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  1. gymbeam

    Parents so, about USGA training hours recommendations...

    ...Our gym called a parent meeting a few weeks ago and informed everyone that there are now USGA recommendations for the number of hours that a gymnast should be training. The impetus, supposedly, was safety and insurance. It was explained that if someone gets hurt at a meet and USGA finds...
  2. twinmomma

    Parents Regional Training Camps

    I did a few searches to see if this has been covered and I couldn't find anything, so forgive me if this is something that's come up. I'm wondering if anyone in the lower compulsory levels has had their DD's go to the Regional Training camps (weekend event) and gotten a great deal out of it...
  3. SXS524

    Women Training at other clubs

    So those of you who have seen my previous posts will know that I recently set up a development squad with the aim of competing "grade 14" next year (floor is similar to usa level 3 but no round off or back handspring, vault is simply a jump onto a block from a springboard, bars is basically chin...
  4. mariposa

    Women Do your daughter's summer training hours increase?

    Just wondering if your daughter's hours increase in the summer and if so, by how much? So, what is your daughter's level and school year hours vs. summer? My daughter is a level 7, training for level 8 next season. During the school year they train 19.5 hours a week and during the summer...
  5. N

    Parents Level 2 - 12 hrs/week training?

    Hi, I'm new to this team gymnastics. My daughter, who is 5, was on pre team at her gym and was training 5 hrs/week. She was invited to Level 2 (by a letter in her mailbox), which requires 3, 4 hour sessions per week. Does this seem like a lot of hours for Level 2 and for a 5 year old? I'm...
  6. C

    Parents Training hours for a 5 (almost 6) year old?

    Hi Everyone, Our DD competed IGC Copper this year and had a great season. The coaches just gave out new group recommendations and want DD to move over to USAG and start training 10 hours a week, up from the 4 hours she trains right now. Our concern is with her being so young. I know kids can...
  7. Amir Hussain

    Important question about training

    Hi again,last when I were roaming in sites that provide program for fitness for example 50pullups.com I see that there say pull ups should not be trained every day. I wonder what are exercises that should have a limitation in training? Thanks Amir Hussain
  8. T

    Women specific handstand training question

    I urgently want to learn straddle press to handstand on floor standing pike press on floor V-Sit to straddle press handstand on p-bars If I train 3 times a week very hard, in which amount of time do you think I will be able to make it? Is 1 year realistic? I am light and flexible!
  9. B

    Coaches Starting vault training over

    Thanks for all that responded to my other thread. Now that the season is over and we have lots of time to get it right, what should I be doing to stretch out the preflight so they're coming in at the correct angle to block?
  10. gwenmom

    Parents Let the up training begin

    States is still a month away for us but the coaches have started using practicing the next level skills as a reward for remembering corrections as a way to keep the boredom of the same routine away. (They have been working on the some during the season but it's definitely more often now) After...
  11. 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...
  12. JBS

    Women Resistance Band (Thera-Band) Training

    How many of your clubs do resistance band training on a regular basis for kicks...jumps...etc? Link Removed
  13. K

    Women training and pain - how much is acceptable?

    My right wrist has started to hurt lately. I always felt the right one more during training, but this time I am pretty sure it's injured. It doens't hurt out of training but when I put force on it I feel it a lot. It feels as if something abuts on something else, aggrevating pain. I also feel it...
  14. bogwoppit

    Women AT&T podium training now on live!!

    How can you resist?
  15. F

    Women Bars specific camp or training

    Hi all, I am looking for something like a bar specific summer camp. DD's bars are (IMO) 1 to 2 levels below her other skills. Not because she is having problems with what she's being taught, it just seems that the focus isn't on bars. The gap seems to be growing instead of decreasing. Are...
  16. txgal

    Women L5 Training L7

    My DD (9) just moved to L5 at the beginning of the year. Her coach told me today she wants to move her to L7 (she's been uptraining a lot since she already has all her L5 skills clean) but she's not strong enough yet for bars. Her plan, from what I got from her (there is a bit of a language...
  17. M

    Women Freestanding handstands - technique or training?

    I have a question that bothers me since a week now so I thought it might be a good idea to ask you guys :) Is there a certain technique for free standing handstands? DD can rarely hold a free standing handstand for some seconds, but most of the time just falls over after 1 or 2 seconds. She...
  18. K

    Women how do elites bare that much training?

    Hey! I just got my press handstand. When I got it yesterday, I was really ethusiastic and tried several times throughout training. Then my left wrist started to hurt. I think it is the "capitate" bone, so this little bump that you can even see if a person is skinny. It just hurts whenever I do...
  19. K

    Women Strength Training Tips for a dancer from gymnasts! PLEASE

    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...
  20. H

    Coaches Implementing TOPs style training

    I've been thinking about my kiddos need to improve strength and flexibility, and I was thinking about implementing some TOPs strength into our workouts. Does anyone know where I can find info (I've looked on USAGs website). I'm looking for basic lesson plans, etc

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