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I'm sorry that your gym is not allowing shorts. There is no rule that they have to allow them. Maybe you could discuss it with the head coach/gym owner so that they will change the dress code.The coach saw gymnasts wearing them and asked for us to take them off since it’s not part of dress code
What does shorts vs a leo have to do with a mental/confidence issue?many want the girls always wearing just leos so there is no mental/confidence issues during competitions.
It is part of the code for competition that it is now allowed (used to incur a deduction). However, each gym decides what rules they have for their own gymnasts and many want the girls always wearing just leos so there is no mental/confidence issues during competitions.
I think that the mental/confidence issue that could possibly arise is when the girls are allowed to wear shorts at practice but not at meets.What does shorts vs a leo have to do with a mental/confidence issue?
And if it did have something to do with it I would expect the shorts to boost confidence, not the other way around.
I think that the mental/confidence issue that could possibly arise is when the girls are allowed to wear shorts at practice but not at meets.
I never said this was MY thinking. It is however, the thinking of many coaches out there and is regularly used as a reason for not allowing shorts at practice.What does shorts vs a leo have to do with a mental/confidence issue?
And if it did have something to do with it I would expect the shorts to boost confidence, not the other way around.
How many coaches have you heard express this?. It is however, the thinking of many coaches out there and is regularly used as a reason for not allowing shorts at practice.
Hmmm how many gymmies have expressed this to you?However, I have witnessed this in action where girls feel less confident at meets when they regularly wear shorts in practice. They comment that they hate feeling exposed etc. Just because you have not experienced it in your gym doesn't mean it doesn't exist. Regardless, I still do not think that is a good reason for forbidding them in practice.
Shorts or pants can and should be used for warm-up since they help you, well, warm up your muscles, but after warm-up, shorts should be removed to allow for maximum degree of motion, less weight and less air drag, also helps to keep the gymnast from overheating (in extreme cases), this is also why swimmers, ballet dancers, and other people engaged in heavy physical activity wear similar attire, swimmers wear leotard style form-fitting one-piece swimsuits to decrease drag, and ballet dancers wear leotards both to provide unrestricted movement and to accentuate the line.I'm sorry that your gym is not allowing shorts. There is no rule that they have to allow them. Maybe you could discuss it with the head coach/gym owner so that they will change the dress code.