Never blame the spotter, they're literally standing there making sure you don't potentially die 😂

“And of course… never blame the spotter.” ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT!

“Never blame the spotter” That’s a good mentality to have, you don’t want the safety guy second guessing himself in those micro-second instances

Spotters are living embodiment of 'Better safe than sorry'

Being a spotter bruh your anxiety levels rising up every second

“Never blame the spotter” Makes sense. All they do is try to save you a trip from the ER

Sometimes spotters make mistakes. Remember to thank them for caring enough to prioritize your health and safety over the slight chance you actually would've made that flip.

I can say with full truth that one of my accidents was the spoters fault. I was like 10 i was learning parkour and i was learning how to do a running back handspring and the spotter got distracted and i landed on my head and had the worst whiplash ever 😅

Gymnastics: "Never blame the spotter 😁" Weightlifting: "You ruined my PR! 👹"

Never blame a spotter. They might make a mistake, but they have good intentions, they just want to save you from getting hurt.

Basically, the spotters are not there to sabotage you. They genuinely do not want anyone hurt. If mistakes happen, just try again.

That’s a job of pure compassion and worth. I would be honored if someone trusted me enough to be their spotter. This is more beautiful than we realize.

I'd so much rather have the spotter stop me from grabbing the bar than hesitate to save my feet

holy fuck being a spotter looks insanely hard, mad respect for all parties involved.

it's kinda fun to see the guy slipping bc the spotter tried to save him

Don't blame the spotter, they're there to save you. Its like insurance, it's a bitch sometimes but you'll be glad you have it when you need it

One of my gymnasts called me her "ice skating partner" because I always caught her and helped her land safely. Proud of that particular nickname

If you're not feeling fine without a spotter, you should appreciate them for not only making you feel safe, but also save you from practice injuries

"Never blame the spotter" It is better having a spotter than having no spotters at all

Being a spotter is a lot harder than it looks! Love that you said to never blame the spotter.

Spotter: "Ah , sorry I thought you weren't gonna make it." Gymnast: "That's okay , your just look out for me."

Yes I totally agree, my coach has saved me from so many injuries. Like one time in a tsuke I didn’t go back for some reason and almost hit my head on the vault and my coach went and grabbed me and saved me 😅. Also in a roundof backhand spring back layout I did a bad backhand spring but still went for the layout and almost landed on my neck but my coach saved me. On a flyaway on bars I almost banged my ankles on the bar but again my spotter saved me😅. And on a roundof backtuck off beam I almost hit my head and my coach pushed me backwards and saved me, I am so thankful for my coach because without her I wouldn’t be the gymnast I am today

The spotter that slides it really fast is actually a savior and also all of spotters

Imagine getting mad at someone who’s taking the time to make sure you don’t get injured 💀

Spotters IRL: *Making decisions in a split second* Anime characters: *Has a whole inner monologue and their whole life flashes before their eyes and spans out for an entire episode*

the definition of "better safe than sorry"

Thank you spoters ❤

If I fall because of the spotter. I would honestly say "you're doing a good job"

I hit my shins on the bar and it hurts like frick

If anybody yelled at a spotter, I'd personally travel across the world to slap the person who did it.

My brother does gymnastics and this is the only reason that you blame a spotter for a hit on the bar. He was doing a really hard trick and the spotter was distracted talking to his friends and on his phone not even looking at him. The coach was on the other side of the room not paying attention. My brother ended up messing up on a move and going to far forward, he broke 2 fingers,sprained his wrist and because he caught with his ankles he broke on and fractured the other he was rushed to the hospital. In the end the he never went back to that place. He ended up joining my acrobatics class and is much happier there and all better (this happened 2 years ago).

Shout out to the spotters

Honestly even if I was going to catch it I wouldn't be mad if they tossed the mat in by accident. I'd rather be a little miffed you ruined a trick than injured on the floor

As a classical musician, they are like the page turners we have. Page turners are not just random people, they can read music as fast/slow as the musicians playing their instrument (usually pianists have page turners). And they turn the page in split seconds, while they sit next to the musician. Sometimes accidents happen, they accidentally turn 2 pages or make the sheet fall because of their speed…

Big respect to gymnast spotters and to those that don’t blame their spotter for making a mistake.

Respect for the spotters!

It’s better if you land comfortably instead of breaking your jaw or ankle 💀

My anxiety while watching the spotter 📈📈📈📈📈

Wish I had a spotter in real life who can save me from my bad life decisions 🗿

Me and my friend are level 4 gymnasts and he was trying a flyaway and smacked his ankles really hard on the metal bar and had to go home because of the pain

The first guy in the red shirt seems really good at spotting

I luv how he ALWAYS says 'NEVER blame the spotter" He is so nice and a GREAT gymnast! ❤

The gymnasts falling down into the soft pit is straight out of a video game and I cannot stop laughing 🤣

I could not be a spotter to have that much responsibility for someones health is so scary

When I first saw them, I thought they were TRYING TO MAKE YOU FAIL. Now I know they are always their only for help!❤

U littary played my favorit song on this vid thxs😊

I used to be a gymnast when I was younger. Did competitive gymnastics for about 8 years before quitting. I can not count how many times my life was probably saved 😭

I totally agree spotting is really difficult and I love that you said never blame this bother because I know some people will find a spotter when they were just trying to make sure you didn't hurt yourself.

One of the spotters was like “WAA- WAAAT DO I DO NOWWW”

That second one would have hurt like hell good job spotter

I'm not a gymnast, but 100% don't blame a spotter. They're protecting you from so many possible injuries. Man, be glad you have a spotter

“Never blame the spotter” so freakin true.

If you ever break your neck doing this... Remember that a spotter is Available.

Better being sorry bro my bed ,than i can't walk for next 2 weeks.

When the spotter make you fail, remember that they don't want you to fail, they just want you to be save

My biggest flex when I was a cheerleader was that I never had a girl fall, sure I got like 100 bruises and I didn't even like them but hey atleast she didn't get hurt

My palms are sweating just watching this 😂

It’s all fun and games til the spotter needs to sneeze

"Never blame the spotter." I like that, more people need to apply that to not only gymnastics and such, but in other jobs, too. If there is a person that is meant to keep you from injury or injuring someone else while doing something dangerous or being in a position in which you aren't able to secure and stop yourself, don't ever blame them if they make the wrong move. Would you like to slam your face/arms/heels into a metal rod, or have one bit of routine messed up because your spotter thought you might get injured, even if you don't think you would have?

Just hearing “never blame the spotter” makes me think people blame spotters for trying to protect them

People who blame the spotter: What’s Better falling into the foam or saying goodbye to your kneecaps

those spotters got future sight

Good last message. The spotter just genuinely wants to keep you safe. Who cares if they mistake an uncommon form or flip or whatever if it could actually potentially save you from hurting yourself?

It is weird cuz after 20 years of coaching it is almost a reflex and at times I see the athlete moving in slow motion. I am 36 years old and did gymnastics (lvl 9 when I got hurt) for 23 years 8 of which were competitive. I've done Thomas saltos and triple full layouts. My best event was and still is fx and my worst is PH.

"but sometimes they just slide it very fast,in and out"💀🤨

To all spotters out there thank you for doing what you do.

I’ll take a couple mistakes from spotters if it means I’m saved from the consequences of my mistakes. That is, if I were a gymnast.

I wouldn't scream to the guy that can decide if I die or not.

I'm dying , I know this is serious. But the fact his body flops when hitting the cushion is funny to me

Never blame a spotter if you almost did a skill and then moved the mat in because they don’t want you to get hurt so they sometimes move it just in case

I can se why it’s important not to blame the spotter Their goal is to protect you from serious injury, and though they may mess up your tricks from time to time, they save you from injury a significant amount aswell. Getting upset with your spotter if they mess up or make the wrong call can lead them to be more cautious with sliding out the mat and cold result in them not sliding when they should, resulting in injury. Felt like over explaining that, and honestly mad props for bringing it up in the video. It’s super important

this is crazy .. never knew It was a thing

I don’t do gym but even I know spotting is so hard to do good. and I could never deal with the pressure of those of split decisions

Spotters in gymnastics and cheer are very important, they both help you and make sure you don’t fall/get hurt

spotters are amazing! I’m horrible in high tense situations in general and it takes me like three weeks to decide what to eat for dinner 😅 the ability to think that fast about something this serious is phenomenal

I'm sending this to my friends just because of the end

I always have this habit of helping people when I see they might get injured (I jump in to spot them often) and a lot of people take it the wrong way sadly. I had to let a guy get injured because I knew he'd get mad if I helped. Its so sad when someone gives you an attitude when you are trying to be caring.

Never blame the spotter is the same things as never blame the lag your teammates the game etc

"never blame the spotter" - wise man

"Me remembering the final destination 5"💀💀💀

My cousin did gymnastics for years and she always said "gimme a spotter who is gonna pull that trigger earlier over one that's later. I'd rather him guess wrong and slide it out when I don't need it rather than the reverse"

Even if they're wrong sometimes; better safe then sorry

"they slide it in and out really fast" D-d-d-dirtu mind 😏

I feel like if the spotter accidentally messes you up it's alright because at least your able to try again

"The difference is usually a matter of inches" Story of my life.

I had been doing a giant on the bars and as I went up my hands flew off and my coach(male) caught me in the air by my ankle

I was at karate, and somebody was spotting me doing a backflip and missed hitting my legs, and I landed flat on my stomach

I’d be apologizing every second 😭😭😭

As a gymnast, seeing you hit your heels on the bar makes me cringe even if there is a mat, I just done that to many times. And yes I totally agree, I'm very thankful for my coaches who has saved me to many time. (I don't know how I'm a gymnast being so clumsy, lol)

Yes never blame the spotter and also never deny something they said you did they are the ones watching you

Wooow we never had a spotter. I didn't even know that was a thing

Never blame the spotter... SO TRUE!!! Imagine you blame them and the next day they just dont slide the mat in and u hit ur head or smth. 😮

Imagine if a spotter was needed this much in the gym lmao

My anxiety when he grabs onto the steel bar because of how thin it is: 📈📈📉📈📈📈📈📉📈📈📈📈📈📈📉📉📉📈📈📈📈📈📈📈

Bars were my favorite as a child. I had no idea how dangerous they were until I was older. I'm glad because I'm fear driven and probably would have stayed away from them and never found my love for them.

NEVER BLAME THE SPOTTER 💪💪🔥

I mean, better for a spotter to mess up the perfect flip than for him to let the gymnast crack his skull on the steel bar

Who can relate? Me feeling relax when the spotter put the mat* Spotter suddenly remove it* Me:oh shit-

*spotter intentionally murders someone* spotter: “don’t blame the spotter it was a mistake!”

Always remember, if the spotter messes up your trick you can always try again, if they don’t… that might have been your last attempt