r/GymnasticsCoaching

I have worked at my local gymnastics gym since I was in 8th grade. I grew up there, and did gymnastics as well. I’m now a freshman in college and still working there. I have not had an increase in any pay within the past 4 years. i am 18. This year I get promoted to a bigger position as a coach instead of an assistant instructor for recreational athletes. Now that I coach a competitive team should I be getting a raise ?? I’ve been very hard working and loyal to this gym but I don’t think it’s being recognized. I can’t afford college at this rate i’m being paid at . Thought ???

I love coaching- wouldn't want any other job- but it notoriously doesn't pay well. I work full-time managing a competitive team at a large public facility and make a half-decent amount but it only supports me, my 2005 beater car and crummy studio apartment. I'm curious as to how other coaches make more money in the gymnastics space that allows them to support a family and own a home etc.

So basically last year i did similar thing but it was group and it was £5 a month which was ridiculously cheap, this year im doing private so i can actually focus on the child and help them see improvement but im not sure what my pricing should be i have good decent experience with coaching but im scared if its too expensive parents will be put off? what should my price be?

Hi everyone, I’m a gymnastics coach, and I currently coach preschool - Dev 6 / Xcel Platinum

One of my pre-team kids is struggling a LOT with vault, and I’ve honestly never been the best vault coach. (But we do have a fantastic one who works with Development Team)
Anyways, I can’t get her to stop basically rolling in her handstand flat back vault. She doesnt actually make it all the way to handstand before going over, her arms and legs are straight but her feet hit the mat last. Does anyone have any drills to help? I’ve done everything I can think of, but she just won’t stop making this weird C shape with her body. :( advice please!!??
ps she can do handstand tree fall from standing just fine, like kicking up on the floor.

hello! i wanted to hop on here and see if i can find some tricks for managing a group of preschoolers who absolutely feed off each others energy. i’ve noticed in the past few weeks, kids who didn’t used to engage are now starting to jump in. one of my girls tends to run off to a different area AND get on the equipment. mind you, i have about 5 others in that class that i’m unable to leave to “chase” the one. while im gonna do my best to encourage participation, and they do everything for the most part, i honestly don’t care too much if they aren’t doing the exact skills im asking, especially at their age. my priorities are keeping them safe and making sure they have some fun. another struggle is with listening when im trying to demonstrate what we’re doing. i try to go as quick through it as i can considering they know most of the things we work on and those attention spans are as short as it gets 😂 with my 3 year olds, i tried giving them a mat with an animal that they would sit on and “protect” while i gave instructions. then when we were ready to start, they would bring it to me and i would “keep them safe” while they practiced. this kinda worked? not enough to notice much of a difference, but it ended up being a bit distracting and i couldn’t find our plain color dots

i would also love to figure out some new activities at each event for my parent-toddler class! we’ve reached a point where they know what they’re gonna do and the kids tend to get bored before it’s time to switch, despite the class being shorter 🥲 the gym is only switched around monthly, so it’s harder for me to move things around to give it a new feeling

anything helps! the only thing i’m able to really able to do is tell them we have to do our best job with listening etc so that we can get all of our stamps at the end of the night. the thing is, i don’t like the idea of threatening losing something just so they’ll do what i’m asking. other coaches tell me it’s fine and i do overthink a lot, but it just doesn’t feel like the relationship i want to have as a coach with my preschoolers, considering they are so young and mostly there to burn off energy

i’ll probably talk to my boss as well and see what she recommends but it can be tricky to find time to talk to her

Im 16 yo, 1,90 meters and I weigh 60kg. I would really like to build some muscles, so I want to start callistenic. But idk where to start and I dont think my body is ready to make some figures. If you guys have any exercises that can help me to prepare myself to « real » calisthenic, I would like it.

Hi!

I'm coaching one of my gym's in-house teams, and I'm trying to work on squat-ons and jumping to the high bar. Today, one of my girls who has an inconsistent squat on fell. Another coach was spotting her squat on, and I was between the bars to spot the jump in case she peeled. She has done this a few times. She told the other coach she was going to do a cast and then cast squat on on the second cast. She went on the first cast, her feet hooked, and both coaches did our best to ease her fall, but she fell to her hands and knees. She seemed really shaken up and was crying but I made sure that it was from the scariness not pain. I told her to take break and go splash some water on her face. A few minutes later, my manager walks up to us and is like "did a kid fall?" and I'm like yeah, she was a little shaken but she's in the bathroom right now. She said, "well mom saw it happen and is taking her home" (practice ends about 20-30 minutes later). I'm told that I'm not in trouble or anything and that she just wanted to know if an injury happened.

I have two problems/situations right now:

1. Coach guilt? Feels like the right term for how I feel about this. I feel horrible. I hope this girl isn't terrified to try her squat on again, or doesn't trust me as her coach anymore, or is hurt and didn't tell me. I feel so bad that I couldn't catch her, and that this rattled her so much she had to leave.

2. I don't know how to approach the squat on after this. I have done many floor bar drills with her and she's great at those. It seems like the only way to go is to just keep doing the squat on. But I have no idea if she'll go for it next week, and I don't know how to approach that.