Coach Howard explains how a focus on strength and conditioning during recovery from an ACL injury may actually accelerate a gymnast’s progress. Continue reading
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CD Business Cards for Gymnastics Gyms
CD business cards with video are an effective and cost-effective sales, marketing and fundraising tool that potential customers or donors will hold onto. Continue reading
Positive Approaches To Managing Gymnasts Strength To Weight Ratios
Learn how coaches can effectively correct poor strength-to-weight ratios in gymnasts, which can lead to injury and make many skills more difficult, without weighing gymnasts or making negative comments. Continue reading
How Long Should a Gymnastics Practice Be?
There is considerable confusion, controversy and many questions about exactly how long gymnasts hours practice and what that decision should be based on. Continue reading
Daughter Wants to Quit Gymnastics
I have little patience for gymnastics coaches who neither produce top Elite level gymnasts or run a gymnastics program that can keep gymnasts happy. Continue reading
TOPs and non TOPS
Coach Howard explains why trying to preselect TOPS gymnasts and trying to predict long term gymnastics success within a gym is a poor strategy. Continue reading
Gymnasts, Nutrition and Diets
I do not believe any 12 year old gymnast should even have the word diet in their vocabulary. Learn how to eat and learn how to eat healthy. Continue reading
16 Key Practice Areas For A Successful Gymnastics Gym
Mastery of these 16 Key Practice Areas (KPAs) are the foundation for a successful gymnastics gym. Continue reading
When the Coach Becomes the Student
Coach Howard is reminded of an important lesson in fair play and self respect by a remarkable young gymnast. Continue reading
