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It depends on how intense her stretching sessions are. It's just like working out. Is it bad to work out every day? No. But if you're wiring out see maximum intensity every day, yes.

Yes, taking a day off in between intense stretching sessions is a good idea. Perhaps you should alternate between static stretching days and active stretching/strengthening days.

I think those coaches should reevaluate their career choice.

No grab tucks. This will teach you to rotate with your hips, and lift with your shoulders and core. From there, start opening your body shape from tuck, to pike, then the straight body layout.

In my experience, when people have issues with standing tumbling, the issue is not with the end trick; the issue is the handsprings leading into it. Without powerful handsprings, in proper form, that speed up, riding a layout up will be next to impossible. If you are not blocking though your...

Cartwheel - CW back Walk Over - BWO Front walk over -FWO Back Ex. Roll - BXR Roundoff- RO Back Handspring - BHS FWO - CW - BWO - bhs - step out+turn - ro - bhs RO - BXR + step out - BWO - BHS

I sure am! Weeks 9, 10, 11, and 12! I can't wait!

Ankles are really prone to sprains, particularly inversion sprains. A sprain is when the ligaments that attach your bones together are stretched and or torn. The thing about ligaments is that unlike muscle and bones, ligaments do not have a very good blood supply, and therefore do not have the...

Go to Camp Woodward as a visiting coach. They have spotting clinics for coaches who want to learn multiple times each week. Throughout my entire coaching career, Woodward is the only place i've been to that have as high of quality, hands on, spotting and coaching clinics.

Flexibility is only one half of the equation. As well as stretching, you need to work the strength of your legs to that you can bring your leg up and in front you into your heel stretch. Doing kicks with ankle weights or resistance bands are a great way to strengthen your legs and get an...

A BWO and BHS are two VERY different skills. A BWO is a weight transfer skill, BHS is a power skill. In all honestly, I would say practicing the way you mentioned above would only cause you to learn more bad habits and make throwing your BHS that much harder in the future. It's posts like...

Taping and bracing is a temporary solution, much like a bandaid. I would seek the advice of a physical therapist or athletic trainer to help your CP strengthen her ankle, and fix the pain at the root of its cause.

True, it's not THAT simple. But she isn't wrong either. Though, please note that the legs come together at the middle of the skill, and are not together through the beginning of the skill. I'll briefly try to explain a round-off for you. Then I'll give you a few tricks or drills to help master...

And even more to add! Poor shoulder flexibility generally comes from a combination of overly tight pectoral muscles, and weak back muscles. These two things come as a result of poor posture, and the forward leaning/reaching positions our society is almost always in (sitting at desks, typing...

Agreed, but I have something to add. If you have poor shoulder flexibility, pushing up to a bridge will put most of the stress on your lower back, make it so your shoulders wont get much of a stretch. To fix this, you need to elevate the hips. Do a bridge with your feet on a panel mat. This...

Here are a bunch more exercises. This is a list I started building for myself and a few other coaches a few weeks back, so the phrasing is sometimes abbreviated, or in shorthand. Just ask if you need anything clarified. If anyone else can think of more, feel free to comment. I would love to add...

Okay just needed to be sure before giving you any real suggestions. Wouldn't want to tell you to do a stretch or strengthening exercise when it turns out it was fracture all along and made things worse. That would just be no good for anyone. When it comes to injuries, always, always, always...

Haha you think it's hard to get warmed up to tumble now? Talk to me in 10 years! Haha But in all seriousness, the kind of warmup your looking is called a dynamic warmup. A dynamic warmup consists of more sport specific exercises that better prepares your joints for the movements you will do...

If she was my athlete, I would stop pushing the double for a few weeks and go back and fix the set of her full. If she sets properly, a double will be way easier to complete... and safer. Fixing the standing fulls are a little less black and white. Unlike most other skills, there is still a...

When your feeling like your having an off day, take some extra time in your warm-up. Making sure your fully warmed up will loosen up stiff and sore muscles, wake up your nervous system so you don't make silly errors, and will make you feel a lot better in the process =)