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this is a interesting read from British gymnastics if anyone's interested:)! http://www.british-gymnastics.org/news-and-events/news/latest-news/4532-sdcfw

Some of you may find this interesting: http://www.british-gymnastics.org/news-and-events/news/latest-news/4532-sdcfw

I will be having my first gymnastics meet this Sunday! I am super nervous already. I have know idea what to expect. Tips? Also how should I style my hair. We don't have a specific team hairstyle, so we can do anything that will get your hair out of your face. I was thinking of a curling my hair...

What has worked for your kids? DS (almost 7) usually loves being the center of attention, but apparently that's only when he's not being judged for his performance. He loves gymnastics but hates competitions. First meet of the season is coming up soon, and the anxiety is ramping up. It's...

My dd is 7 and will start to compete next April. She has been told by her coach she needs to work on her straight legs and to wear weights on her ankles, sit upright on her chair and raise till straight , 60 each leg . We also have been shown some simple stretches to do at home to help . I was...

My dd is 7 and will start to compete next April. She has been told by her coach she needs to work on her straight legs and to wear weights on her ankles, sit upright on her chair and raise till straight , 60 each leg . We also have been shown some simple stretches to do at home to help . I was...

Hey everybody! First a little background. I was a competitive gymnast as a youth (age 5-15, I'm 29 now), and have been teaching recreational gymnastics/tumbling for the past 4 years or so. Our gym is small and only recently started an artistic girls team. I've been confronted with (and have...

So, I've bought a Jalie pattern, read a bunch of threads, learnt that there is a crotch panel in the biketard here and located my overlocker (what we Aussies call a serger). Then I have a bit of a panic about needles and thread... hopefully the good people of ChalkBucket can come to the rescue...

I am a girl and actually a dancer. I got the opportunity to go abroad and attend a dance and acro school but beside flexibility they have strength requirements! The following: 20 good-form hanging leg raises 10 pull-ups 5 pull-up pull-overs (Never tried those-Sound soo hard!) straddle press to...

Hi guys! So I recently (like 1-2 months ago) got my bkwlkover bhs on a mid-level beam by myself. The problem is, I started being really scared of it and I would just throw it. Now I've almost completely lost it. Any tips??

I'm having my first level 4 meet in a few weeks, and I'm super nervous! I'm afraid I'm going to mess up, forget my routine, or just straight up embarrass myself! Here is my question : Any tips on first meets? Thanks :D

When I'm doing my mill circle, I'll do the rotation, and get to the top, but then I swing back down. Tips on fixing this?

My daughter is very smart.. and also very organized, meticulous, rule-follower, responsible, detailed, punctual, etc. She is in the gifted and talented program, reads at a level five grades higher, etc. Her mind is always going. Almost to a fault. She wakes up and is going through the entire...

Parents are always asking what they can say or do. My DD liked this list in Inside Gymnastics this month (she printed it out and showed me). It has some simple words of wisdom for gymmies. It might be a little cheesy, but my kid liked it. I loved the 'T's'. Rolled my eyes at the 'C'. :)...

I was watching DD during vault practice last week, and her coach was telling her to run faster. So DD immediately increased her "turnover", but her stride gets shorter and shorter, the faster she tries to run. So, it's kinda like her legs are moving really fast, but she's going nowhere. Her arms...

DS is going crazy. His arm really itches and the banging the cast with a spoon trick seems to do nothing. He says it actually makes it itch more. I have given him a benedryl in hopes that it might help some (or make him go to sleep so he doesn't notice the itching :eek:). I hesitate to put...

It's been a couple of months of dd being in her grips and she still absolutely hates them. She says it never feels like she can get as good a grip on the bar as when she is in bare hands. She is terrified she will "ping off" in her giants which I guess means like fly off? Her coaches say they...

I'm having a two weeks long summer vacation and so are my gymnasts but I can't help watching videos of our practices and analyzing the skills the girls are working on. We have just recently started to work on straddle casts to handstands. We have used many drills and the casts are improving but...

First off, sorry I post so much, this will be the last for awhile! I'm 13 almost 14 and thought I had no chance of being invited to team or even pre team. But my coach said she wanted to see my back bend kick over because I'll need it for team and to keep my arms near my ears for TEAM!!!!!! I...

I can hold them for no longer than 5 seconds. I always front roll out of them unless I don't kick up high enough. I can't come down right. I always roll out of them or if I try to not push over too far, I won't get up there. And I need to hold them longer! Tips? Comments?