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    Women JO beam deduction question

    What is the deduction for putting your hands on the beam to avoid a fall? Does it count as a fall (-.05)? My DD did this after a big wobble landing a jump. Both hands touched the beam. Poor kid can't seem to stay on the beam or keep her hands off when they're not supposed to be, this season. I...
  2. stargazer

    Women Curious about floor and beam shoes?

    Hi everyone, so this is just an idle question that I'd love to get an answer to. What exactly is the purpose of the different floor and beam shoes/slippers that I've seen some gymnasts wearing? Sarah Finnegan wears little half-shoes, while Ellie Black has full ones, and I even saw a Chinese...
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    Women L7 Beam Questions

    I'm still trying to figure out some things on L7 beam, so would appreciate thoughts. First, how long can a gymnast pause prior to a skill before there's a deduction? Second, is the gymnast required to have a 180 split on a bwo to get full credit on the skill? If not 180, what's the split...
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    Women Question about beam flic

    Let me preface this by saying that I avoid giving my daughter any gymnastics instruction, as I try to just be a cheerleader. BUT, she is doing lots of gym around the house, and I'm worried she is going to form a bad habit. She recently got her BWO on the 2 ft beam (which was a huge...
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    Women Beam Complex

    States is a little under 2 months away so we're focused on that for now, but I'm beginning to think about our workouts after it's over. I want my girls to feel more comfortable on beam than they did this year so I'd like to put together a beam complex/warm-up/conditioning circuit that gets them...
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    beam routine help

    I am the only level 8 at my gym and I am making up my beam routine. I have a good coach be she is not as experienced with optionals and I just need some advice on choreography. I do: Pike mount to tuck stand full turn step 1/2 turn switch leap 3/4 straight jump bhs, bwo pose hurdle cartwheel...
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    Women Preferred hand placement for BHS on beam

    Coaches, what is your preferred hand placement for BHS on beam and if the gymnast seems inclined to a different placement do you allow?
  8. raenndrops

    Women Judges, Somebody... Level 7 Beam Turn question

    Ok. One of our Level 7s wants to do a pivot left, pivot right in tuck stand. She wants to know if it is an A or B. I looked and can't find anything remotely similar in the code of points. She has a meet Saturday and needs to know if this will satisfy the B skill in case she falls on her jump...
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    Women Beam tumbling series

    Beam tumbling series - Level 7 I have a quick question that I can't seem to find an answer for. It's nothing more than to satisfy a desire to learn :) For Level 7 beam, I saw a girl perform a handstand-split into a flip flop connected with a back tuck dismount. Is this supposed to be easier or...
  10. Canadian_gym_mom

    Women How high is your high beam?

    Here, Provincial girls up to age 11 compete at 110, 12 and older it is at FIG. Pre-novice National it is 110 as well, then novice and up it goes to FIG.\ Just wondered what the height is down in the US, talking about the high beam in the thread below. I know they also have a beam somewhat...
  11. JBS

    Women How much time is spent on a high beam during beam?

    Crazy question...I'll reword it. What percent of each beam workout is each gymnast actually on a high beam?...not on a floor line or a fat beam or anything else. Do your gymnasts wait on the beam?...or on the floor? For example...1 hour beam workout...30 minutes of it is on high beam = 50%
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    Women Deduction for over time limit - level 5 beam

    Hi all, My daughter had her very 1st competition recently. She competes at level 5. The Judge told her that she was over the time limit for her beam routine. Does anyone know how much this deduction is? Is it a fixed deduction or is it incremental (i.e. the longer she is over the time, the...
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    Women beam balance issues-possibly from Sever's?

    Last year, beam was DD's best event (level 3). This year, she started out great, but has major bouts of balance issues, that seem to correlate to Sever's flare ups. Her mount, handstand, tuck jump are fine, as well as the dismount. Everything else she is fighting to keep her balance. What I...
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    Women Back Extension on Beam?

    Apparently the new level 5 will contain an option to do a back extension on the beam or a back walkover, or a bhs. Coaches, gymnasts, experienced parents: what is the value of doing a back extension on beam? Is this something they will do in optional, or does it lead into some kind of an...
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    Women Double layout beam dismount

    Catalina Ponor training a double layout off beam!! Catalina Ponor training Double Layout Dismount of Beam - YouTube
  16. Flipomaniak

    Women Relieve "beam bite"

    I don't know if anyone else calls it that, but I do! :p Took a nasty fall on beam today doing my series (that I have done a million times! :/ ) I'm not quite sure what I did but I banged up my leg pretty badly. The side is all red and bruised and hurts to touch and so is my knee and shin. Red...
  17. pinkos98

    Women Beam poses

    does anyone know any good poses for beam? I already have a fish pose, but I need one more. All suggestions are appreciated ;)
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    Women troubled back walkover on beam / Mental block?

    im competing level 5 this year so i dont need it just yet but my coach wants us to have it by the end of season to get to backhand springs! all the other girls have it on low beam! the thing is i terrified of them i can do it easily with spot on low beam my coach just puts her hand on my back to...
  19. kayjaybe

    Women She go her BWO on beam!!!

    The back walkover has been a HUGE block for my L6 dd this season. She has been terrified to do it (This summer wouldn't even do it on the floor beam), but has been working on it. She kept rushing into it and throwing it off to the side. Private lessons, lots of tips from the coaches and nothing...
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    Women Does this level 7 beam have enough a b skills

    My daughters level 7 beam has all the right dances turns and leaps but all of a sudden the coach said she doesn't know (even though she made it up) if it has enough a and b skills. All because her mount is a press mount. She then does front walkover front walkover and a round off back tuck...

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