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    Women Grips Question for L7/Training 8

    My 11 year old is currently a L7 but may move to L8 mid-season. The reason for "maybe" moving up is bars! She is scoring great on all other events and has her skills for 8 solid. Here's the issue. She doesn't use grips. She is TINY. Much smaller than the average 11 year old. (She's 4'4"...
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    Women Is this the norm for training in the TOPs, Hopes & Elite Community???

    I am really hoping that I'm not overreacting. But I'm hoping some coaches who train girls going this route or parents who's kids go this route can shed some light on this. After several trials, my dd has finally settled HOPEFULLY at her new gym home. She'd expressed the desire to go the elite...
  3. Orangesoda

    Women Average age to begin TOPS training

    Is there an ideal age to start kids training for TOPS? How about an average age?
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    Women Sequential Training Questions

    I haven’t heard of the term “sequential training” before, but I just saw it referenced in another post. Please forgive my ignorance... So how do you know if your gym is doing that? If a parent is observing a gym practice session, what would that look like in a four-hour practice? If a gym...
  5. onelittledream

    Off Topic Weight Training

    DD is not at the level ( I think) where formal weight training is needed to improve perfomance. They do use wrist,ankle, tie on weights (very small ones for her) during some conditioning. But I did hear today, while picking up from open gym, some other mothers talking about going to the weight...
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    Women Training time for L7?

    Would you say that a decent gymnast, with a year's training time, should be able to go 5-7? Our gym is still talking about the girls doing L6 in 2016! She spent a season each at old & new 4 and this year L5. 36-37's old and new 4, ~35.5's at new 5. Has a BHS on beam, working BWO/BHS now...
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    New Grades and Training Hours.

    It seems like dd's group will be doing the new grades next year, she will either do 6 or 5, the coach has told the girls a little about it and the have begun work on the range and conditioning side of things. How many hours on average are needed to train for these grades? My dd's group...
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    Women Training in another gym

    Just curious if it is common/possible for a gymnast from the uk to visit and train in a us gym while on holiday? I'm not looking at her learning anything just the experience of being with different coaches and girls different methods. Are u.s gyms open to this?
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    Empire Gymnastics Training Center looking for Rec & Compulsory Coach

    Empire Gymnastics Training Center located in Lexington, South Carolina is looking for enthusiastic coaches to work with our Recreational Gymnastics and Competitive Gymnastics Teams . The job requirements include experience in gymnastics with prior experience in coaching children 5 – 14 years...
  10. Orangesoda

    Women Gym has two JO comp training paths?

    So I was talking with the team supervisor at our gym today about potential paths for my gymnast (5yrs old as of yesterday in developmental program aka pre-preteam). We're considering dropping from two down to one hour of gym a week. Anyways she says after one more preteam level, the...
  11. cbifoja

    Parents Region 5 training camps

    Is anyone from CB attending Hot Shots camp in October?
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    Women Training Up?

    Is it common for coaches to want their gymnasts to train up a level before competing? DD is competing 7 this year, but HC wants her training 8 first. I'm guessing (though it hasn't been said) that if she's not training 8 on all 4 events before season starts, she'll compete 6? I think she's...
  13. All Chalked Up

    Women How to retain skills when not training?

    I've FINALLY switched to a fantastic gym! It's a great facility and the coaches are incredible. Downside is that it is an hour and a half away. Because of the distance, I'm only able to train 4 weeks this summer, with some random days thrown in when I can carpool. I've already trained 2 weeks...
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    Women Elite Training

    Why train Elite over JO? My daughter recently started training with the elite group at her gym. She has solid L9 skills and many L10 skills. She has had great success in her gymnastics career (38+, top 3 AA/event). Her coaches are very capable and have had success with their previous elites...
  15. coach1234

    Women Beach training?

    Any of you that live close to a beach do beach training (conditioning)? We are thinking of starting it! Good idea/bad idea? Girls will have to run up sand dunes etc, more fun and harder Then if they really work hard we might let them have a dip in the sea at the end ;)
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    Parents First Year of Summer Training

    This year will be my youngest dd's first year of training during the day time in the summer, her hours will increase but days will stay the same for no extra charge, she will be doing 10am to 3pm twice a week most of the time except one training session will be in the evening as usual and one...
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    Women Training TOPs/Hopes/PreElite and JO

    My daughter is very interested in training the elite route and doesn't really care about JO. Right now she is training both, and it is hard for me to understand the benefit of training both at the same time. She will be competing in the spring and learning JO routines. Would it be beneficial...
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    Women strength training for L8

    Hello dear community! Just for info - this is the account of my cousin :) I have been a gymnast myself for a little more than 7 years. I started at age 8 and quit when I was 16. I did an exchange year and then everything was really busy with school, and boys... At the time I quit, I was a...
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    Women Training hours for Level 7

    I am no a gymnast myself, although I was involved several years as a kid and my little sister is doing it. Just out of curiosity (I am studying sports science and recently started being really interested in gymnastics!) I have a question. There is a gymnast with these routines, not aiming for...
  20. tegan_tegan

    Training with injurys

    4 months ago a fractured my foot and well it hadn't made any change and I am not able to do much at the training sessions and usually end up sitting around doing nothing.i have nothing to do at the sessions and my coach said to think of some things to do What I am doing at the moment: Side sault...

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