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  1. D

    bars flyaway and letting go at 1

    Ok, so my dd has had her flyaway for 3 years now and at the last meet I think she almost put her coach into the hospital because of her flyaway. It has gotten worse and states are Friday. "She lets go at 1" is what her coach says. It is crazy and scary. She has no idea why she does it. She did...
  2. Kay_Hll

    How to improve forms in Uneven Bars?

    Hi, My DD is a first year L8 gymnast and she is doing well with her Floor, Beam and Vault. However, she is not happy with her Bars. One of her weakness in uneven bars is her form. She knows this but she doesn't know what to do to improve it. Any suggestions on what kind of work out or specific...
  3. J

    Small hands and Struggles doing Bars

    DD is a level 8, but has a real tough time on bars because she has really small hands. She said she always feels like she's going to peel off the bars and has a couple of times. The result is, she's bending and splitting her legs apart on giants and has trouble with her free hip circle. She's...
  4. ALgymMom

    Bale on Bars Q

    Any coaches have tips on how to do a bale to handstand? My daughter can't seem to get hers to handstand, not sure if she needs more core strength or needs to slow it down? I do have a video. Any tips appreciated.
  5. C

    Repairing bars

    The bars in my facility have been scraped repeatedly by the Team girls with a metal wire scraper. The bars are now totally trashed and scratched, and it is destroying all the girls hands to the point where even team girls are saying they can't do bars because it hurts too bad. Another coach...
  6. T

    Should bars hurt a little one?

    My DD is 5 and working on pullovers and backhip circles. She's working on her forward hipcircle too (i think that's what it is called) where she can go fully around the bar and support herself again. Ironically she has this but not the pullover & backhip circle which she says hurt her...
  7. CrazyXEpicGymnast

    Where do you get your heel pads for release movs on bars?!

    You know the knee pads that we wear except on our heels instead of our knees to protect them from hitting them on the bars.... Well I was just wondering what brand they were and where you bought them because I just can't find the right kind! Thanks!
  8. V

    Bars dismount :)

    Hey! Guess what? I did a double back dismount off bars tonight by myself! The best part? I learned it wothout the use of a foam pit (our gym doesn't have any :( ). Just wanted to brag!
  9. 2

    blind change on bars

    Hi all you wonderful people that know tons of stuff! My older dd is a Level 8 this season and starting to train blind changes. She is in the very early stages but says it is hard for her to turn. How does the coach determine which arm they turn?! Her regular 1/2 pirouette came pretty easily...
  10. Canadian_gym_mom

    Is there a deduction on bars

    when the gymnast has to readjust her grip on the bar? Like in the middle of a move? Just curious, I was watching some youtube of the olympic test and saw some girls doing this.
  11. G

    Level 5 Bars Cast

    Just out of curiousity, wondering how the height of level 5 bars cast is determined. My dd says that the cast has to be "above minimum" or "above horizontal" and wondering exactly what part of the body (feet, hips, etc) that is. Not looking to do anything with this info other than to satisfy...
  12. N

    Level 5 bars deduction question

    What is the deduction for not connecting the high bar Kip to the cast? For some reason I was under the impression that it was a pretty big deduction. I don't know why I had it in my mind that stopping counted as a fall.
  13. G

    Back Hip Circles On Bars

    I'm really trying to get my back hip circles, but once I start to swing around the bar and my back is almost parallel to the floor, I drop down and if my hands aren't still on the the bar, I land on my back. How do I stay on the bar the whole time?
  14. GetaGrip

    How to Stay On the Bars...

    Well, today I peeled off the high bar in a flyaway to my face. This was for multiple reason, (probably not technique though, I've done giant flyaways for years... just putting that out there...), but mostly because the bar was VERY slippery. This got me thinking, how on earth do you prevent...
  15. S

    B's on level 8 bars

    What are the possible B's for level 8 bars? How many are required?
  16. d0nut_l0ver

    Squat on bars!!!!!

    Last session, the summer session of gymnastics, I got my squat on bars and then just jump to the ground on the LAST DAY of the session. I didn't jump to the high bar. I was so excited, but then over the break I lost it. At first, when I came back from the fall session, I was terrified of it...
  17. G

    Level9 bars

    Landing double back on knees; how to solve this problem?? Also, when doing half overshoot gymnast learned to turn left since she is left handed. Is she turning the correct direction?
  18. M

    L8 (USAG) bars options?

    So, I'm thinking ahead to my last year in gymnastics. I know I need either a pirouette or a release for level 8 bars, and my handstands are spotty so I think a release is the more likely option. So these are my questions: -I can't do any C releases at level 8, right? -I've been working a bit on...
  19. D

    Bars Help!!! I need advice and help with getting my skills please and thanks!

    Ok so I am a level 9 gymnast, and My sister is repeating her year of level 9 again, and she is having great difficulty. I need any advice that I can tell her or that I can show her. Any method would be helpful too. She has a fear of doing her giants and bail on bars. She does it with a coach and...
  20. G

    Level 4 Bars Dismount

    DD's L4 bars look good- almost perfect (can there really ever be "perfect' in gymnastics... in life in general- ha!) she's got the skills down and looking good, she's got the form, it all looks good except for the dismount. It's frustrating her to no end. She "gets" it- knows what to do but...

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