WAG So, I quit gymnastics, now my younger sister wants to join?

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So, I recently quit gymnastics because I wanted more free time. I sometimes coach at my old gym. Well, now my younger sis wants to join. But it's not that, it's that my parents are making me coach her! And I don't feel comfortable coaching her because she is really only 3, and she wants to do skills like a BHS! And they (my parents) make me help her. How do I tell them I don't feel comfortable? I just don't want to hurt her. Any help? (And I usually only coach the 8-9 year olds on bars\beam in Level 3.)
 
Tell them that she is not old enough to work on skills like a back handspring. There are a series of progressions that she would have to go through before she is ready for a back handspring.

If they REALLY are insistent that you coach her, start with stretching and basic shapes and move on to forward rolls and log rolls and other simple skills.
 

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