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  1. R

    Coaches UE Bars - Releases

    Just wanted a quick check - When you teach releases.. do you focus on one or two particular releases for gymnasts, or do you prefer to teach as many as you can over a long period of time? Do you expect that your gymnasts have a bag of tricks, so to say, or do one to three extremely well? No...
  2. G

    Shoot over on bars...

    My dd just finished L7. She has been working so hard on shoot overs. Is that something she would/could do in L8? I thought it was a L9 skill. Thanks!
  3. gymmom-n-coach

    Level 3 bars - deductions for cut fwd

    In teaching our new group of level 3's, I'm reminding them to keep the leg straight, lift the arm from the shoulder, and cut (rather than climb) - however, it was brought to my attention that there may be a deduction for allowing the back of the leg to hit the bar after the cut - is that...
  4. N

    Flyaway Fulls on Bars

    I am teaching one of my athletes layout full flyaway off bars for the first time and she is having some troubles with landing. Just wondering if anyone has any suggests on the technique and what to watch for to help her make it more consistant.
  5. lyssa-bgymnast

    bails(shootovers) on bars

    hey everyone, ive been working bails(shootovers) for a little bit, and i get confident then i suddenly get scared... i dont know why... what should i do?
  6. Bajanswife

    Level 3 bars deductions?

    Hi, my DD got a score of 7.6 on her Level 3 bar routine over the weekend. She would have gotten major deductions for 2 things: (1) she was nervous and put too much power into her back hip circle, and she just couldn't hold on to the bar after coming back around to her start position - she...
  7. M

    Help for bars(Kip cast handstand)

    Hello peeps again! Lol anyways I need help for my Kip cast handstand. It can be a l low bar for practice. Anyways if any of you have tips that's great but if any of you guys have instructions or steps with tips that's even better! Tips or a small written walkthrough would be perfect! Ohh, if...
  8. G

    L9 bars bonus

    Ok, need to know what my gymmie can do to get some bonus for her L9 bar routine. Please don't say ask the coach because this bar coach is clueless as to the COP. Just 1 example would be she told gymmie she had been deducted .5 all year for not casting to a hs on high bar before doing her...
  9. hawaii_gymnast

    Level 7 bars

    What is the deduction in level 7 for not having 2 circling elements (free hip/ giant)? Thanks:D
  10. M

    Changes for Level 7 bars and beam

    Has anybody heard about any possible changes for next year in level 7 bars and beam. My DD is hoping to make the jump to L7 next year and we were wondering if everything was going to stay the same.
  11. C

    Men Drills for kip on p/bars

    I need to teach a kip on p/bars. My son can kip on highbar. He can glide kip on the girls bar and long hang kip on h/bar. Last year his p/bar routine started with two long swings, one upper arm swing to kip pump out to straddle. This year he needs a glide kip to front support at the start of...
  12. E

    Eagle gymnastics move on bars?

    Emma is reading some old gymnastics book-fiction-that I bought her off of ebay. The series is called The Gymnasts-published in1988. She is enjoying the books. She came across some term she did not know what it meant. The girl in the book is learning to do an "eagle" on the bars and moves from...
  13. S

    Help with squad on bars

    Hey, I'm a gymnasts from holland, My level is comparable with level 4, But I need a squad on bars.. When I do it, I'm afraid to hit my shins against the bar. And when I 'sit' I fall off bars.. Everytime I do it, It goes wrong.. And I really need that skill, Does anyone has some advice?
  14. Y

    Bars rocks

    Now I have removed the irritating emoticon it says the message is too short, so now I am typing this. BOG ;)
  15. N

    Level 7 Bars routine.

    What would be the start value of the following level 7 bar routine. kip, Cast to hand stand, clear hip circle to handstand, pike on... jump to the high bar, kip, cast to hand stand and layout flyaway. (No giants, no second clear hip). Thanks....
  16. M

    DD lost her pullover on bars

    DD is six and a half and has lost her pull-over. She got it on her own June 2009, did a few summer classes and started up her regular (1 weekly class) in September 09 all her other skills she has but this seems to have gone.... I am wondering if it's a growth spurt or a weight gain something...
  17. livelifetumble8dx

    bars? help me!

    hello guys (: my pullover is.. ick. ill get it once, then not be able to do it! what can i do to get it consitenly? (SP?) having major problems with it! its holding me back from learning other stuff ( kips, front hips circles etc.) what conditioning can i do at home? how many? any drills ? D...
  18. gymbaby12

    USAG L4 Bars

    I just had a meet yesterday and my bar routine was great up to my leg cut. My leg cut is horrible. My legs a severly bent and I just barely get my foot over the bar and it normally hits the bar slightly anyway. Does anyone have any tips, drill, conditioning, for leg cuts? I really need help!:eek:
  19. H

    pullover on level 4 bars

    On the level 4 bar routine, the pullover that is at the beginning (sorry, don't know what the technical name is).....should that be slow and deliberate or fast yet controlled? I've seen it both ways and I wasn't sure which one or does it not matter as long as it's technically right? Also, are...
  20. E

    Bars strength

    Im currently working on kips ,squat ons and long hang pull overs (pullover on high bar with bent arms) and as i only go 2 a week i would like to know some strength exersizes to do at home to improve my arm and core strenth, i have a pull up bar, weights and a resistance band. Many thanks

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