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  1. MILgymFAM

    Women Practice before meets?

    The schedule for DDs state meet was put out and it is on a Saturday afternoon, same time as her normal practice. Due to this she will not practice for 5 days before the meet. She is concerned this is too long to not practice before a meet (the 5 days of no practice has been a constant bone of...
  2. 5

    Parents Practice groups

    Are your JO practice groups your actual teams? My daughter goes to a gym where she practices with the level below her. Is this normal? She does not feel like part of a team when she goes to meets. She also gets one less practice day a week and less training on her current level skills. Should I...
  3. M

    Women Training practices/skill improvement

    Is it customary and effective practice to have gymnasts do about a 100 split series on beam? For example, my daughter had to do 50 series of switch leap to back tuck and another 50 tuck 3/4 to split jump. She was "punishing" the team because she thinks their splits don't hit 180. 99% of the...
  4. Aero

    Coaches Creating effective practices.

    Hello fellow coaches. I've been having a blast running my new Xcel team in its first month. It's a great feeling to finally see something take off that you've been creating from the ground up. Anyways, the purpose of this post is a call out to other coaches to see how they generally run there...
  5. meganliz77

    Women Sore arms after intense practice?! How worried should I be?

    My DD has been struggling with her ROBH. She has recently overcome the mental stuff (no longer scared) and is again excited about nailing this skill! Yesterday at open gym, she was on a mission to perfect her ROBH. She probably did 15 within the hour. By the end of gym her arms were jello--...
  6. S

    Women Hours of practicing

    My DD is platinum excel in AAU. next year she will be doing USAG. She will have to test out of levels 3 &4 and then skip level 5 and do level 6. Right now she practices mon, tues, thurs, and fri 4:30-7:30. I was interested in if the coach she increase their practice hours now rather than waiting...
  7. Learning Parent GB

    Trampoline best practice guidance

    I went to watch one of DSs friends at the local leisure centre trampoline club tonight. I went and watched from the viewing area at various points to see if I was getting a fair reflection of the 2 sessions. And now I am being a bit of an outside moaner. The trampoline coach was at one end...
  8. J

    Women Practice times

    My daughter is currently a level 5 gymnast. She practices 6 hours a week. When she was at her last meet, she was talking to some girls she was competing with from another gym out of state. They practice 20 hours a week with the option of practicing 24. Wow! It almost seems unfair that we...
  9. MaryA

    Parents Snow Day Practice Change?

    Does your gym offer earlier practices when there's a snow day? Ours often does. Today was a surprise snow day, and we just got an email offering the option of a practice starting right after lunch, for people who want to come then instead of at the normal "after school" time. It is nice...
  10. twinmomma

    Parents Question about post-meet practices

    A little background- sorry if this is long: This is my DD's (7 years old) first year doing competitions, and really, her first year doing gymnastics. Plus she's never competed in anything other than a single season of soccer. She started in beginner in May, only to be moved up through the...
  11. LIGYMMOM

    Parents Practice Beam

    Hi All, DD is asking for a home practice beam for her birthday. I'm thinking about it, if I can find one that is not too expensive. She could use the extra practice for balance, as she is very strong but a bit shaky. Can anybody recommend a good one? It's so hard to know the quality when...
  12. G

    Women How to practice wrist rotation for kips at home?

    My kip is spot on- until I have to rotate my wrists, so I never finish it. I always rotate them too early or too late. Ade there any drills I can do at home to practice timing of wrist rotation or even just practice rotating?
  13. G

    Women Practice bar at home. ...????

    OK so my DD asked santa for mat, bars and beam to practice at home.:confused: She is the new level 4. However, I have major questions and doubt about the bar aspect. She definitely needs the bar time to work her kip and cast. This is her weekest event. However, my concerns come from 1. The...
  14. aileenmaryf

    Coaches High School Practices

    So this is my second year as an assistant high school gymnastics coach. Last year we used space in a gym but because we were not getting enough practice time (which was causing poor performance and many injuries) and the gym owner would not budge on times, we are now stuck setting up and tearing...
  15. gymnastmom38

    Parents Practice bag suggestions?

    I've been thinking of some ideas for Christmas and one thing I think dd needs is a new gym bag. She's had the same one for, I think, 3 years now. Anyone have some ideas where I can get a cute one, not too big. Perhaps gymnast related, but not necessary? It's got to be able to fit in a cubby so...
  16. MBJ974

    Parents Wearing Glasses During Practice

    My dd (7 y.o. level 4) has been wearing glasses to school now for about a year. Lately, she has said to me that it is hard for her to see the coaches when they are giving instructions (especially vault) because she doesn't wear her glasses to gymnastics. She never had to wear her glasses...
  17. LilHawkMom

    Parents Halloween practice

    Ours has practice and they do not cancel. I was just wondering if others still have team practice on Halloween? If so, does your child go to practice?
  18. B

    Women The practice after a meet

    What do you do in your gym? Talk? Just get back to regular practice? Consequences? Rewards?
  19. 3LittleGymmies

    Parents Different Practice Groups?

    Does your gym have different practice groups within each level based on ability? For example, our current gym has an "A" and "B" practice group. The "A" practice group are the girls who I am assuming the coaches think have more advanced skills/more polished skills. They work the same events, but...
  20. Geoffrey Taucer

    Off Topic Lifehacker article on deliberate practice

    http://lifehacker.com/5939374/a-better-way-to-practice Fantastic overview of the science of practice. What think you all?

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