Courage Have the courage to commit to basics and proper preparation. Sad Facts Good athletes, the best athletes, are the most harmed by coaching that ignores the importance of good, varied, and always-improving basics. And the improper development inevitably produces an unhappy and unfulfilled gymnast, rather than a happy and confident one. For many reasons, working on the basics should continue throughout the competition season. Certainly one good reason is the alleviation of stress.
Basics settle down and lead gymnasts into good meet training workouts.
However, I hope these few paragraphs will serve as some inspiration for choosing to coach the basics. Afterall, a roll is as challenging to coach as a double-twisting double back. A great coach is a coach who does it all, and who is thorough when the basics are taught. This is the true measure of a successful coach. About USA Gymnastics Online.