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  1. coachnmom

    Coaches Kip vs. Pullover

    I am debating how much time to spend teaching kips when they receive the same start value with a pullover. At this level, it will be difficult to find kids that can do a perfect kip with nice straight arms, extended glide and straight legs. On the other hand, do you think that the judges will...
  2. S

    Women Has anybody seen my glide kip???

    She finally got it and then she lost it as then got it again and then.. Well.. You get it :) she has been working really hard and was so proud that she finally got it and now I feel that she is losing her confidence... Did anyone experience that? Any words of wisdom?
  3. E

    Women Help with Glide Kip

    I'm in Xcel Silver, working on Gold. The main thing I need to get to move up is my glide kip, but it feels almost impossible! One of my coaches said it's mostly my abs that aren't strong enough (and I've been conditioning every day at home to try and improve that) and another coach said that my...
  4. K

    Parents Uptraining and Kips

    So my DD (Xcel Bronze, 1st year on team) along with her practice group has been working on uptraining. The assumption is that those who are deemed capable of learning the skills for it will be moved to "new" level 3. Of course, you know what they say about the word "assume". Anyway, the main...
  5. Flipomaniak

    Women Why do kips take so long?

    Why is that such a hard skill to learn? In an interview when Nastia was asked what skill was the hardest to learn for her she said a kip... It's something many struggle with, but why? How is it any different than another skill?
  6. Hannahmariee00

    Women Bringing toes to the bar? (Glide kips)

    For a while now, I've been having trouble bring my toes to the bar on my kips! I always end up bringing my shins to the bar, or just end up stopping. I have a decent glide though. I know this can be due to the lack of strength, but I also think this is becoming a habit. Please help! Tips and...
  7. ivyagogo

    Women Trying to teach kips to rec kids - only once a week!

    My girls only come to class once a week. A few of them are very talented and have gotten their roundoff back handspring back tucks, side aerials, walkovers on beam, etc. Bars is a different story. It is very hard for me to teach them when I only have a few minutes once a week. I have two in...
  8. V

    Women Grips, rips and kips (oh my!)

    My L4 DD was introduced to kips this summer at camp and has wanted one ever since. She is really close. She says her closest ones are when the bar is just about at her waist but, her back is arched. How can she be sure to lean over? Also, what do grips do and how do they help? DD has a lot of...
  9. pinkos98

    Women My Kip!

    I finally got my Kip by myself- in competition! :D I did 2 during warm up and didn't make either, but my coach said that I just needed to glide a little further and I'd get it. I don't know how, but I guess something just sort of clicked because I got it! P.s. Should I write a meet report? It...
  10. Hannahmariee00

    Women Glide Kips?

    I am having problems bringing my toes to the bar. I am aware that this might be a strength issue.. If so, can someone give me some at home conditioning for kips? That wil be great. I am trying to get this skill before the summer. Any useful tips? Thank you ;)
  11. gymnastmom38

    Women Tips for at-home training to get drop kip?

    A little background. My dd is not one of those that is especially strong upperbody or core, but is probably average. She can do pullups and the other conditioning required for her level 5 team (rope climp included, but not a press to handstand yet). In order for my dd to advance in her group...
  12. gymgurl

    Women Understanding the Kip

    Okay, So tonight I was left covering on the level 5s and as I never did bars beyond level 4 I never learnt a kip. Tonight I found myself coaching kips having never really done them nor coached them before. My corrections were limited to straight arms, toes to the bar and straight arms and shift...
  13. G

    Women The Kip has returned

    After finally getting the kip about 2 months ago (after only starting in gym 1.5 years ago :) ) I lost it and I knew it would come back. I was so happy tonight when I finally made it again and got to show it off to all my teammates. I am very excited and looking forward to competing this year as...
  14. cbone

    Women Whooohooo!!! She got her kip today!!!

    My little one got her kip today!!! I'm so stoked for her!!!
  15. Faith

    Parents Suzie got her kip!

    :d :d :d :d :veryhappy:
  16. cbone

    Women Tricep dips- helpful to prepare for the kip?

    My daughter wants to "work out" with me- like she doesn't do enough already. LOL! I was thinking that doing body weight exercises are best (no free weights, right?) I also think that strengthening her triceps will help with her kip and that dips are a great way to do that. Is this assumption...
  17. P

    Coaches Drop kip machine

    I was watching gym videos on Youtube and found an interesting French video. In this video (time 2.40), you can see a gymnast doing drop kips with a some kind of kip machine. It seems to work, at least the girl on the video can do drop kips with that belt thing by herself. On the other hand it...
  18. L

    Women Weiler Kips

    I was watching Jordyn Wieber's bar routine the other day and her Weiler Kip caught my eye. I love Weiler kips because they're so uncommon in Women's gymnastics, and it's a nice change from the ever predictable skills done on bars. My question is: what is the value of a Weiler Kip? Is it...
  19. E

    I got the kip!!

    LOL hi just a little brag:) I got my kip yesterday at practice! YAY!:):p
  20. pinkos98

    glide kip

    I've been working on my glide kip for probably a year (with a short break or two because of injury) and I still haven't gotten it. I can do it with a spotter and I almost have it by myself, my problem is getting myself onto the bar. I know the key to everything is just practicing, but...

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