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More Pirouetting Set-Ups

Hi All, One of the biggest issues I hear coming from coaches is that they don’t have the equipment to set-up a specific drill, or they don’t have those things in that specific part of the gym that...

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Developing Straight Bodies In Young Gymnasts

Hi All, I just back from a great clinic in Maine last night, and a lot of what we talked about was how to develop shapes. The biggest one we talked about was how to get gymnasts to find STRAIGHT. So...

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Stations/Circuits on Bars

Hi All, I hope you’re enjoying the new blog layout. I know things look a little different, but doesn’t it just feel so much cleaner? The front page looks quite a bit different than you may be used to...

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Spotting Block – Bars Side Stations

Hi All, I hope you are all having a fantastic week and taking a well deserved break for Thanksgiving. It’s easy to get caught-up in the day-to-day gym stuff and forget how lucky we are to be doing what...

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Teaching glides with JAOVideos

Hi All, I wanted to share JAOVideos newest video on teaching glides to six year olds. I see a lot of coaches get caught up in kips, kips, and more kips, and they sacrifice a good glide as a result. If...

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Drill for low strap bars

Hi All, I know a lot of you are heading into season, doing lots of routine and skill work etc. But don’t forget to give your gymnasts a break (even if it’s just one station in the rotation) – where...

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A few quick shaping ideas

Hi All, Sorry I’ve been away for a minute, it’s been a bit of a crazy week. Today I wanted to share a couple quick shaping drills that are incredibly easy to work into your workouts. I know they seem...

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Pull Down for Kips

Hi All, It’s a new year, I know a lot of us have new goals, and resolutions that we want to keep to. But really, some things never change, and one of those things is that kips will always be a...

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Beginning Giant Drills (focusing on shapes)

Hi All, Today I wanted to share a couple great videos that Gymnastx-ing shared from a Tom Forster and Neil Resnick clinic. These videos focus on beginning drills for giants that ensure that gymnasts...

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Bars Side Stations for Shaping

Hi All, Today I wanted to share a few more bars side station drills. The more you have in your arsenal – the better. That being said, when setting up drills I would pick a few (maybe up to 5) to REALLY...

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Glides

Today I’ve compiled some great videos that will help our gymnasts develop a beautiful glide like the one in this video.   It is amazing what a nice glide can do for a bar routine. I tell my gymnasts,...

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Casting Drills

Whether is a horizontal cast, a kip cast connection, or a cast to handstand, the drills in this post should help you out! We spent some time compiling all the best casting drills we could find and put...

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More ways to work bars on floor

I wanted to do a quick post today of one of the best ways to work handstands, pirouettes and other bar skills on the floor. I hear lots of coaches who say “that’s not handstand” or “that’s not locked...

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