Support Your Gymnastics Gym

The more you contribute to your gymnast’s gym the better the gym is for your gymnast. We have a particular point of view about gymnastics gyms. This article is written from the point of view of gymnastics coaches, gym owners … Continue reading

Winning Open Warm-ups for Gymnasts and Gymnastics Coaches

One of the signs of a very well coached team is an effective, well-planned and executed team warm-up. With individual gymnastics performances only taking a few minutes total, warm-ups are a big part of the physical activity that takes place … Continue reading

Deciding Which Gymnastics Meets to Attend

Coaches should be the ones to decide which meets for their gymnasts to attend on the basis of their progress and development. Factors in the decision should include skill and routine preparation and readiness, physical and psychological readiness, opportunities for … Continue reading

What Gymnast’s Parents Expect

Parents are affected, in their decision to stay or leave and choice of programs by a number of other factors. The primary factor is the interactions with the personnel of the gym. Parents rightfully expect professional, courteous treatment and fair … Continue reading

What Gymnastics Means to Gymnast’s Academics

Gymnastics is a rapidly growing sport at the club level. It is estimated that there are over 3 million children participating in gymnastics in this country. USA Gymnastics, the Olympic governing body for the sport of gymnastics, has seen a … Continue reading

What Are We Trying to Do as Gymnastics Coaches?

Let’s take a look first at what our long-term job as a coach is and what our goals are. We are primarily talking about programs whose main goal is to provide every gymnast with the opportunity to fully reach their … Continue reading

Welcome to Coaches and Owners

This web site is a forum for information about coaching, participating in the sport of gymnastics, information for parents and gym management information for gym owners. We have a lot of information, research, systems, and progressions, etc. to impart to … Continue reading

Wall Lists of Gymnast’s Awards

A couple of new ideas. Hopefully, you are already putting up the names and dates and events of all your gymnast’s who score nines on the wall. We call it the 9.0 Club and we record every 9.0 + that … Continue reading

Vestibular Development for Preschool and Older Gymnasts

Vestibular Development is a physical activity program that increasingly acclimates a child through and to a series of dizzying activities, which stress the brain. The goal and purpose of these exercises is to adapt to salto and twisting skills and … Continue reading

Tumbling Training

There are relatively few gymnastics programs in the United States that compete in tumbling competitions also. Only Three Passes Tumbling competitions consist of just three tumbling passes on a long expanse of a power rod tumbling floor which allows a … Continue reading