This workshop focuses on the vital aspect of boundary-setting in the coach-athlete relationship. Delving into the nuances of ethical and professional conduct, this session will explore practical strategies for establishing healthy boundaries, navigating challenging situations, and fostering a culture of respect and trust.
A heartening and insightful session that delves into the critical role coaches play in shaping the confidence of gymnasts. This presentation emphasizes how a coach’s support and approach can be the key to unlocking an athlete’s belief in their own abilities. It’s not just about perfecting routines; it’s about instilling a lifelong sense of self-assurance. With a blend of engaging stories, accessible psychological principles, and practical techniques, coaches are equipped to foster an environment where athletes grow in confidence, both in gymnastics and in life.
Is it possible we overlook errors on basic skills in our desire to identify and evaluate the higher value parts correctly? Let’s find out as we have some friendly “BASE-IC” competition.
Get hands-on spotting practice on a variety of recreational-level skills on vault, bars, beam and floor.
Vault: basic vaulting skills.
Uneven Bars: Pullovers, Back Hip Circles, Swings and Regrips, Squat-Ons.
Balance Beam: Handstands, Cartwheels.
Floor: Cartwheels, Back Walkovers, Front Walkovers, Backward Rolls, Handstands, Back Handsprings.
Space in this session is limited! Reserve your spot by signing up at the Congress registration desk beginning Thursday at 5:30p.m.
Session attendees aged 18+ must be U110 SafeSport Trained to participate in hands on spotting activities.
This session provides an overview of actions related to performance, preparation, and professionalism as a judge. In addition to reviewing some best practices, it’s guaranteed to give you a laugh or two!
The beauty of dance skills; looking at amplitude, split, completion and designated position.
Hands on Spotting Practice:
Uneven Bars: Kips
Floor: Front Handsprings, Back Handsprings, and Roundoff – Back Handspring – Back Handspring
Space in this session is limited! Reserve your spot by signing up at the Congress registration desk beginning Thursday at 5:30p.m.
Session attendees aged 18+ must be U110 SafeSport Trained to participate in hands on spotting activities.
We’ve all learned about the time-proven qualities of great leaders – vision, courage, creativity, competence – over and over. In this lecture, we are going to talk about leadership qualities specific to gymnastics clubs. And it’s going to be fun! We’re going to talk about how to lead a diverse staff, with lots of teenagers, because that is our reality. And how to manage time when you don’t have time to manage time. Also our reality. And as we are sorting the Lost and Found, how to determine what deserves our focus – and what does not. Most of all, how to be impactful leaders. We have a tremendous opportunity to make a difference in the lives of so many people. Join us as we talk about how.
This workshop focuses on enhancing the coach-parent relationship. Discover practical strategies for effective communication, navigating challenges, and fostering a supportive environment for athletes. Topics include boundary setting, managing expectations, and understanding the parent perspective.
Hands on Spotting Practice
Uneven Bars: Clear Hip Circles
Floor: Roundoff-Back Handspring-Back Handspring
Space in this session is limited! Reserve your spot by signing up at the Congress registration desk beginning Thursday at 5:30p.m.
Session attendees aged 18+ must be U110 SafeSport Trained to participate in hands on spotting activities.
A practical and insightful look into the inevitable challenges gymnasts face and how they can overcome them. This session acknowledges that fears and setbacks are a natural part of any athletic journey, especially in high-stakes sports like gymnastics. Coaches will explore various tools, strategies, and techniques to help athletes not only cope with setbacks but also use them as catalysts for comebacks. The presentation combines real-world examples, theory, and hands-on approaches to equip coaches with the knowledge to guide their athletes through tough times and help them emerge stronger and more resilient.
Judging criteria for Xcel UB routines through skill analysis.
Every coach gets frustrated with mental blocks and we know the athletes and parents get upset as well! This presentation will teach coaches the practical tools they need to work with athletes experiencing mental blocks. It will teach a SYSTEM of tools to help with these athletes, examine where blocks originate, and give them practical tools to help re-wire stuck neural pathways so their athletes can complete the skills. When coaches have a system to work with blocks, they’ll be less frustrated and more compassionate with their athletes.
In this session, geared toward instructors and program directors, we will discuss ways to deal with difficult behaviors while maintaining a peaceful and positive atmosphere. Formulate a plan that works for your gym and streamlines gym management.
Coaches often have a few minutes left in class and need to fill them with appropriate and worthwhile activities. Here are many ideas to keep them busy with fun and developmentally appropriate things.
Let’s explore alternatives to a basic “Good job!”and create a positive environment with your gymnasts.
Test your knowledge of skills, rules, and procedures related to time. Conducted in a game format, see if you can make your way around a 24 hour clock and get to midnight to win!
Learn to craft and effectively communicate policies that ensure safety, performance, and athlete well-being. Gain hands-on strategies for developing and sharing policies to streamline your gymnastics program’s operations. This workshop will delve into essential SafeSport and personnel policies, with a special emphasis on crafting and communicating policies tailored for parents and athletes.
In this presentation, Tom Koll will review the present DP compulsory Levels 3-5 routines for Beam. He will discuss the difference between an arm placed in the wrong position vs. it just being a difference of style. This presentation is geared for both coaches and judges. It is a hands-on experience with the audience encouraged to show “how they do it.”
Hands on Spotting Practice
Uneven Bars: Flyaways
Balance Beam: Acro Skills and Connections: Back Walkovers, Back Handsprings, Layout Stepouts
Space in this session is limited! Reserve your spot by signing up at the Congress registration desk beginning Thursday at 5:30p.m.
Session attendees aged 18+ must be U110 SafeSport Trained to participate in hands on spotting activities.
This discussion will start with some interesting and some unsettling facts and statistics about retention. It’s part fun, and part shock therapy. Once we are all reeling, we will focus on FIXES. Little, big, easy, hard, f-i-x-e-s. We’ll talk about programming solutions, scheduling ideas, training strategies, pricing strategies, seasonal influences, communication tactics and other ideas to improve retention, stop the churn, increase enrollment and build profit.
This session is designed for coaches and teachers; however, anyone is welcome. This session will take you through the steps of what you as a coach can ask yourself when you are struggling with getting corrections from your athletes. In the lecture, tools will be provided to assist the coach / teacher work better with their athletes.
This session will focus on E value parts and the C/D skills leading up to these elements on bars, beam, and floor. The presentation will be made from a coach and judging perspective. Come fly through the air with us!
This session is geared toward beam coaches. It deals with a plan of working with progressions as well as a system to help teach beam skills in a positive way.
Let’s step off the PLATFORMS and away from the QR Codes for a quick minute and remember all of the other IMPORTANT marketing strategies we can use to grow our enrollment and our brand. In this discussion we will share cost-effective ideas about capturing drive-by leads, creating effective in-house marketing campaigns, converting party guests, hosting special events, writing compelling class descriptions, designing in-house posters, designing custom certificates, creating an amazing Summer brochure, offering fun contests, creating parent surveys, and more!
Hands on Spotting Practice
Uneven Bars: Clear Hip Circles
Floor: Roundoff-BHS-Back Tuck, Layout, Twisting; Front Tucks; Standing Back Tucks; Aerials
Space in this session is limited! Reserve your spot by signing up at the Congress registration desk beginning Thursday at 5:30p.m.
Session attendees aged 18+ must be U110 SafeSport Trained to participate in hands on spotting activities.
An interactive refresher on Level 9 special requirements, composition, and use of the D Value Part followed by some application examples. Topics covered include understanding of the Level 9 Special Requirements; understanding of Level 9 Composition; understanding of the Level 9 Value Parts, specifically D value parts; and understanding of how to apply the Level 9 Rules on UB, BB, and FX.
This session concentrates on basics and creating good, lasting foundations. We will take a look at basic skills and how to break them down into creative stations to add fun, foundational reinforcement.
This session is geared toward owners/directors/employees. It deals with working as a cohesive staff. From hiring the employees to hanging onto the good ones, this session will go over the “abc’s “of staffing.
Hands on Spotting Practice
Uneven Bars: Flyaways
Vault: Yurchenko Drills & Skills
Space in this session is limited! Reserve your spot by signing up at the Congress registration desk beginning Thursday at 5:30p.m.
Session attendees aged 18+ must be U110 SafeSport Trained to participate in hands on spotting activities.
Focus on the amplitude of dismounts on UB and BB from A to E! Evaluate a range of dismounts and discuss minimum to maximum deductions.
Bring your questions and receive answers about training optional-level gymnasts.
How to properly apply deductions on text, posture, footwork, rhythm, artistry and dynamics.
Hands on Spotting Practice
Uneven Bars: Low Bar Giants
Floor: Roundoff-BHS-Back Tuck, Layout, Twisting; Front Tucks; Standing Back Tucks; Aerials
Space in this session is limited! Reserve your spot by signing up at the Congress registration desk beginning Thursday at 5:30p.m.
Session attendees aged 18+ must be U110 SafeSport Trained to participate in hands on spotting activities.
Many children quit gymnastics because of BEAM, even though it’s a small portion of their time in the gym. In this session, we’ll focus on ways to make beam everything but boring, and the most fun they’ll be having in class!
Help your gymnasts learn the fundamentals of all two-salto passes and build toward big bonus combos.
Let’s take a look at those twists!
A breakdown of skills into stations for vault, bars, beam and floor. This session will give coaches a better understanding of how to break down skills and ideas for lots of side stations.
In this presentation, Tom Koll will review the present DP compulsory Levesl 3-5 routines for Floor. He will discuss the difference between an arm placed in the wrong position vs. it just being a difference of style. This presentation is geared for both coaches and judges. It is a hands-on experience with the audience encouraged to show “how they do it.”
Expectations and comparison of various UB release moves.
Tools and strategies for thinking outside the box to increase your enrollment and grow your business.
This presentation will delve into common mental blocks gymnasts face and provide strategies to overcome them. Drawing from the concepts from my book, “The Lost Skill Syndrome,” the session will explore how coaches can identify their athlete’s unique mental barriers and work through them to enhance their performance.
Guiding judges through the process of evalauting a broken routine or unusual circumstance.
The fundamentals of peaking athletes while reducing injuries.
Get the most from your team! A positive and psychological appproach to motivating your coaches by creating an environment that people want to be a part of.
Join this session to build your repertoire of skills for preparing virtual and in-person clinics. Lessons learned will be shared with participants based on four years of online clinics as well as 30 years as a clinician.
Everyone wants to learn this popular skill! We will show you an easy set-up for your tumbling classes that will help your students feel and fix their corrections in each phase of the skill. We will also talk about the most common mistakes, and how to fix them.
