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  1. Soaring

    Coaches Teaching BHS to Taller Athletes

    I am a member of a college club NAIGC gymnastics team, and we have a few members who are new to the sport that wish to learn back handsprings. I have previous experience in teaching back handsprings, but only with gymnasts who were smaller than me. However, they are taller than I am and I cannot...
  2. E

    Coaches Teaching double back hip circle

    In our rec program and XCEL, our coaches teach students to do two back hip circles in a row. My understanding is that this combination teaches students to rotate their wrists and keep their body hollow. My thinking is that I would much rather teach a back hip circle ending with a strong cast...
  3. E

    Coaches Teaching tools wish list

    What tools do you wish you had at your disposal to help you be better at your job? My question is open-ended: * Tools can be large (e.g. a harness for teaching flyaways off the bar) * Tools can be small (e.g. a phone app that tracks gymnasts progression) * Tools can be rare/nonexistent (e.g. a...
  4. D

    Coaches Coaching ideas for teaching a child with autism

    Hello I am currently trying to find ideas for coaching a child with autism who recently came to the gymnastics club I work at. The two apparatuses I'm struggling to find a fun way to help teach the child are vault and bars. I tried to get them to do what the lead coach of the group the child is...
  5. W

    Coaches Drills + Tips for teaching backhandsprings to Taller Girls as a shorter coach?

    Hey all! I've been assigned to do privates for 3 13 year old dancers that are trying to transition to cheerleading (main goal is to get backhandspring) and they are all over 5'6" while I am 4'10". Most of my experience is with preschoolers so I was just wondering if there were any tricks or...
  6. Julie

    Parents Daughter wears belly ring while teaching

    Our 15-year-old has been working as a youth tumbling instructor this spring. Her only attire requirement is to wear a top with the gym's logo on it which, so far, has been a crop top. And she chooses not to take out her belly-button ring. That terrifies me. One of DD's teammates ripped out her...
  7. Scott W.

    Coaches Teaching flyaways without a pit

    Hey everyone! I've begun teaching tucked flyaways to our prospective level 5s but am running into a little problem. We've been doing "dead cow" drills and they've been going okay, but when it's time to start flipping them it's obvious they get scared and are pulling in on the bar. I've tried...
  8. Nikki

    Parents Teaching them to accept failures?

    Hey all, My tiny gymnast is only 4. Her frustration with and fear of failure has become pretty prominent in the last few months and it extends beyond the gym to all skill learning. If she tries and fails more than 2-3 times she gets angry with herself and the task and gives up. She was just...
  9. Aero

    Coaches Teaching the flyaway: layout, or tuck?

    Hi friends! I'm starting to teach one of my girls how to do a flyaway. She's the only one who can kip so far, so I feel she is ready. We are going through the beginning drills, such as candle flips, sighting something with the eyes and tapping to that spot, getting her toes to that visual marker...
  10. All Chalked Up

    Coaches Teaching front & stride circle

    My province just switched to JO this year, and I've been given an older (10-14 YO) group of pre-comp kids since a coach went on maternity leave. I'm struggling with teaching front hip circle, stride circle (mill circle?), and also a skill that appears to be a frontwards stride circle. Any...
  11. JAO

    WAG Teaching Glides to 6 Year Olds

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  12. MissLisa

    Coaches Teaching Valdez

    Hi All , I've been asked to teach a valdez (walkover from seated position) to a group of dancers. I was wondering if anyone has some drills or advice on how to teach this? The girls all have their walkovers and bridge kickovers but are struggling to do one smooth movement when completing from...
  13. PalmTree

    Coaches Am I Teaching a Stalder Correctly?

    I've never taught one before. I'd like to have a couple of girls compete it in Level 5 if they get it. They already have the flexibility for it and we've been working sole circles, practicing the entry and compression, etc. They have press to handstand as well. I am currently having them do a...
  14. C

    WAG Help teaching "tightness"!?

    I have a current lvl4 who has great potential. She learns skills very quickly, has all her current l4 as well as almost all l5 skills and is so hard working and determined! Her one MAJOR problem is her form! She has plenty of muscle and training ect. But it's like she doesn't know how to use her...
  15. cbifoja

    Parents Teaching your gymnast to control nerves/anxiety

    This season is the first time that my daughter has started worrying about meets. In the past, she was just excited about swimming pools in the hotel and getting her hair "did". The metals were cool but nothing to really stress about. This is her first year as an optional and I was a bit...
  16. Aero

    Coaches Teaching uncommon skills.

    So I received the code of points for Xcel about two weeks ago and I've been looking it over and studying it. There are A LOT of awesome skills within the categories and I would love to teach them. However, my main question is whether it's worth it to teach these skills or not. I would love to...
  17. Aero

    WAG Teaching uncommon skills.

    So I received the code of points for Xcel about two weeks ago and I've been looking it over and studying it. There are A LOT of awesome skills within the categories and I would love to teach them. However, my main question is whether it's worth it to teach these skills or not. I would love to...
  18. Aero

    Coaches Teaching little ones the hollow body position.

    I always teach my athletes the importance of body positions, and how they are essentially the building blocks for skills. I take extra time to explain the importance of straight position, along with its two variations: tight arch position, and hollow position. Usually there isn't much trouble in...
  19. coachmolly

    Coaches Teaching Back Layouts

    I have 2 high schoolers who are cheerleaders first and foremost and compete on the school gymnastics team in the winter season. They receive tumbling training year round through cheer programs and are pretty powerful with lots of potential, but also lacking in foundation. Working on the basics...
  20. gymjunkie

    Coaches Teaching lightweights to block

    Looking for ideas for tiny kids who run as fast as they can, hit the board as hard as their puny bodies can hit, use good technique on the table, etc., etc., but still can't score beyond mid to high 8s?

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