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  1. D

    Women Ankle weights on bars...

    Are ankle weights ok on bars for a teen girl? For resistance on kips, casts, etc. Some people say it has to be above the knee weights...but what for bars? You can't use wrist weights. Is that ok? Will it do further damage to my already bad shin splints?
  2. O

    Women Lvl 5 Bars Deduction

    What is the deduction for doing a LVL4 dismount instead of a Flyaway dismount?
  3. R

    Women Bars question

    Is it wrong/ a deduction/ unsafe/ bad technique if a gymnast moves her hands in closer together after kip cast HS before going into the clear hip HS? Just curious. Tx
  4. Avasmom

    Parents Bars and Rips

    My daughter, Ava, age 7 recently started competing (November) and everyone else started in May learning their routines. Ava wasn't able to catch on to bar routine as fast as the others due to her late start. She competed in all the other events though a few weeks ago and did pretty well for her...
  5. Ali'sMom

    Women Level 6 bars question

    I recently saw a post about a cast to handstand being required in Level 6 bars. But I've looked at a multitude of Level 6 routines (new L6) on youtube, and only about half have the handstand. Can someone tell me if it's required, or not? Thanks!
  6. samsmama

    Favorite protein bars and drinks?

    Protein bars and shakes are major staples for DS, but it's hard to find ones he likes and when we do, he eventually gets tired of them. I haven't had much luck with the hard-core body builder-type brands, but if you have found any that are particularly good, please post. I do make shakes at...
  7. I

    Women bars question please help!!!!

    What is the hard part about a stalder? The "making it around the bar" or the "hitting handstand" part? I am asking because I want to have a circling skill that doesn't take too long to learn! I have a kip cast handstand, sole circles and of course back and front hip circles. I think free hip...
  8. C

    Women Please help me identify this uneven bars skill??

    It seemed wrong to post in the skills directory when I don't know what I'm talking about so I hope here is OK? I was chatting with a super talented gymmie (not mine) who was telling me her favorite skill on uneven bars is called a "sanderluker" or "sam deluca"?? She has no idea how it might be...
  9. munchkin3

    Women Bars critique....my turn

    I think she gets lots off from the shape of the swings, and the not hollowing properly.... we are in a tougher scoring state.
  10. I

    Women Level 4 bars - overhollow?

    At DD's meet this past weekend I saw the coach telling DD something after she finished her bars routine. I asked her later what the coach said. She said he told her she was "overhollow". She thinks he was talking about her tap swings. But I remember reading here that being hollow on tap swings...
  11. Geoffrey Taucer

    Coaches Level 5 bars: is an inside (ie piked) stalder permitted?

    For the level 5 in-bar skill, is a piked stalder permitted?
  12. kayjaybe

    Women L5 Bars - Judge this routine

    Loving seeing everyone's videos. This is dd's L5 bar routine from our recent meet. She's been working really hard and she and I were both pleased with her score, but curious to see what others think. http://youtu.be/dE3tZpoWUl8
  13. FlipsandGrips

    Bars at Home

    For Christmas, I am asking for a gymnastics bar. Do any of you have one? Is it worth it?
  14. Becauseisaid

    Women Would Love An Analysis - L4 Bars

    I'm a geek. Which means that I like to know where deductions are being seen by the judges. Sometimes I can figure them out. Sometimes I can't. So I'd love for any judges or experiences coaches to give me their thoughts on the deductions and how they would score this routine. (Don't worry -...
  15. A

    Parents level 5 bars vs. level 4 bars: how hard or long to learn?

    This is a question for all those experienced gym parents. I've read many posts about the agony of the kip and the kip as a kind of threshhold skill. But I haven't seen the same kind of posts about the level 5 skills (clear hip, long hang pullover, esp.) Have I just been missing those? I'm...
  16. B

    Parents Daughter with mental block on bars

    Hi there! First time post, so bear with me! My daughter is P1 Argo (Canadian) at the very beginning of her competitive "career". She watched a teammate break her elbow badly a month ago after jumping from low to high and landing badly after she swung off the high bar. Since then, my DD has...
  17. M

    Women Level 2 bars question

    Can anyone tell me what the deduction is for someone not landing on their feet on the dismount for the level 2 bar routine? I'm not talking about taking a step, but more landing and then falling backwards onto to their bottom. I'm still new to competitive gymnastics and am trying to understand...
  18. flippinam

    Coaches Level 8 Bars

    So the general consensus is that giants are a necessity at level 8. However, giants are a skill that I don't think will ever happen for me. I have a shoulder injury that prevents me from being able to fully open them, & taps have always been a weakness for me. I will be competing level 7 this...
  19. profmom

    Men L6 parallel bars question

    DS has been working on his pbars giant, and while I think it's a long way from ready for prime time, his coach wants him to compete it this year. Just curious -- they were talking about him doing it with a spot, but what kind of spot is allowed? I just can't imagine him doing it with the kind...
  20. GymnastMomX2

    Women Level 6 bars?

    can someone tell me the specific requirements for level 6 bars? And also level 7?

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