| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
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| Level 4, Level 5 question | 10/15/2008 | Rik Feeney |
Q: Our gym registered my daughter as a level 5 gymnast this year, and registered her for three meets, ...
A: I think your daughter may be able to compete as a Level 4 if she has not competed Level 5 in any ...
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| Which gym? | 10/15/2008 | Dean Dryer |
Q: I've been doing gymnastics since May and I started off at Northeast Institute of Gymnastics. After ...
A: Hannah, Let me answer your questions one at a time: 1. Yes you can transfer teams if you wish, ...
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| Grip Gripes | 10/14/2008 | Rik Feeney |
Q: My daughter (age 8,level 5) uses dowel grips. Just recently she has complained that the inside of ...
A: I have never heard of this before. It sounds as though there is an allergic reaction taking place. ...
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| Cartwheels on Beam | 10/13/2008 | Dean Dryer |
Q: I am a first year level 5 gymnast competing partly level 4, and mostly level 5. I am having a few ...
A: Grace, The problem with learning a cartwheel on beam is that the more scared you are, the more ...
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| arm injury | 10/13/2008 | Karen M. Goeller |
Q: My 11 year old daughter was preparing to compete as a level 8 gymnast beginning in January. She ...
A: Each injury is different and each child handles injuries differently. Some children do the maximum ...
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| High bar kip | 10/13/2008 | Jack Leonard |
Q: I'm a level 5 gymnasts, and one of my stumbling blocks in gymnastics is my high bar kip. I have my ...
A: I am glad to help you. Now for the kip. The best way to own a kip is to get strong. The first ...
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| Nervousness | 10/13/2008 | Mark Williams |
Q: I'm a level 5 gymnast, and I would say my best event is balance beam. At least, it's my best event ...
A: Rebecca- You have to put yourself into the meet situation more often in practice. Make the practice ...
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| Press to handstand | 10/13/2008 | Rik Feeney |
Q: I'm a British gymnast and for level comps I would love to do some sort of press to handstand (any ...
A: It sounds like you already have a good start on some of the basic drills needed for a press ...
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| elbow flexibility | 10/12/2008 | Mark Williams |
Q: I am a gymnastics coach. I have a question about a male gymnast. He is fairly good at gymnastics, ...
A: Joy- This could be genetic or an over-development of the muscles on one side of the arm. There ...
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| Mr.D.Dryer | 10/12/2008 | Dean Dryer |
Q: I apreciate you spending your time to help me with my question. I am studying Physical Education as ...
A: Lee, It's obvious that you and I come from different countries (I am from the US) so I am not ...
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| Fear of Heights | 10/12/2008 | Karen M. Goeller |
Q: My daughter has been enrolled in a gymnastics school for about 1 year now and she is was asked to ...
A: You may want to make sure your daughter is in the best gymnastics facility for her goals and ...
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| Level 6 fly away dismount | 10/12/2008 | Pam Rafe-Borges |
Q: I have been unable to get rotation on my fly away. I was successful in getting the fly away over a ...
A: First, 5'1" should be a very managable spot. That is not tall by any means. That being said... It ...
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| Gymnastics in different countries | 10/11/2008 | Rik Feeney |
Q: My daughter is 10years old and about to compete in her first meet as a level 6. Our family is then ...
A: I am sorry, but I have absolutely no idea what is available in China regarding gymnastics training. ...
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| Amount of Time in Gym - 5 1/2 year old | 10/11/2008 | Kim Ospalski |
Q: My daughter has been doing gymnastics for a year. She did the 4 year old class, then skip ...
A: A gymnast will almost always benefit from going to extra practices but I don't believe you are ...
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| level 5 questions | 10/10/2008 | Jack Leonard |
Q: My daughter is currently a level 5 gymnast at a local gym. About two weeks ago, she was cleared to ...
A: I am very glad to help you. Below are the rules for specifications. Look under II. Vault A2a and ...
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| floor music for a 10 year old | 10/10/2008 | Jason Radford |
Q: You've got a great site! I'm a mom of a 10year old who has been training on her school team for the ...
A: Yes it is the same way here as far as the compulsories and then the older levels can pick their own ...
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| Handsprings | 10/9/2008 | Jack Leonard |
Q: first of all I would like to thank you in advance for any advice that you can help me ou with (and ...
A: I am very glad to assist you. I may tell you some things that are very obvious to you…..and if I ...
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| positions in the planche and front lever | 10/8/2008 | Dean Dryer |
Q: I'm a 28 year old chiropractic student from Sweden. About 1 year ago (after i saw an still rings ...
A: Jonas, Let me go over your points 1 at a time. 1. From a gymnastics standpoint, a planche should ...
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| gOLLEGE GYMNASTICS | 10/8/2008 | Rik Feeney |
Q: I HOPING TO JOIN A COLLEGE TEAM. I HAVE NOT DECIDED ON THE COLLEGE BUT IT WILL BE IN MI. MY QUESTION ...
A: The best person to answer a question about joining a college team would be a college coach. I know ...
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| 4 year old gymnast on team | 10/8/2008 | Kim Ospalski |
Q: My daughter is 4 (as of Sept) and is progressing very fast. She has been going to a Hot Shots class ...
A: It sounds like you made a good switch! The most important thing for a gymnast is to make sure that ...
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| Getting to Olympics | 10/5/2008 | Rik Feeney |
Q: I'm tweleve, and i really want to make Olympics in Men's gymnastics, but i'm not even close! i can ...
A: Hey Nick, I truly believe that strength is the single most important "physical" element in ...
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| coaching! | 10/4/2008 | Dean Dryer |
Q: can you please tell me what an assemble and a stork is. I just started coaching. thanks, andrea
A: Andrea, Assemble' is a ballet term. It means to jump from one foot and land on 2 feet. The hurdle ...
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| beam mounts | 10/4/2008 | Jason Radford |
Q: I can't find a beam mount my teammates don't already have. I've had ideas but they turned out to be ...
A: Hey Megan! I understand what ur going thru. Sometimes in levels 7 and 8 the routines seem to all ...
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| coaching! | 10/4/2008 | Anon. |
Q: I have two gymnasts, they are both 9 years old, one i have a very hard time trying to correct her ...
A: Being very clear is important with such gymnasts. Try to clarify what their problems are. Do they ...
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| Preschool level | 10/4/2008 | Dean Dryer |
Q: i just started coaching and the one group i have is called Mini Motion and they are b/g 4-5year ...
A: Andrea, One of the things I do is run my own mobile gym business. So I do these sorts of classes ...
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| gymnastics mat | 10/4/2008 | Rik Feeney |
Q: i want to practice gymnastics at home but my carpet floor is a bit hard. whats the cheapest thing i ...
A: Hey Ethan, For safety's sake and for consistency of training, you really do need a gymnastics mat. ...
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| Parallel Bars: Old set-up | 10/3/2008 | Mark Williams |
Q: I saw your 2007 answer on making a home-made mushroom 20 years ago (thanks!), so hope you can help ...
A: Pam- Sounds like you have your work cut out for yourself. That kind of change was necessary, glad ...
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| USAG Level 2 Gymnastics | 10/3/2008 | Pam Rafe-Borges |
Q: Do you know where I can find the Level 2 Floor music? Thank you
A: usa-gymnastics.org...online store...technical materials...women's program. There is also a phone # ...
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| Cheerleading | 10/2/2008 | Chris Eilertsen |
Q: My daughter Jessie has cheered competitively for 7 years. She recently made the small senior level ...
A: Betty, This is one of the toughest things that I can remember coming up against in my gymnastics ...
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| backhandspring | 10/2/2008 | Dean Dryer |
Q: I coach 5 and 6 year olds. Have a 5 year old who is doing backhandsprings on a soft mat. 2 ...
A: Jody, Power in a bhs comes from 2 things: 1. A hard push off the floor. You can work this by doing ...
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| pike handstand | 10/2/2008 | Mark Williams |
Q: i can press up to a handstand easily from a straddle, yet i have difficulty with the press with the ...
A: Willis- You should put your hands just in front of your feet and rock your weight forward onto your ...
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| 6 yr. old | 10/1/2008 | Dean Dryer |
Q: I have a daughter that just turned 6 years old (2 weeks ago) & has been doing gymnastics at her gym ...
A: Debbie, 1. This one sounds a bit weird. In my experience, most programs work skills, strength, ...
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| Gymnastics College in USA | 10/1/2008 | Rik Feeney |
Q: I live in Mexico, I have a daughter that has been practicing gymnastics since she was 6 years old, I ...
A: My two favorite camps are both in Pennsylvania. The first is Woodward Gymnastics Camp ...
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| Back handsprings | 10/1/2008 | Rik Feeney |
Q: I'm a level 5 gymnast, and I'm having a hard time with my back handsprings. I can do a round ...
A: I would practice doing more passes of back handsprings. I used to have gymnasts do up to 30 passes ...
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| 100 pull ups | 10/1/2008 | Dean Dryer |
Q: I'm 16 years old, weigh 121 lbs & I'm 5'3 1/2. I'm going to compete as a level 8 gymnast soon, and ...
A: James, Remember we spoke about muscular endurance. 100 pull-ups definitely falls into that ...
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| front and back walkovers | 10/1/2008 | Dean Dryer |
Q: you gave me some advice a while back encouraging me to join my local gymnastics centre, and firstly ...
A: Jessica, I'm glad you're having fun with it! Core strength work will definitely help with front ...
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| An e-mail from me, because my daughter's was not answerable. | 9/30/2008 | Karen M. Goeller |
Q: Our daughter is currently training to become a level 6. She was doing her backwards walk-overs ...
A: I am so sorry to hear that your daughter is having a difficult time right now. Mental blocks / ...
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| Gymnatics Advice | 9/30/2008 | Dean Dryer |
Q: I'm twelve. I've decided that I want to go to the Olympics,for men's gymnastics, but for it doesn't ...
A: Nick, Going to the Olympics is a great dream. And you should keep right on dreaming it for as long ...
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| Gymnatics Advice | 9/30/2008 | Jack Leonard |
Q: I'm twelve. I've decided that I want to go to the Olympics, but for it doesn't look like it's ...
A: I am very glad to help you. I am glad you are so enthusiastic. First of all, remember you cannot ...
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| Elite gymns in Sacramento, CA? | 9/29/2008 | Dean Dryer |
Q: We're moving to Sacramento. Our level 4 daughter is at an elite gymn (Eastern European judges for ...
A: Katherine, If you go to the NorCal women's website: ...
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