I should show this one to my PV coach. We have track practice everyday, with pole vault-only practices on weekends most of the time. And he likes it when we do multiple sports. He's even letting me miss practices when I have gymnastics-didn't say I could only choose one. Most of the rules though-he's pretty good. Pole vaulters have the most fun at practice, we only vault everyday in spring, once[ Read More... ]

At my gym the male coaches do the tumbling, bars, vault spotting for the higher levels too.

"More men than women in charge of area girls teams" - http://nwitimes.com/articles/2007/06/22/sports/top_sports/doc27b1b3438e5b2da8862573010074437e.txt [quote]While Drook is believed to be only the second female head coach of a varsity boys basketball team in state history, McGonigle and Davidson join a male coaching majority among area girls teams. In every girls high school sport but[ Read More... ]

Not totally totally off topic, but it doesn't really fit into the other categories: 9 Tips To Keep Young Athletes In The Game They are listed in a CNN article: from June edition of the journal Pediatrics: [quote] Keep workouts interesting; use age-appropriate games and training to keep practice fun. Take time off from organized or structured sports participation one to two days per[ Read More... ]