have them place the bar across their hips. I explain to them that this is where the bar goes, as a beginner doing a pullover. I then explain to them...
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    Coaches 3-4 difference

    I am of the mind that level 4 is a rather large jump from level 3. I've seen kids win states at level 3 and then not do well at all at level four. How do you prepare parents for that reality? Is that even necessary, and if so how do you all go about that? I'm a big fan of being honest....LOL...
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    Parents Beam full turns

    JO compulsory yes...very specific, foot at Passé....Optionals/xcel ...no.... variety of places foot can be, but to make it simple full turn at passe, or Coupe. Passe foot is at knee... Coupe foot is at ankle.
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    Parents Seeking gym with strong competitive training in MA or NYC area

    I am from Mass, and from a gymnastics family.....LOL... In MA... check out Elite, RGA, ( reading gymnastics Academy) Yellow Jackets, these are some of the more established gyms.
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    Coaches Not making corrections

    Man thats a tough one! I agree with everything already written so I will try to not be redundant. My take on this, and I could be wrong, is that body memory plays a huge part in what you are asking. I'm an old coach. I come at things maybe a bit different because of that. I took ballet for 14...
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    Coaches Lead in leg for vaulting

    Thats a lot of work to watch! I've done that with gymnasts from years ago because many did not do Yurchenko vaults, so it made my task easier, and in every case but one, their last step was off of their dominant leg.... took hours though to watch...LOL.
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    Women 12 balance beam skills no one performs in 2024

    I agree with you! I have actually come to dislike the wolf turn, immensely.
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    Women 12 balance beam skills no one performs in 2024

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