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  1. Mag_7_Fan96

    Hoping to become a coach one day

    I'm hoping to coach one day (pre-team or recreational) and wanted to know a few things first. - Depending on how much you work, approximately how much do coaches make? (per hour for example) If it makes any difference I live in Canada. - If you haven't been in gymnastics from a young age, how...
  2. B

    NEED HELP WITH STRENGTH TRAINING ROUTINES esp from a coach please and thank you

    i used to take gymnastics but was taken out when i was young, i then taught gymnastics for 3 years, but it was mostly little kids and most of their parents only wanted tumbling instructions. long story short i want to get back to it. maybe not competitions but i want to be good enough to...
  3. K

    First Day as a Real Coach!

    My first high school practice is Monday! :eek: I'm so nervous, but so incredibly excited to start coaching and give back to the gymnastics community. A lot of these girls have never done club (or ever had the chance, the closest clubs are an hour away) so the fact that I'm their main facilitator...
  4. ivyagogo

    Coming back from injury - coach perspective

    I coach at a rec gym. I have a girl who broke her arm 2 years ago falling off the balance beam. She wasn't actually doing anything, she just fell off and landed on her wrist and broke her arm. Last year, she was doing a back bend and her arm broke again. Same arm, different spot. It was...
  5. C

    Coaches New Coach and veteran coach question

    Coach B has been coaching with our program for over 10 years. He's a great guy and the kids love him. I would say he knows gymnastics however, not the best at coaching in terms of using correct progressions for skills and has a different view on spotting than I do. I spot for form not for skills...
  6. JBS

    Coaches Looking for Coach Mods

    The site really needs a couple more mods that are coaches...please PM me if you are interested...or apply here... Link Removed
  7. N

    Help with talking to a coach

    I have been a long time lurker but now really need help. I have a soon to be 16 year old DD who is a L9 gymnast. She is getting set to compete her 2nd year of L9. My issue is the way her coach handles her training, skills and competition. At this point Assume we have no other options for...
  8. MayDay

    Parents Mom at gym is former coach/gymnast-help!

    My 3yr old daughter has a rec class once a week for 50 minutes. A little boy just joined last week and with him came his mother who, as the title says, is a former coach and gymnast. She has taken quite the interest in my daughter. Last week she told me she was going to be a star, the bravest...
  9. B

    Niece's coach wants to fast track her by putting her in PrepOp

    I know we've discussed the merits of compulsoraries and prep op in great detail before (I got pretty involved myself lol). I think there's pros and cons to both. I also see the pros rising as prep op becomes more standard at the national level. Some background. My niece started club gym at the...
  10. J

    Asking for a different coach?

    As I have posted before I am having trouble with a certain coach which coaches tumbling, vault, and bar. I hadn't actually vaulted for what seemed like months (I think it was close to 5 weeks without vaulting over the real vault but I did vault into the pit over a trainer) so this mental issue...
  11. H

    Parents Coach is leaving so what to do now?

    Our DD's coach is leaving this week so we are left in a bind. Our daughter qualified for Tops National Testing and this coach has been very instrumental in helping our daughter qualify. FYI, we switched gyms early July to "pursue" the Tops path based on DD's previous coaches...
  12. G

    Parents Which coach would you choose? Please help with advice

    i have this dilemma. I have a choice of 2 coaches now. #1 is very very very talented coach. She is good with keeping her group under control. She is awesome gymnastics wise. BUT she has horrible "costomer service" skills. My 5 year old had her on and off for almost 2 years. The coach is amazing...
  13. G

    Elite Coach??

    Quick Questons Does a coach have to do anything to become elite certified? Is there a way to look up to see if coaches are elite certified? Thanks!
  14. M

    Sending DD alone with coach to national tops testing

    Got an email from HC contemplating just taking my DD to national testing alone with her. According to her, in the past she has not allowed the parents to accompany the girls to tops testing. The only reason she allowed my husband to accompany my DD last year is because she was just getting to...
  15. G

    Parents has your coach help your child in the same level longer than should have?

    it happened to us.. she said DS(5) needed certain skills down first. After he got them she still didnt promote him. he was with her at BEGINNER level forever! He has perfect cartwheels, pinwheels, pullover, backbend, kickover on the floor - he is in the class where kids cant even do tuck roll...
  16. J

    Slapping and mockery from a coach?

    I was wondering if any parents or gymnasts had encounter a "not so nice" coach, and what did you do about this? Just flat out switched or is this just an overeaction? Anyway, the story begins as it always does; with a coach and gymnast. Lets call the gymnast lilly and the coach paul. Lilly...
  17. N

    Parents Coach quit without notice :(

    Our coach quit last weekend without any notice. She FBed the team moms to tell us she would not be returning and where she was taking a job. She said she was treated in the most unprofessional way by the owner and couldn't take it anymore. Come to find out she did not even tell the owner she was...
  18. D

    Strength Coach here

    Hi there. My name is Dan Hartley. I am a strength coach at Asheville Strength and Conditioning in North Carolina. We focus on teaching Olympic style weightlifting and the core slow movements to develop better athletes in any sport that requires high levels of strength, muscular endurance, and...
  19. G

    Men not a coach, but needs a coaches help?

    I'm a level 10 male gymnast and i just wanna know if the skills i have are decent for only doing gymnastics for 3 years. can you tell me your honest opinion on my videos? (I know it's stupid to ask this, but i just want different coaches opinions) the graphics aren't as clear since its from my...
  20. K

    Coaches Almost Officially a Coach!! (brag)

    So I stumbled into this position.... but I'm SO excited! As a junior in college, I'm going to be the head coach of the only high school team in the area! Just waiting for my contract to come in the mail. This is after teach preschool/rec at the local Y all of last year, assistant coaching the...

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