coaching

So I coach at a rec gym and am struggling with how to approach coaching front tumbling after Sam Cerio’s injury. I decided to only coach back tumbling this week, so I can figure out the best way to prepare for fears, questions, etc. ( more of the mental side). I know that most of my kiddos saw...

9 year old daughter is in level 4 and struggling with a new male coach who is regularly upset with her and 1) spraying her with a water bottle, 2) calling her names (i.e. big fat brat, her name is similar to Careless and that is his nickname for her) and 3) screaming/shaming her. I had a...

Does anyone have any info on how or why Jeff Thompson, former Head Coach at Penn State is still on floor at competitions such as Metroplex last weekend? Safe Sport??

I have some questions that I am hoping some more experienced MAG parents can help with. The gym that my boys attend seems to have a very hands-off coaching style. It is something I noticed very early last year during our first year, especially compared to the gym my daughter attends. However...

For the past few years I have only coached the compulsory levels. There was no coach mentoring me through anything so I’ve pretty much learned everything by myself. The compulsory is easy because it directly tells you what to do. For optionals, I have no problem teaching the skills but when it...

There is an interesting blog post around abuse, victim shaming and why parents may not take action when they see issues. A criticism often cited when athletes/parents reveal abusive coaching methods after retirement is why are they only now talking about this? For those who may not have reached...

I posted here instead of the the coaches forum because I figured that gymnasts and parents might want to put in their ideas too. So we have a iPad for coaches to use in the gym. I have not used it that much yet, and would love to find new ideas to utilize it more. Right now we use of course...

When a coaching change is made, should it be the gym’s responsibility to notify the parents? My daughter’s coach is being moved out of the JO program and a new coach is being brought in. The coach that is being moved informed some of the parents and I found out this news from another parent...

I am currently coaching a level 3 squad. With the new year all the coaches have come together and we have created the new levels teams for the year. As I coach the first competitive level I usually get a lot of parents questioning why their child has not been placed into this team. We have gone...

Because we live over 30 minutes from gym (on a good day) and because her practices are 2-2.5 hours long (T&T), there's no point in going all the way home. So I generally sit in the gym and work or do schoolwork for my Master's program. It is getting harder and harder to watch pre-team and rec...

Can anyone tell me what different level coaches can coach. Is there a specific skill valve and also what are MAG coaches allowed to do in WAG

I want to open a discussion of how -- and to what extent -- your approach to coaching is influenced by your personal views on life, the universe, and everything. Because this discussion has the potential to include philosophies on political/religious subjects, we will be suspending the usual...

I run the gymnastics gym at Camp Lohikan in the Poconos (Pennsylvania) and I'm looking to have some great coaches that would want a summer coaching job! I run the gym aligned with the USA Gymnastics, SafeSport and Saftey and Risk Management handbooks. We get all levels of gymnasts, male and...

So I have been a coach for a few months now and I feel like I am getting better, but I am not as confident as I can be. How can I get more confident in my coaching?

Hi, I know there are a few coaches on here as well as parents (or those who are both). Not sure if the same method is used in the US, but in the UK many coaches set the whole group to learning a certain move, and have various 'stations' set up to prep for the move, and one station has the coach...

(Sorry for the length, but I've never seen this issue addressed here) My son and I decided that another gym would be a better fit for my son. The previous gyms' head boys coach was a T&T guy, so he only wanted to coach great tumblers and he was not good teaching boys the other 5 events, and...

http://www.wilx.com/content/news/Klages-now-working-at-Twistars-441773073.html?utm_content=bufferfd16b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer I'm sorry, but why is this ok?? I get it, she isn't charged with anything, she isn't in the banned list, but for goodness sake...

Hi everyone. I'm fairly new here and I was hoping to get some good advice from you all :) I have been asked by my coach to coach the level 1-2 rec class at my gym. I was wondering if anyone might have any drills or tips or games that I could use for my class to make sure the kids learn a lot and...

Parents-- I'm in need of some suggestions. I've moved from coaching tops/hopes program and levels 5-8 at a very "strict" gym. Initially I had complaints that practice was too tough and the girls were worked too hard. I've loosened up just a little and families/athletes all seem to be happy now...

Can coaching really make a big difference in skill acquisition/development? Are some really that much better than others?? Anyone get a new coach and things started clicking in a way that you can really attribute mostly to coaching skill?