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  1. V

    Flyaway Fear (parent not DD)

    My DD is a level 5 gymnast training level 6 skills. She was very excited this week because she did her flyaway for the first time (and many more after that). As I expected, her fears disappeared once she did it the first time. However, my fears were definitely heightened watching her do it...
  2. L

    Flyaway (Tuck)

    I have just got by tuck flyaway when my coach left our gym (family issues) I only ever did them on the normal bars and never in the pit. The coach who is taking her place needs me to do them in the pit before the high bar. The thing is my problem is not on the landing so the pit isn't helpful...
  3. MamaofEnS

    Parents Giant Flyaway crunch time

    Hi All, Well, my L7 DD just learned on Wednesday that since she isn't ready to compete bars, she can't compete at all! I wasn't aware of this policy, especially because apparently it is only true in L7 (at our gym). Well, there are about three weeks until the next meet. All my DD is missing...
  4. L

    TUCK FLYAWAY help !!!!

    My favorite coach just left our gym to help her sick father. I had just gotten my tuck fly away and she was only touching me when it was time for me to release. now my new bars coach wants me to show her some fly aways into the pit before she spots me on the high bar but I already have done it...
  5. shadow

    any reverse flyaway drills?

    i have a girl that has just started to work these. when she does let go to flip, she ends up going strait down and flipping well away from the bar and definitely not landing on her feet. I know she is not letting go at the top of the swing but im not sure if thats the major problem. i also cant...
  6. shadow

    flyaway question!

    in level 7, would a reverse flyaway count the same as a regular flyaway?
  7. All Chalked Up

    I'm so Confused about Flyaways !

    Hi all, Someone just told me that a flyaway dismount on uneven bars is a 1/2 somersault, but wouldn't that end up to landing on your face!? Can someone clarify this skill for me? Thanks!
  8. Geoffrey Taucer

    Teaching Flyaway from Cast

    So I've been working with a bunch of my level 6.5-ish girls on layout flyaways from a cast, and I've been pretty successful with most of them; however, I have one girl who is very talented but older (14) and built pretty solidly -- ie, she's too big for me to dependably manipulate her in the...
  9. AlexsGymmyMom

    Fly Away Block

    I am sure this is a pretty common thing but maybe a fresh perspective from gymnasts, coaches, and parents out here in CB world can help! Last summer my DD Alex learned her flyaway at camp. When she came back to her gym they would not let her do them since the Level 4's were not training those...
  10. V

    Coaches Advice for spotting flyaways

    Hi all, I need some tips on flyaway spotting/drills. I am a small coach (5ft) and am in the beginning process of teaching flayways. I know the beginning drills for the skill but I need advice for helping the girls actually flip for the first time. Some of the girls I am teaching are simply just...
    • VA Gym Coach
    • Thread
    • flyaway spotting
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Coach Forum
  11. 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.
  12. A

    in a FLY AWAY, how do you know if youre gonna land, when you spin so quick?

    is it just memorizing the timing? i mean, yes, i am a coach, but i coach just rec. ive been practicing my flyaway at coaches open gym night (tuesday/thursday nights) and i just practice it on the high bar over the foam pit. i dont have trouble landing upright/on my feet IN the pit, but im...
  13. hawaii_gymnast

    Flyaways!!!!!!

    Okay so heres the situation: I can do a flyaway practically by myself from two swings but not from the first because i will not cast back, for me its not a fear of hitting my feet on the low bar but as my hands slipping off, because i have done this before and landed on my neck. So i need help...
  14. gymnastbeth

    Flyaway Fear

    I am afraid of doing a flyaway. It's a pretty common fear, but it just keeps haunting me. When we started learning flyaways, I couldn't let go of the bar. I think I was afraid of hitting my feet on the bar. Even when my coach spotted me, she held me up in the front swing, and had to scream, LET...
  15. G

    Giant Flyaway

    On bars, i am having fear issues on connecting my giants to a flyaway. I will do a good flyaway timer, but when my coach tells me to flip, I just won't let go! It is really frustrating because I know I can do it, it just seems as if my body won't cooperate. Another girl on my team who started...
  16. GetaGrip

    Flyaway from Giants

    Ack... I've recently gotten my giants on the real bar with out a spot, so my coach told me to try a layout flyaway. At first it was just fine, then when I had another coach spot me on my flyaway, I let go too late and my shins smacked the bar. It felt just fine to me, so I'm confused, and...
  17. M

    Parents Not just flyaway now but she got a layout flyaway tonight

    wow two weeks with her tuck flyaway and she went to open gym tonight and worked on getting her layout flyaway into the pit and started nailing them and moved them to the bars... She is landing them perfectly:) Wow.... Emily is really working hard:) I told her to get off the bars after a while...
  18. T

    Parents Brag: front flyaway and level 6!

    Hi everyone! Just wanted to share DD's success this weekend at gym doing her front flyaway by herself! :) A flyaway dismount was the last skill she needed to compete Level 6 in our Ontario system. :D She wanted to thank everyone for their encouraging words! She is quite proud of herself in...
    • taximom
    • Thread
    • brag flyaway level level 6
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Gym Parent Forum
  19. M

    Parents WE have a flyaway:) Yes.....and Back Walkover Beam is closer than ever.....

    Tonight's Practice was awesome.... Emily started on Bars tonight and was doing flyaway drills on the pit bar and then Emily did a flyaway into the pit landing on a mat instead of the blue pit foam. First time, I didn't think she would let go but she did just a bit late so she landed touching...
  20. M

    Parents Flyaways into the pit finally and backwalkovers on the med high fatter beam...

    Well 1 month away from Emily's first level 6 meet, we are making progress. She knows she is down to the wire. When we first started training level 6 this backwalkover was going to be a pain. I knew it, Emily knew it. We did not anticipate moving to the Omaha/Council Bluffs area and had no...

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