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 →

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 →

Fixing a Flyaway Full Bar Dismount

Flyaway fulls are not a really common bar dismount, perhaps because knee injuries from them seems too big a risk for the value of the vault and double and triple twisting flyaways are even less common, but there is how to fix the problems. 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 →