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Click to See Products...While it often seems that coaches have an inflated sense of the effects of their training system on the physical aspects of the sport and gymnasts, there often seems to be total disregard for the effect of their negative comments … Continue reading
For a great many reasons, it may be a good idea to begin an active campaign to turn your team gymnasts into local heroes. Many gymnastics teams lose team members to high school and even Jr. High School cheerleading programs. … Continue reading
Of course the first responsibility parents have is to choose an appropriate gymnastics program for their child and provide them all the necessary equipment and clothing. And it is extremely important to make sure they get to all their practices … Continue reading
As instructors in recreational programs, we are constantly looking for new and interesting gymnastics related activities to keep our class program different every week. One of our favorite activities is a Handstand Hike. A Handstand Hike serves a number of … Continue reading
Grouping of students is one of the primary and regular points of contention in a gymnastics program. Everyone is familiar with the stereotypical pushy mother who wants her child moved up to the next higher group. Maybe not everyone knows … Continue reading
Every non-profit organization is looking for the ideal fundraiser or more likely a series of ideal fundraisers. What are the characteristics of an ideal fundraising event or program? Small Fundraisers Take as Much Time As Large Ones First, obviously that … Continue reading
Coaches have experience regarding when and where falls from the equipment are likely to occur. For the gymnast, a fall can have a negative effect on future performance and potentially lead to a mental block on the skill causing them … Continue reading
Double back somersaults have become commonplace in today’s routines and are performed on every event. The performance of these skills and certainly the learning process is no longer reserved only for the elite level experienced gymnast. In fact, it is … Continue reading
It is evident to us and to other observers of our sport that there are serious issues with the training regimens our children, our gymnasts are forced to undergo. The problems are not limited to the training programs as there … Continue reading
A rigid system of training, in so far as skill variations, leads to humorless, mechanical gymnastics routines. Over-repetition of the same skills in practice leaves no time for creative development and robs the sport of one of its most pleasing … Continue reading
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