Parents My dd got hurt doing gymnastics....

[Bella's Mom]

it's hard to avoid the little rec kids who don't listen to instructions about where to walk or about staying with their group.

This is one of the first lessons and an oft repeated one that the littles classes get. They are required to do "Momma Duck" walking where they line up behind the coach and walk together as a group to the water fountain, next station, etc. This is taken very seriously in our gym. Some of the L3s, L4s, and a few L5s will sometimes run to the water fountain but at that point the acceptable paths to walk seem to be pretty ingrained in them and they don't pass in front of working gymnasts.

 

[fruitcake]

At least the young ones have the excuse of being young. I teach rec classes at our gym and I have problems with the team girls not looking where they are walking and walking through rec classes!