If you're a gymnast (or a parent of a gymnast), we are sure you've wondered what you could to on your bars routine that will stand out with the judges to improve your score. Take these tips from the youngest judge in North Carolina, at age 16...me! Judges evaluate your bar routine to make sure…
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At the end of the season, when your gymnast is going to her biggest gymnastics meets of the year, you might be looking for gymnastics good luck gift ideas. We've put together some good luck meet gifts for your gymnast and/or her teammates. We also made some gymnastics good luck cards that you can print…
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So you have a routine with all the requirements for your gymnastics level. And now you want to perfect that routine. Maybe you have competed at a meet and didn't get the score you wanted to, or maybe you just want to improve your score. There are many different aspects of a gymnastics routine, therefore…
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Are you a gymnast who’s getting ready to compete for the first time but you’re really nervous? Do you feel like no matter how many times you compete you do less than your best because of your nerves? Do you wonder how you’ll ever be able to settle your nerves in competition? One of the…
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Let's see if you can do this 2 minute timed gymnastics workout! You can do this everyday to start your day or before you go to bed each night. It's simple and quick! Here's what you're going to need: yoga ball light weights (if you don't have these, you can use a water bottle or…
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Do you want to better understand gymnastics scoring? Are you wondering how gymnastics judges decide on the score for each gymnastics routine? In this article, we'll detail the process gymnastics judges go through when coming up with a score. In this article we'll specifically be talking about judging USA Gymnastics's Junior Olympic program, the gymnastics levels 1-10, along…
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This time of year it’s common to hear the buzz word “self-love” floating around. February is basically synonymous with self-love, self-care, and any other word that describes forms of love either directed inward towards yourself or outward towards others. But the truth is, despite the hype this time of year, self-love is an important skill…
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Have you ever really gone deep into the goals that you'd like to accomplish for the year? We thought it'd be a good idea to take a deep dive to start your 2024 off right. Sometimes it's important to take a minute to figure out your big WHY - why are you in the sport…
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You spend a ton of time working on improving your gymnastics skills and perfecting your routine with the goal of getting a good score at your meet. Then you go to your meet, judges score your routine, and it can sometimes seem like they take off for everything. They take deductions for skills that aren't…
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So it's time to upgrade from single skills to a series on beam. What is a series? There are multiple kinds, however we are discussing an acro series. An acro series is two or more connected acro skills. This may seem overwhelming at first, but we are here to help you. We're going to break…
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