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Happy New Year!!! my dd just had her first meet a few weeks ago and she told me her hands were so sweaty she felt like she could slip off the vault. she scored well but was upset by the wet hands. her feet were also sweaty and she felt like she could have fallen off the beam. her coaches told...

Why is the rotation of the legs (5th position in ballet) so important on beam? Or is it? Maybe it is more dominantly used as a turning or landing technique? I would expect that when tumbling on beam the feet would be in line with the beam rather than the feet and legs turned out. I'd like hear...

My DD is at the age where she is growing an inch every three months. Coupled with her arms also growing an inch while her legs grow, it is a gym mom's night mare. ;) She now does her giants with flexed feet when they are gliding past the low bar because she doesn't want to slam them into the...

During the summer DD had a heel that bothered her when she tumbled. Recently she had been complaining the bottoms of her feet hurt when she tumbles on the floor, not her heel, her feet. She is relatively new at this gym and says the floor is new and hard, but she's been here for a year and...

Has anybody ever had a kid with flat feet that just could not do a proper punch? Are the flat feet the problem or just a contributing factor? My daughter is struggling with her punch front and also has always had a hard time punching properly for vault and just curious.

My dd during gymnastics I notice she walks toes in. When she was younger I had her to a doctor about her being bow legged and toes in. The bow legs straighten out, but when she is on balance beam I notice that she wants to walk toes in. Is that something that she needs reminded to walk...

DD has very small feet for her age (little kids size 12-13). I got her Tuli's cheetah cups in XS but I think they may still be too big. How snug should they be? Does anyone make a smaller version?

In static splits and leaping it's ideal to have the feet slightly turned out. However, feet naturally turn-in when in my splits and I was wondering what could be causing this. This has been happening for about a year, prior to which I could turn my feet out in the splits. I'm wondering if a...

First time posting here and would appreciate any thoughts. DD is 12. Competed 7 last year and did quite well. For the last couple of years I feel her current gym has not been fair to her (basically not setting her up to succeed, really setting her up to fail in some instances.) They do...

Guess who gets to have surgery! I've gone to the doctor many times in the last month trying to figure out what was wrong with my foot. And on Monday I went to a specialist and today it was decided that I was going to have surgery. It hasn't been officially scheduled but as of now I should have...

DD was on her way to doing beautiful flyaways and really loved them and kept jumping up and down on the days of training flyaways..... she was almost solo when she hit her feet......... fast forward about 2 months, she still can't figure out when to let go. Coach is still heavily spotting her...

Well I broke my foot about a month ago, and I just kind of felt with the pain, but last week I was a flip fest and decide that I should probably go see a doctor, so Friday after camp I did and turn out I broke a small bone by my toes in half. Whoops! Anyway, I can't go back to camp now ( I went...

Hello, coaches! I have a question about the feet placement during a side aerial (D) + back layout step-out (C) connection on beam. More specifically, if you have a lefty gymnast which foot should be in front at the end of the side aerial/take-off for the layout step-out, and which foot should...

Hello, so i've got a few questions, i've been learning my back tuck on beam with my feet next to each other, but i've seen lots of gymnasts who put one foot in front of the other, is it easier to stay on this way? Same with roundoff off beam, lots of gymnasts do this with their feet behind each...

Hello ChalkBucket! My YMCA just finished up our competitive season, and we are ready to start working new skills. As the OCD person that I am, I have been looking at all of our team girls and (privately) predicting where they will most likely end up next season. One girl in particular, (let's...

My DD has been complaining of pain in the top of her foot for a couple of weeks now. It hurts along the line between her big toe and her ankle, and only when there's weight on it. There's a bone there, right over her arch, that on her feet is really prominent, and the one that hurts is swollen...

My back leg bends and my foot flexes when i do a leap and split jump

Last night I was walking around my house and I slipped on some water and my foot went under the door and my foot got cut and of course started to bleed and it's still bleeding pretty much but my foot is also bruised pretty badly now and at practice tonight I could barely do anything it's a meet...

There's a great video explaining that some kids can't press because they're putting their feet too wide. Watched it this week, and can't find it now. Anyone know where it is?

Possibly a silly question. DD is having a great season. Scoring high, placing well, etc. DH and I have noticed that her feet turn in a lot. Leaps look good, but when she lands foot turns in. Mill circle looks good, but front foot is turned in. She's young and small, so it's really cute...