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  1. cbone

    WAG New skills aplenty!!!

    My daughter decided she was going to work until she got her front walkover tonight. She worked for about 20 minutes and it's there! So fun to see the determination paying off so quickly. She also got her jump to highbar at the gym on Friday and swung into an almost perfect looking transition...
  2. SuperGirlmlm

    Any New Skills? Weigh In Please!

    Just curious, what new skills are you working on? With spot or without. I just got my double back off bars a few days ago. What about you guys???
  3. 5StarNinjaXx

    Working for new skills

    I finally have my round off, back handspring, back layout with good form!! My coach spotted me on them a little, but with my previous coach, I couldn't even it with good form while she spotted me. I also have my back handsprings on the low beam consistently so hopefully next practice I can do it...
  4. M

    What does your gym do with new skills learned at camp?

    Hi Everyone, My daughter just came back from a very successful week at the Karolyi gymnastics camp. While she was there she learned all of her level 6 skills and was working on some that are higher than that. She had competed level 5 last year, and her coaches were going to leave her there in...
  5. skschlag

    MAG Adventures in new skills

    D has been working on his moy this week. FInally on Friday, he got it...5 times in a row, by himself. It isn't pretty, but he can do it. Saturday morning comes, and he goes to practice. He hits his first 3-4, then misses one. On the way through, he bangs his foot on the metal pole (the one...
  6. All Chalked Up

    Competing new skills at IMPORTANT competitions?

    What's your view on competing new skills at big competitions such as States and Provincials? I recently got my BWO-BT, flyaway and FHS-FLO and we plan on putting them on my routine, even though I haven't competed them all year. Provincials is super important since I really want to qualify to...
  7. G

    New skills (:

    Heyy!! So for some of you guys it may not be that huge of an accomplishment...but today...I got my cartwheel on medium beam after falling on my face and skidding my body on the beam...so I am happy!!! Vault was pretty good too (: vault isn't my strongest, cause I used to play soccer so my...
  8. 2

    Parents Yippee - new skills!

    I'm so excited to share that my younger dd got her front hip circle at practice this morning! She also did her back handspring on the tumble track by herself! What a fun and exciting practice for her - she most excited that she got to ring the bell (when someone gets a new skill 3 times they...
  9. G

    exciting news!! brand new skills!(:

    Hey! Well today was my last day of camp at my actual gym and man was it a blast!! I'm going back for another 2 in July! Oh yeah baby! (: well since monday I've been working my bwo on low beam with mats underneath and today i got it without the mats but with a light spot(: YAY(: and then a pretty...
  10. UnoMas

    Parents New gym, new skills...good wishes appreciated!

    Well after 4 years we made the decision to switch gyms. The girls have had two practices at the new gym and older DD already has a few new skills...BWO on beam, front tuck, and a bunch of new tumbling passes (I don't even know what they are!) on the tumble track!:) That's the good news. The...
  11. E

    Parents Ellie got her KICKOVER plus other new skills. :)

    Ellie has been making major progress between bouts with the tummy bug. She finally has her kickover. This has been a struggle due to super tight shoulder muscles. :) It is a beautiful sight to see. We have struggled with it for over a year. I've been stretching her every night for a year. She...
  12. L

    Brag Alert . . . and some new skills questions

    I am 14 yrs old and I started gymnastics at 13 with no prior experience. I am very proud of the progress I have made so far. I compete on a prep - opt intermediate team (lvl 5/6) and my hardest skills are: Bars: flyaway (supposes to be tucked but I pike (not on purpose)) Beam: cartwheel -...
  13. E

    Parents Let the uptraining of new skills begin! :) New staff and changes lay ahead.

    When we arrived at gym last night we were greeted by some new staff. We now have a dance instructor on staff, and a well known coach who has coached several level 10's. He wanted to get back into the game. And was our coaches mentor. The girls LOVED it. The girls worked on KIPS, front hip...
  14. D

    Parents New skills

    My dd state meet was Sunday and Monday they started training level 5 skills. She vaulted for the first time ever on the vault table!! She was so excited:) She was in heaven focusing on the new skills. They up train all the time but now they are really focusing on new skills and you cannot...
  15. S

    Coach's Methods On Learning New Skills

    Our gyms philosophy on learning new skills is to basically explain it to the girls and let them try it. If there body shapes are incorrect, the girls have to go to the floor and mimic the body shape that is most important in the skill ei: hollow for hollow back hip circle. The girls are...
  16. G

    Update: New Skills/Injury

    I thought I would give an update. I went to camp a couple weeks ago, and came home with a bunch of new skills :) I got my back tuck on the high beam, my tsuk vault into the resi pit, and some other "littler" skills. But yesterday, I did my full on the floor for the first time!! I landed on...
  17. henrik541

    Learning new skills this summer

    These are some skills I'm learning on my own this summer (Thx to gymex for the sugestion): V - Got it . . . . . . . . . .0 - Almost there/Kinda . . . . . . . . . .X - I can't Back walkover to handstand, chest roll down. Head kips. And to handstand. Neck kips. And to handstand. Handstand...
  18. henrik541

    New Skills

    Hi, I've been kinda bored during this summer and I wanted to learn some new skills on my own. I can do a Cartwheel, one-handed Cartwheel, Round-Off, Back Walkover, Front Walkover, Front Handspring, Handstands and basic stuff like that, so I would like some new skills/combos ( like the Onodi or...
  19. L

    Watch New Skills On YouTube

    Here are a couple of new skills on YouTube. Gymnastics has much more potential for growth. Enjoy watching them! YouTube - side aerial with full twist to swing down on beam YouTube - Very cool Uneven Bar skill Flip Outside The Box :: Creative Women's Gymnastics Elements
  20. G

    New skills :)

    Last night I was doing so great at practice. I FINALLY nailed my full twisting double back on floor!!! My parents were so proud of me last night because I have been working on this move forever. The most exciting part is that my coaches are going to let me compete it at the next meet! The only...
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