Dave Tilley posted an article that might make the majority of coaches feel guilty.
Here are the headings:
The Problem with Not Individualizing Gymnastics Strength and Conditioning
1. Goldilocks & The Three Bears / Strength Exercise Bell Curve
2. Gymnast’s are Individuals, With Different Characteristics
3. Promoting Compensation, Movement Dysfunction, and Possible Injury Risk If Too Challenging
Are Gymnasts Being Limited By Strength & Conditioning That Isn’t Individualized Enough?
By age-8 (or thereabouts) training programs must be very specific to each athlete for optimum efficiency. We do a good job on that in technical training (drills) but often a lousy job when it comes to strength, power and flexibility improvement.
If you are assigning the same conditioning to everyone in a training group, for some it’s too easy. For some it’s too difficult.
via the Gymnastics Coaches Skills & Drills Facebook page
Gymnastics Coaching.com 