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  1. Quadqueen

    WAG Hazards of Pit Foam

    If you haven't heard about this yet....fire-retardant chemicals used in pit foam is found in alarming rates in the bodies of college gymnasts...
  2. munchkin3

    Coaches Bar over a very limited pit

    Our gym is small. We have only one pit which is about 15 x25 There is entry for vaulting on the length of the pit, and the floor entry has the short width of the pit. We are trying to figure out if a trainer bar can be placed on the edge of the pit. I am guessing GMR double L trainer would...
  3. ALgymMom

    WAG Hitting the bottom of an above ground pit... Bone bruise...

    My daughter is at camp and hit the bottom of an above ground pit. She's never used that type of pit before, but needless to say we are not impressed with them She can't put pressure on her heel and is having sharp pains. I'm not sure if it is a bone bruise or something is broke. Has anyone else...
  4. D

    Parents So, our gym doesn't have a pit...

    Hi All-- This is my very first post! My DD is a 9 year old L6 who has been doing gymnastics for 2 years (just about to the day). She never did rec or pre-team. Instead, she spent years tumbling on (and off!) my furniture until my mother said, "Get that kid in gymnastics!" lol So we went...
  5. D

    Coaches renting pit time and llb ins

    Ok, I work at a small city gym with no pits and I have talked to my older dd's gym about using their pits once a week. The owner sounds quite supportive but my boss, the parks manager, is a little cautious. What is a good price for us to pay for pit rental. We would be heading over there with...
  6. O

    back HEADspring into the pit

    Last night DD came home from practice with a sore neck from doing a headspring into the pit. She was having trounle turning her head to the right. She's still sleeping now. What should I watch for when she wakes?
  7. M

    Pit Problems

    How necessary is it to have a pit at a facility with competitive gymnasts? My dd is beginning optional this winter, and I am having increased anxiety about the safety of learning optional skills without a pit, in addition to the wear and tear on joints when performing skills over and over on...
  8. S

    Raised landing pit!

    Hello! Our Gymnast Club are going to rebuild an exicting hall into a gymnasium with apparatus and landing pit. Unfouryanley, it is impossible to dig down a pit, so we have to buid it above ground. I am trying to design it, but I am very unsure about the dimensions of the rig. I have a...
  9. aerialriver

    Does anyone else get sick after using a foam pit?

    I don't know if it is just a strange coincidence or if there is an actual reason but every single time we use the foam pit to train I end up with a respitory illness, mostly just colds, but this last one was bad after 3.5 weeks I am still recovering and have a sinus infection and a bad cough...
  10. AlexsGymmyMom

    Fear of being spotted at pit bar and being left out

    My DD has an ongoing fear of being spotted on anything related to the bars and balance beam. I have asked this before here on chalkbucket but maybe with some new members someone may have a new idea or two to help her get past the fear. It all started last year when she hurt herself doing a...
  11. G

    what has fallen into your pit?

    What has fallen into your gym's pit and never come out? A kid lost their phone in the pit yesterday- my coach just gave the look and replied "well it's not coming out" haha :P
  12. B

    resi vs. loose foam pit

    Which do you like better and why? Which do you use more? I'd like to just put resi pits in the gym, but I know loose foam is fun. I just don't know if its really necessary or if resi pits are enough for learning new skills. I'll probably do a resi behind vault, and maybe a loose foam pit...
  13. M

    Parents Flyaways into the pit finally and backwalkovers on the med high fatter beam...

    Well 1 month away from Emily's first level 6 meet, we are making progress. She knows she is down to the wire. When we first started training level 6 this backwalkover was going to be a pain. I knew it, Emily knew it. We did not anticipate moving to the Omaha/Council Bluffs area and had no...
  14. M

    Need game ideas for the pit...

    We just added a pit to our facility and I'm trying to figure out some games for preschoolers to play in the pit. Any thoughts??????
  15. Geoffrey Taucer

    Training a double back off rings w/o pit rings

    I think my one level 8 guy is ready to start learning double-backs off rings, but I'm not sure how best to teach them without pit rings. When I was learning, I basically just chucked it on pit rings until it felt good enough to do it on a mat. Any pointers?
  16. bluefeet

    Help Please! Loose Foam Pit

    As president of our booster club, I'm getting ready to purchase new foam for our loose foam pit. This will be the first complete re-fill in years. We actually have an "L" shaped pit, but for the sake of discussion we'll stick to 1/2 of the L. The dimensions of this section are 8' wide, 16'...

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