| Coaches are very important when it comes to | | | | better with. A parent also needs to decide if they |
| finding a new gymnastics academy. Make sure | | | | think it is okay if a coach yells and curses if he |
| you know as much about the coach as possible; | | | | she is not satisfied with the gymnasts' |
| their background, accomplishments, and | | | | performance. If you get a coach that is too laid |
| knowledge. It is very important you also agree | | | | back your gymnast may walk all over them and |
| with their coaching styles. | | | | not succeed. Let me tell you, if a gymnast has a |
| Gymnastics coaches are going to be a big part of | | | | coach that has a lazy coaching style the gymnast |
| your gymnast's life. Depending on how much your | | | | will take full advantage of it; this is not a pretty |
| gymnast works out, they may be around their | | | | sight when a gymnast runs the class. |
| coaches anywhere from an hour a week to forty | | | | Each gymnast is different; some like to be |
| hours a week. For this reason you want to make | | | | spotted while others hate it. This is how coaches |
| sure they are a good role model and moral | | | | can be too. Some coaches will never touch a |
| influence for you child. You don't want you child to | | | | gymnast while others will spot them on every skill. |
| be around someone that has a bad background or | | | | I think that a coach should spot some but not all |
| history. Make sure the gymnastics academy you | | | | the time where the gymnast becomes reliant on |
| are checking out requires background checks for | | | | the coach for everything. Make sure you pick a |
| all their employees. | | | | gymnastics academy where your gymnast will |
| If you are paying good money for you child to do | | | | feel comfortable when it comes to the spotting |
| gymnastics you should expect the gymnastics | | | | style. If you gymnast needs spot to get over |
| center to provide good coaches. Think about it, | | | | their fears, don't send them to a gymnastics |
| the coaches are the main component when it | | | | center where they will never be spotted and vise |
| comes to the success of your gymnast. The | | | | versa. Again this is one of those things where the |
| coaches are the ones who teach your gymnasts | | | | best is a happy medium. A coach should spot if |
| routines and skills. There are two ways they can | | | | the gymnast feels unsafe but once the gymnast |
| teach them, the right way or the wrong way. | | | | can attempt the skill themselves the coach needs |
| Make sure they are a successful coach by looking | | | | to make them do it without spot. You do not |
| at their experience, history, credentials and | | | | want the gymnast to become reliant on the |
| accomplishments. | | | | coach for everything. They need to get |
| Make sure you like the style of coaching your | | | | confidence and attempt things by themselves |
| new coaches' use. Some are more laid back and | | | | time to time. |
| let things slide and let the gymnasts slack off. | | | | I have seen many gymnastics coaches in my life |
| Other coaches are very rigid and harsh and get all | | | | and a coach who possesses a little bit of each of |
| over the gymnasts case for every mistake. Then | | | | these coaching styles seam to get trough to the |
| there is the happy medium, these coaches are | | | | gymnast much better. A gymnastics coach has to |
| tough but not too tough were the gymnast can't | | | | remember how easily children get burnt out, so |
| have any fun at practice. You need to decided | | | | mix it up from time to time. |
| which type of coach you gymnast will work | | | | |