Gyms Working Out Together

[jsfofec]

Has anybody every had gyms come to your gym to work out together with your team? We have a couple of gyms where the coach will bring over a few of their gymnasts to workout together with our gymnasts. This usually happens during the offseason on Saturdays and more frequently during the summer.

It's really fun for the gymnasts because it gives them a chance to get to know each other and work with somebody you don't usually work with.

Then of course when they see each other at meets, they are all cheering for each other just like they were their own teammate.

One time when DD was preparing for national TOPS testing, our coach brought her to another gym to work with their TOPS kids, so that they can work on some of the skills and dance required for the national testing.

I think it's really a great opportunity to build relationships like that with other gyms in the area. NFL football teams also do that during training camp.

 

[gymgal]

Dd's gym has done this a few times. I think its really good for both the girls and Tue coaches. New training ideas. New friends. Different equipment.

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[Geoffrey Taucer]

My boys do this occasionally. Actually, I've been meaning to set up a joint workout before regionals, thanks for reminding me!

 

[marie83]

We do this, usually just before competitions we have a get together with 2 other gyms culminating in a control comp at one of the venues to see how our gymnasts might score. It's definitely really useful. We used to do a similar thing once a month without the control comp, just the get together, but with us all being super busy it only really happens 5 or so times a year now.

 

[gymmomtoo]

During the summer occasionally another gym (coach there a friend of our coach) will come. It's just been the one gym though. The girls like it.

 

[iwannacoach]

It's fun for coaches too. A great time to exchange ideas and replace some stale "boilerplate" corrections.

 

[ARKGYMMOM]

i love this idea!

 

[Deleted member D3987]

some of us do this all the time and all year!