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At my gym, we have 4 {or sometimes 5} stations when we go to bars: 1. Uneven bars, coaches spot anything we need to work on. 2. Uneven bars, we work mainly on these skills: Pullover, back hip circle, squat on, jump to high, tap swings. 3. High bar, we work on tap swings usually, or we have...

Hi everyone! I just joined this site today! :) I've only been doing gymnastics for about 5 weeks and I'm 17. So I'm a complete beginner. I hope I'm allowed to post here because it does say "gymnasts only" and I don't know if I count as one! I went on the bar for the second time yesterday. I...

I was working on back extension rolls and back handsprings down a wedge tonight and I realized that I always turn my left hand in for both of these skills. I'm guessing I've been doing it for a while and probably on other skills too, but tonight was the first time I noticed it. If I raise my...

I have a few girls (my daughter included) who have tiny hands are they are really struggling with their wrist shifts during BHC and mill circles on bars. Besides the drills with the floor bar os simple wrist shifts are there any other good ideas you have tried and had success with???

Can anyone tell me which company makes the thinnest (not talking about narrowness) leather grips? My daughter has tiny hands and I want to find a grip where the coarseness/thickness of the leather is minimized... I wish someone made grips out of kid (goat) instead of thick cowhide. Thank you.

DD is a level 8, but has a real tough time on bars because she has really small hands. She said she always feels like she's going to peel off the bars and has a couple of times. The result is, she's bending and splitting her legs apart on giants and has trouble with her free hip circle. She's...

Hi all, Sorry, this is a copied post from the coaching forum, but I only had one reply on there, and it didnt really clarify if it was down to the second knuckle or not. Will try to get a few pics today to put up here for you to have a look. Problem is........... I have 2 male gymnasts who...

Hi all, I have 2 male gymnasts who have just bought their first handguards for high bar. The first gymnast is fine, his guards are same size as the ones I use so know exactly how it fits, and he has adjusted fast. Second gymnast is a bit harder. His hands are smaller, and is struggling a bit...

Hi - I've had a look on this forum but I can't find it anywhere. Can someone please tell me the theory behind which hand goes in front when completing a backflip on beam and why? I know it has something to do with preventing the shoulders from twisting but I'd really like to know the reasoning...

I noticed in my back handsprings my hands face out to the sides instead of the way you would put them in a handstand. Is that okay?

So I recently decided to start working on my back handsprings on beam. When I do them, instead of putting one hand in front of the other, i put one hand on top of the other. I'm wondering is this safe? Sometimes my hand lands on my top 4 fingers but sometimes it only lands on my pointer finger...

How long do you have your kids hold their hand stands? Need to know as soon as possible. Thank you!!!! NY*C Dance and Tumble

I broke my wrist and ankle due to a bad fall off beam while doing a back hand spring, two eight year old girls were goofing around on the beam next to me and one pushed the other off and fell into my while I was in the middle of doing my back hand spring. Now, I've recovered, but I won't do a...

My DD has been complaining of pain in her hand for about three weeks now. When she first complained about it you could see slight swelling along the side running from below the pinky finger to the wrist bone. Her coach took her off hands for two weeks and had me take her for Xrays on Sunday...

Is it common to teach the BWO nn beam with hands in one position and another position in the BHS on beam? Why would you use different hand positions?

Okay my DD turned 6 about 6 wks ago. She has always had sweaty feet, but over the years it has just progressed. To the point now, when she gets home from school and takes off her shoes and socks..her socks are soaked through and she will leave little wet foot prints the first few steps she...

Now before anyone says anything about how I shouldnt be communicating with my daughter while she is competeing..let me explain and please fully read before you respond. I would NEVER try to talk to my daughter while she is competeting or try distracting her in anyway. Im not trying to sound...

DD has size 0 of the 10-0 tensport grips. they are similar to the reisport ones. She has had these for a year now and really likes them but lately other gymnasts have had to get larger ones so I figured I'd remeasure dd's. She fits squarely in the 0 size range still (up to 6.5in and she is 6in)...

Hi! I just wanted to know what the hand positions for a Valdez is. I need to know what the hannd you put behind you (when you start) does. (:confused:) Like, How to move it into the right position for the bridge, when you go backwards.... Thanks!

I thought I posted this earlier, so if it's a duplicate, just ignore! What is the "correct" way to teach this skill? I was just wondering because I've seen girls perform it with one hand over the other, and others place their hands side by side. It seems to me that the girls who have one hand...