I've been taking my daughter to the same gym for the past several months and it is the best program I have found in this area (and we have tried them all). After coaching for 17 years, my standards are probably a little higher than the average gym parent. I closed my gym a few years ago due to...
I'm in Xcel Gold and I was looking at the requirements for our floor routines. Our coach told us that it would be fine to have our first tumbling pass as a robhs and the second a front hs. The requirement says "1. 1 acro connection min two flight elements." Wouldn't that mean robhsbhs or robhs...
Hello Everyone,
As the new T&T coach at our gym, I am very unfamiliar with what meets we should be attending. Wondering if anyone on here is from the Wisconsin/Illinois area and would have some insight on where I should be looking to find meets. Any help is appreciated!
THANKS!
Coach Robyn :)
front handspring, front pike, stag leap
Value? It seems it'd be easier to do a leap at the end rather than stick the front pike. Is there connection bonus for doing a leap after the pike?
Okay so I went to the physio a couple of days ago for some pain in my lower leg and it had to do with a muscle being over worked and poor alignment. She also brought up an issue i never thought i had. My quads (only on one leg) are incredibly weak. Being one of the strongest tumblers in the gym...
So I have been out of tumbling for the past 2 years due to chronic compartment syndrome and shin splints. They have healed and yes I went to the doc :D. Now when I tumble my thighs kill me! But not in an injured sort of way but in a sore muscle overuse sort of way, and the nest day i can't...
Is it beneficial for a level 9 to have a double back in her floor routine? Taking risk and reward into account.. Do the judges normally reward for having a difficult pass like a double back since it takes risk and there is a greater chance for a mistake.? Is it better to take a risk and do a...
okay so i recently gotten my back tuck for my upcoming season for level 6 (yay) but everytime i finish my roundoff-backhandspring jumping to my back tuck, its soooo low. compared to all the other gymnsts, mine is basiacally the height of a rock. thats sad :( i try jumping higher but its...