training

How do your gyms do summer training groups? Being new to the sport, I have general questions as to how different gyms do things for summer training. Do gymnasts have to have the next level skills to move up to the next level summer training group? Do gymnasts have to have all of the next level...

Okay - so our current gym is now doing 2 days of "basics" training and 3 days of skill training. Is this normal? When I asked my DD what exactly was "basics" she said - "like cartwheel". I am so confused.

A comment on a different thread had me wondering which is better, training groups by skill or level? Dd's gym used to be very strict about group levels and numbers. You trained with your level and only 8 gymnasts per group period the end. Now the HC seems to be trying a different approach...

This is our second season of tops training. At 10 she is in the gym 20 hours a week and TOPS 3 days a week for an extra hour those days after practice. She is a level 6. That being said, she would fail miserably at testing. I really feel our TOPS program hasn't been able to get our girls to...

So, i am Reading a lot of threads about summer training. However, my gym closes during the entire summer break (6 weeks long in the netherlands). I am planning on doing conditioning during those weeks, but i don't really know how many and if i should work skills. Is it better to give my body a...

It seems our gym takes FOREVER to start training (regularly) on new skills. DD has done level 9 for the last two years, made it to Regionals both times but not Easterns.... She is not a fan of level 9 (lol) and is ready to push past this and feels the gym isn't aggressive enough..... Just...

I've noticed so many posts where parents mention that they and their kids love the end of the comp season when uptraining begins and the kids learn new skills. BUT, I have never had the pleasure of this. I was inspired by another post to give a shout out to any parents whose kids are the exact...

I'm just curious as to thoughts on breaking up training for higher level, homeschooled/modified regular schooled athletes? At what level might it begin to be beneficial? Or what age would work? What would an "ideal" schedule look like? What has been suggested is 7-11, am, an hour of warm ups...

Hello all! I'm new here, but have been reading many posts and learning lots about the sport! My daughter has taken to gymnastics and keeps asking to do more, more and more gymnastics! She is in a level 2 equivalent training right now but wants more. The next step at her gym is level 3...

my daughter has just started Year 7. She is currently in level 5 and they train 17hrs a week. We are trying to work out juggling homework assignments etc. she doesn't want to quit gym she loves it but is worried on how she will juggle it all. Any tips please?

Hi All, My daughter got moved up from preteam level 2, to training level 3. We moved to region 1. The new hours are 6. Which I think is perfect. In just 2 months when they start learning level 3 routine, it moves to 9 hours a week. Personally, I think this is too much. She will just be turning...

Hi ! We are considering a move to Tokyo, Japan and are having a hard time finding gyms there for my daughter to train at . We are American so we would prefer English speaking. She is currently Level 8 and trains 22 hours a week. Thanks for your help!!

So just curious as to how many hours elite level gymnasts (jr and senior elite, Developmental Team athletes, etc) are training per week

Can anyone help me with what to expect with young ones (6yo) training at WAIS? Her coach told me after I picked her up from training last night that she has had an email from them about my DD going for a tryout and I have no idea what questions I should be asking besides training hours and cost...

I am curious, how much does it cost to train 25 to 30 hours a week in a club known for building skilled gymnasts. Like hopes and then further if the gymnast as the passion and what it takes to push herself in this sport. Seems hard to find real pointers on what to expect. Usa and Canads. Thanks

It's fun to see the list of who is at the Ranch for training camp (just kicked off a couple of days ago). Valeri is of course leading the camp, and we have the new Code of Points coming into play in 2017. ATTENDEES: Shania Adams, Buckeye Sloane Blakely, WOGA Jordan Chiles, Naydenov Christina...

Saw this thread in the Parents forum and I wanted to bring it over here for general discussion. What kind of training, personnel development, or certification is required for coaches at your gym? What is offered? Is it too much, too little, or right? Related - what kind of gymnastics/acro...

I can't post in the Coaches forum but after reading various posts on coaching issues here, and having our own experiences with different coaches, it made me wonder if gymnastics coaches on all levels are required to do professional development training? Any compliance and ethics training as part...

Well what a year. As you know Alex had two tesrs in her knee that took forever to heal. She finally got the all clear in June and then she broke her thumb doing a balance check on beam. Out another 8 weeks. So she got back from summer vacation mid-end of July and it's been great. I...

Hello! I have a couple of questions relating to how gymnastics is taught at the earliest levels. Here they are up front, but the backstory follows... My questions: 1) At what age does gymnastics start being taught in a formal way? In other words, when does it stop being “play” and turn...