101 Gymnasts’ Excuses

Face it. You and your teammates in the gym need excuses from time to time. Never be without an appropriate excuse, for either practice or a meet. Continue reading

Holding Legs Up on Kips on Bars

Trying to keep their legs up and avoiding a fall deduction out of bar skills that come from a handstand and go into a glide kip is a common problem that beginning and intermediate optional gymnasts face. Continue reading

General Gymnastics Gym Supervision

Gym staff take gym supervision very seriously, but they are often focused on one gymnast. Learn how to handle general gymnastics gym supervision. Continue reading

Gymnast’s Difficulty, Execution, Scoring and Injury

Lots of people in the gymnastics community debate difficulty, execution, scoring and injury of high profile International Elite gymnasts- One perspective. Continue reading

Dominant Skill Side in Competition

Information about dominant side skill selection in gymnastics, especially in the USA Gymnastics Compulsory floor and beam routines. Continue reading

What Do I Do If I Fall Off Bars at a Meet?

Learn exactly what the rules are and what you should do if you fall off the uneven bars at a meet. Continue reading

Improving the Coach Gymnast Relationship

The interaction between a coach and an upper level gymnast should be a one to one relationship. Gymnasts have, at the higher level, enough experience in the sport that they can provide important feedback that makes it easier for the coach to do their job. Continue reading

A Crowd Too Loud – Risks, Consequences and Etiquette

Have you ever been to a meet where the crowd was so loud that gymnasts were injured? The Coach talks about what to do when the spectators get out of hand. Continue reading

Gymnastics Summer Camp Directory

This article lists all the top elite gymnastics summer camps, commercial gymnastics summer camps, and college gymnastics summer camps in the country. Continue reading

More Info on Gymnastics Liability and Gymnast Insurance

Gymnastics liabiltity and gymnast accident insurance is not the favorite topic of most gym owners and with good cause. It is something we hope we never need, but it is something for which we need to be completely prepared. Continue reading