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Skills List for Two Year Olds
Skills List for Four Year Olds
Skills List for Five Year Olds
Vault Complex
Bars Complex
Balance Beam Complex
Floor Exercise Complex
Boys Skills List
Twisting Drills
Giants Drills
Guidelines for Infants and Toddlers
Risk Management Audits
Safety Concerns for Gymnastics Teachers
Employer Risk Management
Ergonomics for Gymnastics Coaches
Advantages of Professional Membership and Networking
Benefits of Gymnastics
Branding your Gym
Conflict Resolution Steps
Dealing with the Media
Dealing with the Media in a Crisis
The Coaches Role in Developing Assets in Youth
Effective Leadership Checklist
Giving Feedback Checklist
Guide to Facilitating Focus Group Meetings
Improving Operations Checklist
Mentorship in Gymnastics Organizations
Organizational Leadership
Parental Involvement
Policies and Procedures that WORK
Positive Coaching a Competitive Athlete
Rewarding your Staff
SportParent Handout
Tantrums
The Role of Gymnastics Parents
What We Really Do
Gymnastic Discussions
Gymnastics Discussion 1
Gymnastics Discussion 2
Gymnastics Discussion 3
Gymnastics Discussion 4
TIPS FOR GYMNASTIC PARENTS
Tips For Gymnastics Parents 1
Tips For Gymnastics Parents 2
Tips For Gymnastics Parents 3
Tips For Gymnastics Parents 4
Bonus Tip For Gymnastics Parents
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Skills List for Two Year Olds
Skills List for Four Year Olds
Skills List for Five Year Olds
Vault Complex
Bars Complex
Balance Beam Complex
Floor Exercise Complex
Boys Skills List
Twisting Drills
Giants Drills
Guidelines for Infants and Toddlers
Risk Management Audits
Safety Concerns for Gymnastics Teachers
Employer Risk Management
Ergonomics for Gymnastics Coaches
Advantages of Professional Membership and Networking
Benefits of Gymnastics
Branding your Gym
Conflict Resolution Steps
Dealing with the Media
Dealing with the Media in a Crisis
The Coaches Role in Developing Assets in Youth
Effective Leadership Checklist
Giving Feedback Checklist
Guide to Facilitating Focus Group Meetings
Improving Operations Checklist
Mentorship in Gymnastics Organizations
Organizational Leadership
Parental Involvement
Policies and Procedures that WORK
Positive Coaching a Competitive Athlete
Rewarding your Staff
SportParent Handout
Tantrums
The Role of Gymnastics Parents
What We Really Do
Gymnastic Discussions
Gymnastics Discussion 1
Gymnastics Discussion 2
Gymnastics Discussion 3
Gymnastics Discussion 4
TIPS FOR GYMNASTIC PARENTS
Tips For Gymnastics Parents 1
Tips For Gymnastics Parents 2
Tips For Gymnastics Parents 3
Tips For Gymnastics Parents 4
Bonus Tip For Gymnastics Parents
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"They Might Be Giants" is a FUNdamental progression system that coaches can use to
teach giant swings in their recreational classes. Almost all of the drills are appropriate for
and could be performed by 6-year-old beginning gymnasts up through adults. This is a
comprehensive list of drills to be performed at various stations: high bar, low bar, single bar,
floor bar, and TumblTrak / trampoline. This system has proven very effective but is by no
means the "end-all" list of possible progressions. If you have any other drills that you have
used that have worked well, please contact me and I can add your suggestion to this list.
High Bar
1. Long hang
2. Long arch position
3. Long hollow/scoop position
4. Whip-Tap
5. Whip-Tap swings
6. Whip-Tap with DynaBand (for conditioning)
Floor Bar
1. Kick or jump to handstand to belly flop on crash mat
2. Back extension roll down incline mat over floor bar
3. Back extension roll down incline mat over floor bar to belly flop on crash mat
4. Lever up
5. Lever up to handstand on floor bar to belly flop on crash mat
Low Bar
1. Cast to horizontal away from bar
2. Bent knee swings
3. Bent knee swing pullover
4. Straddle sole circles (3x)
5. Whip-Tap swings (3x) to long hang pullover
6. Cast (to horizontal or higher) to long hang pullover (Baby Giant)
7. Low Bar Baby Giant to immediate back hip circle
8. Low Bar Baby Giant to immediate back hip circles (2x)
9. Low Bar Baby Giant to immediate clear hip circle
10. Low Bar Baby Giant to immediate clear hip circles (2x)
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