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Hello, I have a gymnast having challenges with consistent hand placement on her BHS on beam. I have seen videos of other gymnasts using a red “band” around their wrists while training this skill + BHS BHS series. Hoping someone can point me to what those bands are + some opinions from those...

My DD complains that her hands hurt during bars. We got a new pair of grips hoping that would help since her old ones were wearing thin. We got the wider ones and they helped for awhile. She is level 6 working giants and kip cast handstands. After a few turns on the bars, she complains that...

Dani sent her most best favorite grips to grip heaven, she apparently doesn't like breaking in new ones. At gym all the "new" 5s just got their first pair of dowel grips. All this got me thinking and wondering about hand size. Is their an opinion on hand size and how size equates to performance...

There have been a few times when my DS has gotten a large rip on p-bars doing a lot of under bar type swings and then gone to the next event which happened to be high bar and is expected to do his routine on a fresh rip. He gets to a point where he can't do the routine because his hand hurts. In...

Hi, Does anyone know why my son’s coach would tell him to lead pommel circles and cartwheels with the same side? Currently he leads cartwheels with his left leg but circles with his right hand. Apparently it has something to do with teaching round back handspring later? Any thoughts please...

our HC's wife sent me a FB link for this. as a joke. but dd thought it was a fantastic idea. her HC used to call her puddles b/c she sweats like crazy from her hands and feet. and she carries around a chalk bin at the gym. i need to have one made especially for her. seriously. the boy's...

Looking for suggestions for treating sore hands. One of my daughters (9years old level 8) has stepped up the training hours on bars lately. She is complaining about her hands being SUPER sore. Not rips, just over all soreness she defines as "burning". The discomfort isn't just when she is on...

Hi all, very new coach here. I'm an assistant coach for beginners at the moment, and I'm still learning how to explain things and give corrections in a way that makes sense to the kids (who are 5-7 yo). One thing I've noticed on the bars rotation is that several of the gymnasts, when doing...

My kid has finally gotten her teeny tiny dowel grips (pixie grips, size 00). She is thrilled to have them and seems to be adjusting well, but mentioned that in front support her hands are spread pretty much flat across the top of the bar and she can't wrap her fingers around the bar. Is this...

So my back handspring on beam, as you can tell by the title, has a problem. My legs are straight, I have good height, I go straight - everything is good except for one thing. I can only get one hand on the beam. Because of this, I've been working on the low beam for a while, but while I've...

I was watching a recording of the world cup in London and Amy Tinkler put her hands down on the beam to save herself from a fall on her series. The commentator mentioned she would get .5 deduction for it. I thought putting hands on their beam to prevent a fall is still considered a fall, that's...

Yeah, that sucks and that's all I have to say about that. No state, no regionals. That silver lining is somewhere right?

Does anyone know - if hand sanitizer touches a foil/mystique leo, would the alcohol take the color off and leave a silver spot? Anyone have any experience???

I am finding it enlightening that each state seems to do things a different way in regards to qualifying for states. I figured the way our state does things was done by the USAG rule book and all states did it the same way. That is not the case! So curious if your state gives anything out to...

Anyone have any suggestions to relieve the burning hands feeling caused by extended time on bars? my DD does wear grips. She is also older and taller... 5'3 at 13 so heavier than the average little gymmies. It sounds friction related. No rips... Just intense burning feeling. Can she use...

measuring for grips... My 10 year old IS tall for her age. My 12 yo is average to short for her age. They are 4'10.5" and 4'11". So not short at all for gymnasts; but not the tallest girls in the gym either. So the coach measured them for grips (my 10 yo is getting her first pair, my 12 yo...

saw this on FB, cats and gym, what's not to like ?

I feel like this has been asked but when I searched it seemed most of the athletes were girls. I have an 8 year old level 6 that needs new grips. His coach made his first pair last year but is no longer making them. His hands are measuring 5 1/8 inches, which appears to be quite small for even...

Curious to what hand placement everyone learns in a standing back tuck. Do you put hands under knees (knee pits), on shins/knees or not grab anything? Is this the same as all your other skills?

Any tips on helping the hands heal quickly. At our private last night my daughter didn't want to quick and torn a bit of skin from her hand. It isn't bad like bleeding type but a blister type layer came off. Tuesdays are our normal bars and floor days sooo not much down time for her. Thanks!