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    Parents Repeating Bronze?

    You really just need to let her enjoy the sport. Trying to score and perfect skills at age 5 is a great way to get her to hate it. If she forgets the routine it is not a big deal, I'm shocked they are doing competitions at all other than maybe an end of the year in house style competition.
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    Parents Skills tracker

    Reasonable yes, but don't get caught up on that good or bad. Some girls repeat a level, some girls skip a level. Many end up doing both, very common to skip 1-3, 5, or 6, but repeat 4, 7, or 8. Upper levels there is no normal path.
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    Parents Repeating Bronze?

    At 5 years old scores are at the bottom of issues you should be worried about. Skills is probably right next to it. A second year of bronze is sort of strange if your daughter was 8 but at 5 the gym is probably more concerned about grouping her with friends and mastering shapes than fast...
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    Parents Excel → DP? Rookie Gym Dad Asking Smarter People for Help

    Would advise she does the season in gold that the current coach has set her up for and not worry about any other levels at this time. Next summer she can work on transitioning to DP since she will be old enough to petition into 6, or do test out meets for 4 and 5. That is something for the...
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    Parents Looking for some advice / feedback on some questions regarding Level 2 Gymnast

    Coaching for gymnastics and baseball are very different, I don't think your speech on will and skill is applicable as you think it is. At no point in baseball are they putting their life on the line to do their sport, a "willing" gymnast taking on skills they are not ready for is a life...
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    Parents Grips Level 5

    It's ok to not use grips at that level, but if you want to order another brand have the coach measure her and pick the size.
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    Women I cant get my gymnast to stop disrespecting each other, me and my fellow coaches, and I dont know what to do without being abusive. Any tips?

    What do the parents have to say? Feel like they should be forced to stay for a practice to see the behavior for themselves.
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    Parents Looking for some advice / feedback on some questions regarding Level 2 Gymnast

    I know you want to help but I really would caution about worrying about scores at the low levels, or inevitably self coaching to try and help her win. Your DD is practicing a lot, I would worry about burn out more than I would worry about scores to be honest. I'm sure she is very talented...
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    Parents "inability to get skills" - questions about this

    Very early on the most common skills are Kip and Back Hand Spring or BHS BHS. Later on it just depends but any of the harder skills can be a hard especially on beam or bars. Some girls can't flip vaults too.
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    Women Injuries

    Depending on your age you might be growing and growing limbs are more susceptible to injuries as well as throwing your balance off which can lead to things like sprained ankles etc. If you are high school aged starting a true strength training program with progressive overload can have a lot of...
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    Women Press handstands

    If you haven't seen it, Nastia and Shawn Johnson try them as adults.
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    Parents 4 Year Old Gymnast Advice

    Did you want our advice or our approval? What the gym wants to do is not normal, long term physical and mental harm are the risks. Sounds like your mind is made up anyways so good luck.
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    Women Daughter Discouraged because of gymnastics videos

    With videos in general remember they are edited to show the highlights and not the times the gymnast is struggling. Might need to have a heart to heart with her and ask what her goals are, she might be setting some unrealistic expectations.
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    Parents Gateway skills for DP Compulsory Levels?

    I would caution against talking about skills too much with your DD and/or teaching them at home. Saying things like "you almost did a bhs today!" actually starts to create pressure that they need to get skills and that struggling with a skill makes them feel like they are doing something wrong...
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    Parents Can Coaches Accept Vacation Gifts from Parents?

    It's the coach not the gift. Lots of coaches get thank you gifts that don't create any kind of favoritism. Additionally do you really want to be the parent that takes away one of the few rewards a coach might get?
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