Where is the Strength Training Equipment in Your Gym?

Most gyms answer to the question, “Where is your strength training equipment?” is woefully inadequate in light of the importance of gymnastics strength. Continue reading

Sports Hydration – A Young Athletes Guide

Sports hydration is a critical safety and performance issue for all athletes and particularly for young gymnasts. Continue reading

Gymnastics Flexibility Training – Is Four Too Young?

Preschool gymnast’s parents should be aware that early childhood development applies equally to gymnastics flexibility training as education and learning. Continue reading

Preschool Progress and Moving Up

Actual gymnastics skills for preschool age gymnasts is not the real point or goal and actually quite rare, but there are numerous benefits to participation. Continue reading

Not Moving Up to Level 5?

It is frustrating to us and to many gymnastics parents when their gymnasts stay in the exact same Compulsory level as the year before and want to know why. Continue reading

Coach with Attitude or the Right Stuff

Gymnastics coaches have incredible influence on young gymnasts. Gymnasts deserve coaches with the right stuff. Continue reading

Young Accelerated Group Training

Info for training young, talented gymnasts (and aren’t they all) for future team participation with an eye to eventually have them compete at a high level. Continue reading

Gymnastics Fear – Scared On Bars

Gymnastics fear is common. 6% – 8% of gymnasts at any meet may be experiencing fear. Coach Howard shares a wealth of knowledge on working through it. Continue reading

A Successful Gymnastics Non-Profit Organization

A well run gymnastics non-profit organization can provide gymnasts with valuable life experiences or contribute to the destruction of a gym if done run. Continue reading

What is Your Real Problem with the Coaching?

Coach Howard tries to find a parent’s real problem at a gym where gymnasts are separated into TOPs and non-TOPs training. Continue reading