heel

I have been working for the longest time to achieve my left heel stretch. The problem is if I lay on the floor, I can pull it no problem, but when I do it standing, I can't. Why may this be?

Sometimes I get them when I am in the pool a long time--from your feet touching the rough bottom of the pool and all the chlorine. You may try some really big band-aids on the heel of your foot. That may add some cushion. Good luck and I will sned you pain tolerance fairies your way!!!

My dd has been using these for years. She wouldn't vault without them. The problem she's been having lately is that the heel cup is tearing away from the neoprene part. They used to last for a year or two and her most recent pair has only lasted two months. Anyone else have this problem...

I know Sever's is not a gender specific condition but it seems that there are WAY more girls on team with this than the boys. Is this coincidental, or just that girls use their feet for 3 out of the 4 events. Anybody have any good ideas on how to help my son manage his Sever's?

For the second time this year my daughter is having heel pain. The only thing new she did this week was ALOT of sole circles. But her toes were on the bar so I can 't see how that could cause it. We will see the doctor tomorrow if it is not any better. She has so many different aches and pains...

I have a question...when doing skills on beam, particularly the balancing elements such as heel stretches, does it matter what leg you stand on? For instance, since my dd is a left handed tumbler she does her beam dismount differently than righties. So does this logic hold true for things like...

Hi, am having a lot of difficulty with my older level vaulters with their heel drive. I have a few drills, but alas seem not to be working well. Has any other coaches got any thing I could try. Thanks:p

Ask any gymnast or coach 'when does heel drive start on vault?' and the majority would say from the springboard to the vault table. In other words, once the feet contact the springboard the heels are driven upwards over the center of mass to facilitate rotation. I would challenge this answer in...