Don Eckert on the saltocafe YouTube channel:
First of all let me say that I think WOGA is the best team in America and this gymnast was great to watch. I have been coaching in region 3 for a little over a year now and they are amazing at every level.
The one strange flaw I think is this tap on giants. I see no advantages from this tap and only problems. Watching them compete at meets has made this more clear to me. My example would be their average dismounts/release moves and the many times I have seen missed blind changes in competitions. They have great strength and super lines but I would love to hear why this tap?
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Here’s what I posted there:
I almost never like the “tap over the low” bar. A smaller “beat action” is preferable aesthetically even if it results in slightly less power.
In the USA you can widen the bars. Does this gymnast have them at the maximum width?
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