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My level 4 has been using grips for over 6 months now. Lately she is strapping them tighter. She has indentations on her hands and wrists even several hours after class, and has dark marks on the lower part of her palm/hand under her thumb and a little bit down her wrist. She says they are not...

I used to have my bhs perfectly fine on high beam, but then i didn't do any for about a month because of a wrist injury, and now i can't get my hands in the right position. Like on the low beam, my left hand goes on the beam where it's supposed to go, but my right hand will land on the box next...

This is a problem which I encounter during my fre hips, giant circles, and toe on offs. I just can't get my hands shifted fast enough. Any tips? X Sent from my iPad using ChalkBucket mobile app

Okay this is kind of a stupid question but do your coaches let you put on hand lotion? I overheard my coach saying that hand lotion is bad for gymnasts hands, it makes them rip more. Is this really true??? Do your coaches have anything to say about hand lotion?:jump:

Hey, all! I'm so happy I finally have a question I can post here (yeah, I know, I'm a little weird). Anyway, I am working with a small group of old level 4's training (old) level 5 skills. They're all very tight, talented, determined girls, but they're small and have tiny hands. We started...

We've just started doing back handsprings on beam. We've done drills (Back handsprings up to panel mats and others) and now we've started trying them with mats stacked up so it's not quite even with the beam, but high enough so you won't crash if your hands don't land on the beam. Well my back...

Hi everyone! This is my first post so I hope I'm doing this right. Anyway, I used to compete level 8, then I quit for 5 years, and now I do competitive school gymnastics. I've lost most of my skills. I haven't lost my front handspring vault, but today, I had a huge block. I physically know I can...

What actually makes the hands get far enough back on the table? I have a gymnast with a pretty good little vault (good run, good shape, good block), but her hands are always very close to the front of the table. I know a video would probably help, but I'm not allowed to record her, let alone...

I have a level 3 AAU gymnast that complains of pain in her abdominal area when doing her back hip circle/pullover. She had an appendectomy in November. Is the pain from this? She's only 8 so isn't very good at explaining these things yet! I have an older gymnast who mentioned pain every once in...

Hello all, Does anybody know of any ways to stop my hands from getting very sore and very red everytime i do bars? I have been doing gymnastics for a year now and it happens everytime i do bars! Its very annoying and frustrating. Any ways to try and fix this would be appricated. Thanks in...

Coaches, what is your preferred hand placement for BHS on beam and if the gymnast seems inclined to a different placement do you allow?

When my daughter is doing this skill in her L4 floor routine as she comes down from the handstand in to her bridge her legs come apart. Is this a flexibility issue or just a bad habbit? She can do the kick over but I suspect she may be loosing points in her routine (her backhandsprings have...

Hi guys! I have been having a lot of trouble with my Hand Front Vault. I usually fall on them, and our first meet is next week. I really need some help learning why I am falling and how to make my vault better. I have been told I am coming on high and opening early. Also, I am wondering the...

Towards the end of September I broke the middle bone in my hand (directly under the middle knuckle) tumbling. I was doing a round off back handspring (easy for me) and according to the doctor and my coach, my fingers bent causing too much force which made my hand break. Well no 8 weeks later, I...

My dd gets rips all the times on her hands during the bars practice. Yesterday she had a meet and she could not compete on bars cause her hands were bleeding :-( it was so sad!! Her coaches do not let her use tape at practice NOR at meets, or any other sort of protection. I do not understand...

One of my Level 5s just broke her hand doing a back handspring yesterday. She's done them for about four years and all of a sudden this happens! We have a meet this weekend and then five more before the season ends, and now she's out. It's such a bummer and I feel bad for her because she's...

Hi - I have a Level 7 gymnast who is learning giants along with the rest of her group, but she has really teeny tiny hands. All the other girls are getting them just fine, but this girl feels like she is always going to peel. She is twelve and small in general, so I don't think her hands are...

Hi, was wondering if you have any tips on how to help my 8 YO L4 improve her form on BHS. Obviously her coaches are working with her but just wondering if you have any additional advice.. it’s mostly those bent legs of course..

So my 7yo L2 got her first tear yesterday. It was not a bad one AT all, and I'm glad her first one was minor. She has been terrified of getting them because 2 others on her team have had pretty significant tears. My question is what can I do to prevent or lessen the likelihood of tears. Her...

Haven't posted in awhile, curious if you guys can help me out. My daughter wants a copy of what she calls "the book"....the book that all the coaches pull out and study to see if she is doing the routines exactly the way they should be done. She also wanted me to find out if there is a series...