Follow along with the video below to see how to install our site as a web app on your home screen.
Note: this_feature_currently_requires_accessing_site_using_safari
If there are a ton more injuries are we as coaches to blame?
Who else would be to blame? It's a combination of coaches/gym owners trying to keep up, and athletes and their parents feeling like they need to be catered to, and threatening to go "to the gym down the street" if they aren't placed on whatever level- but usually level 5. I really prefer the method gymnastics uses which is to be a master of the level before it is competed. Too often on this board I read "she started working tucks, and is on level 3" or "This is her second year and is on level 4". In many cases progression is being thrown out the window in favor of being perceived as successful.
Who else would be to blame? It's a combination of coaches/gym owners trying to keep up, and athletes and their parents feeling like they need to be catered to, and threatening to go "to the gym down the street" if they aren't placed on whatever level- but usually level 5. I really prefer the method gymnastics uses which is to be a master of the level before it is competed. Too often on this board I read "she started working tucks, and is on level 3" or "This is her second year and is on level 4". In many cases progression is being thrown out the window in favor of being perceived as successful.
It takes time to fix the rule. It is more so than ever becoming prevalent that people progress too quickly. This will allow them to think of a well structured regiment to remedy this.So, as an antithesis to all our outrage, how do we fix it without restricting the rules?
More required certifications and classes for coaches to take to make sure they're teaching proper technique. Putting extreme emphasis on using progressions. Maybe gyms that are having a high number of injuries need to be 'evaluated'. I can't stand when gyms will just hire anyone who can tumble and tell them to teach the kids. Higher technique deductions would help too, that way coaches would be forced to teach proper technique.So, as an antithesis to all our outrage, how do we fix it without restricting the rules?
So, as an antithesis to all our outrage, how do we fix it without restricting the rules?
you're right and thats the root of the problem. Restricting skills is a way to limit injuries now while other measures can be put into effect to really eliminate the problem.More required certifications and classes for coaches to take to make sure they're teaching proper technique. Putting extreme emphasis on using progressions. Maybe gyms that are having a high number of injuries need to be 'evaluated'. I can't stand when gyms will just hire anyone who can tumble and tell them to teach the kids. Higher technique deductions would help too, that way coaches would be forced to teach proper technique.
If there are a ton more injuries are we as coaches to blame?
I think I have a mom crush on you! Very well said.We need to fix ourselves and our expectations for our CHILDREN.
Honestly, I think that USASF should restrict the rules at least for a couple years while they figure out how to get to the root cause of the problems. I do believe coaches should be certified to the level they are coaching for stunting and tumbling. I have said that a million times. For every one coach at Rays, or CA, or wherever that coaches proper progressions, there are 4 coaches at Suzie's allstars that decided to coach allstars after coaching 2 successful seasons for Pop Warner, and don't have any idea how to get that 7 year old on their J3 team to do a proper full down. "Just spin!". Out of an extension of course. They just need to rein in for a bit. Allstar cheerleading was turning into a pure spectacle in the eyes of the public. Conditioning should be emphasized, as should execution.
For every rule that was implemented yesterday I have heard someone complaining on this very board about the problem that the rules were designed to fix. Janky tumbling, unsafe progressions, fetus flyers, hoochie uniforms....