Category: From The Forums

Early Sport Specialization and Overuse Injuries In Gymnastics

March 6, 2025January 25, 2023 by JBS

I’m not sure if most people know… but USA Gymnastics has some great webinars that are available to the general public. The above is the recording of a webinar that went over early sports specialization and overuse injuries by Dr Emily Sweeney. Webinar Recording PDF Document Dr. Sweeney also provided a great PDF document to …

Young Gymnast – TOPS Elite Track

March 6, 2025July 24, 2022 by JBS

At what point/age/level would you expect there to be some sort of concrete plan or timeline for her to succeed or even qualify to TOPS, HOPES, Elite?

Perfect 10’s In College Gymnastics

March 6, 2025January 30, 2022 by JBS

Many say that college gymnastics scoring is out of control… scores are just too high. I don’t agree. When the scoring is high and close… it’s more exciting for the average person to watch. This discussion is all about perfect 10’s in college gymnastics. A place to list videos of them all… but also a …

Welcome To The Club Nya Reed!

March 6, 2025January 17, 2022 by JBS

Less than 24 hours later… her wish came true… If you aren’t watching college gymnastics… now is the time to start!

The future of elite gymnastics

March 6, 2025November 26, 2021 by JBS

One of the very interesting conversations from the forums recently has been about the future of elite gymnastics. Many of the contenders for National Team spots have dropped back to Level 10 to focus on college. What will the future bring? FlippinLilysMom started the conversation with the following… Just curious what other peoples thoughts are …

Suni Lee AA GOLD!

March 6, 2025July 30, 2021 by JBS

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Congratulations Suni!

The “Suni Lee Appreciation Thread” is connected to the comments… so go ahead and post away all the great stuff you can find on Suni!

Biles is out… Carey is in

March 6, 2025July 28, 2021 by JBS

Pressure and stress in the world of upper level athletics is very real.

We have a great discussion going on in the forums right now about upper level athlete stress and the pressures of media and social media.

The “Skill Bucket” Theory… did Simone fill hers?

March 6, 2025July 28, 2021 by JBS

First off… I wanted to say how awesome Simone Biles is and how great is was that she had the courage to do what she did. I just want to throw this out there and see what everyone thinks of this theory. We use this theory aggressively with our team. The former head coach at …

GOLDEN: The Journey of USA’s Elite Gymnasts

March 6, 2025June 26, 2021 by JBS

PREMIERING TONIGHT RIGHT AFTER TRIALS! Golden: The Journey of USA’s Elite Gymnasts, will premiere June 27th. The docuseries follows Laurie Hernandez, Morgan Hurd, Sunisa Lee, Konnor McClain, and MyKayla Skinner as they compete for a spot at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. Watch on Peacock! Am I signing up for Peacock Premium for this… you bet I am! Let us know …

Simone Biles Lands Her Yurchenko Double Pike!

March 6, 2025May 23, 2021 by JBS

Simone Biles became the first woman ever to land a Yurchenko double pike in competition. She performed the vault yesterday at the GK US Classic in Indianapolis. Scroll down to the bottom and join the rest of the community talking about this great experience! Not much else to say about it so here is the …