An excellent interview with gymnast Becky Downie from the U.K.
Regarding her coaching:
BD: Claire works every event with me and has done so for years. She does all the planning of routines, training schedules and program, conditioning, choreography, etc. She also used to do most of the spotting when I needed it when I was younger.
Ian Kime has also been involved in coaching me for several years, but he is only in the gym part-time. As I’ve gotten older, he does more spotting for me because I’m the same size as Claire now, but I prefer to do most of my skills alone. I work with Ian if Claire’s away, but she leaves me a strict program and I still phone her to check if I need to alter anything on that program, even if she’s in another country.
Obviously I work with the national coaches more now, as well. We go to national training once a month, and more when we are close to a major event. My last floor routine was made up by the national choreographer. We have a few other coaches in the gym at Notts (Downie’s club) who all work as a team, so lots of coaches have a small input. I know Claire discusses a lot of things with Adi (British team technical director Adrian Stan) and the national coaches, and sometimes they disagree on things, but in the end it’s all about what’s best for me.
Becky Downie – official website
Gymnastics Coaching.com 