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    Parents used bar?

    I am hoping to purchase a freestanding single home practice bar for my 5 year old Level 1, used. Is there anywhere besides craigslist that I should be looking? I don't think Ebay is likely because of the shipping. I'm basically looking on craigslist and exploring anything within a reasonable...
  2. Robindq

    High Bar kips

    Ok so I finally have gotten my low bar kip a lot better and can connect it into my bar routine so now i am working more on high bar kips, but i am having so much trouble. I have done two long hang kips in my life (one at summer camp, and one around december) but now i seem to be back to square...
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    Bar Rotation-Waiting/Sitting

    Just wanted to see what the general consensus was on this. We have a level 5 team with about 7 girls. During their bar rotations while the one gymnast is performing her rep the other 6 like to sit down on mats in a rather sloppy/playful manner. It kinda looks bad and drives me crazy that they...
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    Level 5 Bar

    I think as a parent I need to blow off some steam, maybe get some helpful advice. My 11 yr. old daughter is a first-year level 5. She has struggled mightily with the bars, primarily because she has convinced herself she cannot get from the squat on to the high bar. She has had a lot of...
  5. Blackie6

    Parents I saw DD's L5 bar routine last night

    DD is just loving the L5 bar routine! She came out of practice on Weds night saying she did the whole thing by herself without any help from the coach. Last night I went early to pick her up because she wasn't feeling well after school and I figured "just in case" I should get there early. I saw...
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    Fear of jumping from low to high bar

    My daughter is a prep 3 gymnast in tn, she has always had a fear of jumping to the high bar. She worked through with stacking mats and was doing very well, she won gold in state meet at the end of last year on bars in her age division. She has no problems with a smaller bar setting, great kip...
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    Level 7 Bar Routine question

    Hi, everyone! I'm working on a bar routing for a Level 7 gymnast, but it seems like something's missing on the high bar. Can anyone tell me if this routine fulfills all the requirements and what the start value is? Also, does the new Code Of Points have the values of each skill listed in it...
  8. kristilyn73

    Level 8 Bar Questions

    I was hoping someone could clear up some confusion for me personally. My DD is a L8. Her routine is Kip, Cast to handstand, 1/2 pirouette, kip, Clear Hip, jump to high bar, Cast to Handstand, Giant, Giant, Layout Flyaway. She has a 10.0 start value. Before moving up to Level 8 she was...
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    Boy's Level 4 High Bar Routine

    Brand new to the forum, so I thought I'd dive right in. My 11-year old joined his first competitive gymnastics group last summer. Last weekend he attended the third meet of his life. We came away with that wonderful feeling of a job well done, but being new as we are, we also came away with...
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    straddle lever ....leg lifts...bckwrd roll...bridge...kick up around bar ?URGENT

    :)i have a competition on 14 of feb and i have only 2 weeks in gym 2 train (2 classes) i have a small beam at home and a trampoline (14 ft) im having trouble :(with my straddle lever -i just cant seem to get it , my leg lifts on high bar -only get half way up, my bckward roll to front support...
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    Parents Bar fairy was here too!

    DD just got her Kip (Thank God!) now if she could just get more consistent on her cartwheel on the beam. She is a repeat level 4, and some of the 5's are teasing her that she will not make level 5 this year (her coach said they would move her up mid-season). The great thing about repeating is...
  12. Gymmonkeymomma

    Parents Bar Fairy was in town!

    As some of you may remember, both of my girls have been struggling with bars. My oldest is working hard on her handstand pirouette & giants. She got her pirouette last week (5 times in a row!!) and when i asked if she rang the gong, she said no way! She did not want everyone to stop and watch...
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    wrists, rips and bar burn

    Just looking for some suggestions... My dd's team recently ordered grips. I opted not to get in on it - didn't order grips for her. BUT dd is regularly getting bar burn on her wrists and occasionally even getting rips on her wrists (below her hands)...I know it's completely normal for hands to...
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    Anatomy problems on horizontal bar

    This is very much a guy-question - but whenever I practice hip circles on the horizontal bar I have a big problem of getting my family jewells crunched on the way over. Are there any guys here that know how to avoid this? Thanks in advance, PhoenixFlex
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    Thumbs around bar or not?

    I've always been taught to have my thumbs over the bar, not around the bar and i thought that was all you could do. The other day a girl who was new to bars got on there and had her thumbs round it and i said to my friend who moved here from a different club 'Shall i tell her that she has to...
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    kick up around the bar ????????HELP

    im 14 average-ish weight and started gymnastics very late ......... im trying to get my kick up around the bar at the moment but im having major problems .......today i did it once then lost it then did two then lost it agin the bar is almost (ALMOST !!) at the lowest piece .........when i...
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    kick up around the bar ????????

    im 14 average-ish weight and started gymnastics very late ......... im trying to get my kick up around the bar at the moment but im having major problems .......today i did it once then lost it then did two then lost it agin the bar is almost (ALMOST !!) at the lowest piece .........when i...
  18. M

    Parents Who needs the bar fairy?

    She leaving our gym and on to someone else now. DD got her FHC in practice last night and did it 4 times. Just in time since the mock meet is two weeks away. Before she even did bars last night her coach told her "I think you are going to get FHC tonight." I think that was just the boost of...
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    Parents Bar Fairy has been busy she visited us last night!

    My daughter started her new advanced Level 4/5 artistic class last night and the second half of the night they went to bars and she has been working on her kip for a while now and her back hip circle. That bar fairy came and sprinkled fairy dust on her because she got her back hip circle (and...
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    Parents Bar fairy paid us a vist this weekend!!!!

    DD FINALLY got her front hip circle. We have been off since Tuesday so a couple of us decided to go to open gym Sat & Sunday. Well DD did her front hip circle. Her little face just lit up. Be best friend was on the bars facing her and about fell off when she saw DD do it. She came running off...

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