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I was reading over another thread and notices that many are not happy with Gymnastike right now. Here is the other thread... http://www.chalkbucket.com/forums/threads/enjoy.46023/ You can also look at the comments by others section of the Gymnastike facebook page between the dates of April...

DD's coach has been focusing a lot of attention on her bars since this is her weakest event and she wants her to score out of 5 in May and move to 6/7 in January (most likely 7 as she has the skills, but for bars). However, because of this extra time on bars, her hands are very callused. This...

My 8 year old DD is having body image issues lately, saying her legs and arms look fat. This is devastating for me to hear because she is so beautiful and strong and thin. I tell her all the time how beautiful, strong, healthy, talented, smart, etc she is. I would love to hear from other...

I have a few gymnast that are constantly getting almost to handstand and not making it. Ugh I feel like I gave every correction and drill I can think of ... this is important as they need to turn pirouettes, I've tried teaching early turns in the pirouettes ... but my issue is the HANDSTANDS...

Just wondering how you would handle the following situation. I already know what I am doing but wanted opinions. Facebook War between two parents. Do you intervene or stay out of it? Social media can be tricky. I have approached both parties involved. For the most part all of our parents...

DD9 just moved to L5 and is learning the new L5 skills. She has gotten all the beam, floor and bars skills EXCEPT the clear hip. Her season doesn't start until summer so we have lots of time to work on this skill, but I was wondering if anyone out there has any tips I could pass along to her...

My daughter had vestibular issues two seasons ago (L8). She was getting lost in the air on her fulls and even when her coach removed the fulls, she was twisting when she did not intend to do so. She would twist her whips or her layouts. By end of season, she seemed back on track. Last...

I am hoping someone could offer some advice or tactics for keeping 3 and 4 year olds engaged, quiet, and attentive in a recreational gymnastics class. Usually we try to keep the class fun, offering various obstacle courses that focus on the skills of the week. We have also tried having the kids...

Let's face it: gymnasts are a little bit off average in about every possible aspect. Now I like my body, I really do. But today on my mission to get a new T-Shirt I was quite close to shooting myself. Either they're so tight around the shoulders you can barely lift your arms anymore or they're...

How do you deal with issues surrounding siblings in gymnastics? My eldest dd was asked to join our gym club disability gymnastics development program after a quick assessment - she has only been taking trampoline lessons for the past 5 weeks. My younger dd has been doing recreational gymnastics...

I am hearing that the last couple of years that colleges are becoming pickier on what is accepted on transcripts. It sounds like they are coming down on home-schooling and alternative private schooling. Girls are trying to get scholarships but are being told that there are a number of credits...

DD can climb the rope with no legs and legs to the side all the way to the top, but she can't hold her legs in the pike. Her legs swing all over the place like a crazy person, which personally I think looks harder the way she is doing it. What is likely her problem? Lack of arm strength or is...

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I just stumbled on this website and forum, so bear with me if I am not posting correctly. My wife and I are desparately looking for help for our daughter, a gymnast for 10 years. For the last 4 years, she has battled a recurring groin issue. Its not a simple groin muscle pull. I have had...

I have a gymnast who uses her right side too much. Hurdles and she leans to the right, hurdling too high. Standing bhs she jumps to the right lands too far right and ends up hurting herself for landing incorrectly. Tumbling on floor is not straight. Suggestions??! Sent from my ZTE N9120 using...

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I'm having a difficult time with one of my athletes. She's a righty..and I noticed tonight she's using only her right leg when jumping to do her BHS. Which makes her BHS crooked and her feet come apart before they leave the floor. Also having issues blocking...help!!!! Sent from my iPad

I'm having a difficult time with one of my athletes. She's a righty..and I noticed tonight she's using only her right leg when jumping to do her back handspring. Which makes her back handspring crooked and her feet come apart before they leave the floor. How do I fix this??!

I have gone back and read a lot of the old threads about vestibular issues and how they relate to gymnastics. Now I have some questions that I hope someone here (maybe coaches) can answer. My daughter is profoundly deaf. When she was 6 she got her 2nd cochlear implant. As part of the...