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  1. B

    Parents Can we talk about balancing training and school work/homework?

    As my DD's training hours increase (and as she gets older) I find myself thinking about this more. She does very well in school, but I worry about her getting enough rest. So far, we have managed to juggle everything and have her get enough sleep; however, she is still in elementary school. I...
  2. J

    Minimal training hours

    With talk about excessive training hours, I was wondering if anyone had thoughts on what the ideal number of hours per week or length of workout that an optional level gymnast should train. What is the least number of hours that a gymnast could train and still gain skills and also fit in enough...
  3. G

    Cut back her training time?

    I have an elite girl who I have pushed very hard and she has worked very hard to get where she is now. Last year she broke her wrist training and it was casted and she healed fine. Now 13 months later she complains of serious pain in her wrist. She hasn't vaulted in almost 3 weeks. A few days...
  4. Geoffrey Taucer

    An idea for training clearhips, looking for feedback

    Most of us will agree that for girls, a clearhip tends to be both extremely important and very difficult to learn. However, I do not recall finding it at all difficult when I was learning it -- I used to start my high bar routine with back uprise clearhip to handstand, and as I recall the way...
  5. L

    Just returned to training, need some tips

    Hey guys, my first post here! First off, I'm an acrobat, not a gymnast, however I do coach gym at my local YMCA for young children. I recently started training again, although I fear my technique is now very questionable... I was looking for three things really, and I would really appreciate it...
  6. Empowered

    Parents Update on Training Group Situation - Long

    Just an update on my post about the L5's and the different training groups/hours. Another parent and I who's daughters are fairly close to each other skill wise and motivation wise spoke with the team coordinator yesterday. We addressed the following things: 1. Our daughters are feeling...
  7. gymgurl

    Training - The good, the bad and the strange

    Ok well during training today i felt great! it was great :) The good I decided to go with my coaches new approach and not retaliate and it worked out great!! I went with the whole bridge kick over on beam before walkover and...........I DID IT!!! i got my bridge kick over, and my back...
  8. L

    TOPS training.....just selected

    Well, it's official...HC asked little bit to join the TOPS TRAINING team today....she's currently level 5 and 7 years old and this adds a night of practice a week...so now 5 days a week!! She's excited and a little nervous but wants to do it... Please send homework and confidence fairies our...
  9. IrenicMom

    Thoughts on prolonged TOPs training

    I would like to hear some experienced parents' thoughts on training TOPs before a child is old enough to test. Q is a 2005 birthyear. As such, the first year she'll be eligible to test TOPs is the summer of 2012. She's one of those kids who *likes* to train. She likes the strength tests...
  10. champion

    what does training hard mean?

    how can you tell a gymnast is training hard? or what does it mean to train hard ?
  11. G

    Who has matching training leos?

    Does your team have matching training leos as well as your competition ones? How commen is this? I have seen some clubs that do, and they wear them to camps and on special occaisions, or just every day. If your team, or your DD's team does, are they the same as the competition leo, but...
  12. gymgurl

    Best training session of my life.....

    well over the past few weeks :P Well last night i went to gym as usual and started working on back walkover on beam and can now do them by myself on the middle beam (most of the time as long as i remember to push off my leg to go over) i also worked on my round off flip saults and did some very...
  13. hawaii_gymnast

    What do you wear while training?

    What do you wear while you are training? At my club in the competitive and pre competitive program everyone (all girls) is required to just a leo, not shorts, not shirt, nothing over top. Just the leo by itself. What do you wear. I would like to be allowed to wear shorts, but nope not allowed...
  14. GetaGrip

    Training at home

    My parents can no longer afford for me to go to the gym I am at right now, so I am not going to be doing gymnastics until we can find a cheaper gym, so about a month. I am going for level 8 and I REALLY don't want to lose all of my skills. Does any one know how I can keep up my skills? I...
  15. S

    Is Everyone Treated Equally in Training Groups?

    My daughter is treated differently in her training group. The coach is a lot harder on her than the other girls in her group and she is the youngest. If the older girls get a new skill, she makes a big deal about it and they get a reward. When my daughter gets a new skill, the coach just expects...
  16. M

    At Home Training

    Hey guys! I am 15 years old and just starting gymnastics again after three long years of having scoliosis :( My back is fine now, however, the fear of trying new things in gymnastics has come back! As many of you know it is extremely difficult to master a skill when fear is holding you back so i...
  17. C

    Coaches return to training after broken arm.

    One of the boys I coach has just returned after breaking his arm. He broke both the Radius and the ulna bones. The break was closer to the wrist than the elbow. About a third of distance between the two. It was a clean break, and did not need to be reset. Dr gave a clearance certificate...
  18. Geoffrey Taucer

    Body type and implications in training a Tak or Jam on high bar

    4fsFtaA_dLI In watching this video, I was struck by the gymnast's ability to reach his hands out past his toes. I have a couple of gymnasts who appear to be completely flat in a closed pike stretch, but whose arms still do not extend nearly this far past the tips of their toes. Is this...
  19. S

    Optimal Age To Begin Tops Training

    If the tops program is something that is an option for a gymnast, at what age is it optimal for a gymnast to start training tops? There seems to be some debate over what age is healthiest for a gymnast. Some say 5 or younger, some say 6 or older. What are the pros and cons for each?
  20. B

    Vault & Lower Leg power training

    My level 5s are having trouble doing good vaults in competition and they are a bit hit and miss in training. The girls score highly on every other event and need to pick up vaulting for better overall results. 1. Drills/Strength to help improve leg power and run/hurdle speed. 2. When...

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