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i went to this camp the year before they bought their own land. the camp was just at a local gym, and they bussed everyone back and forth between the gym and the hotel. i loved it though, they coaches were great, they had a lot of fun activities, and tons of gymnastics. i can only imagine that...

wow. great video. i didnt tear up until close to the end where you "see the little girl watching you". thats exactly how it is at my gym. all my old best friends quit a long time ago, im the only optional, and the only one above the age of 13. i could definitely relate to that, thanks for sharing!

i always love going on youtube and watching videos and montages of gymnastics. it always gets me motivated because i realize how hard they must have worked to get that good.

i had that problem when i was younger. my coach always had us use our hands to pull ourselves straight... meaning... if youre in a right leg split, you would reach your right arm behind you and grab the far side your leg leg. reach your left arm in front of you and grab the far side of your...

the first year i got optional music, my coach picked out 3-4 songs for each girl, put them on a cassette tape (back in the day, lol) and told us to lock ourselves in a room and listen to them over and over again until we figured out which one we wouldnt get sick of. my second time though, i was...

oh and also, their practices are on tuesday/thursday but some girls only come tuesday, some only thursday, and some come both. so its kind of... i dont know, unorganized? its hard to keep up with what everyone is doing, and who has done what, who cant do what... its hard to do things...

heres some of the things theyre working on... vault- flatback bars- pull overs, shoot throughs, mill circles, back hip circle underswing (bascially the level 4 routine minus a few things). and squat ons. beam- cartwheels, english and side handstands/windys, jumps leaps turns, the level 4...

I need some suggestions for my group of 9-13 year old girls! Theyre our pre-prep-op group, and they have a whole lot of potential... I just feel like they get bored with what we normally do, and as a result most of them dont stick it out until they get to prep-op/team. I'm very new to coaching...