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    Parents Does it get intense in the spring?

    I will add that this is not a gymnastics thing but a youth sports thing. Ask any hockey, baseball or basketball parent about the stress over what team your child will make. In my experience the other sports were more way more political (and therefore more stressful) than gymnastics.
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    NCAA It's nationals week!

    I'm so excited for Nationals! I'm hoping for Florida to take it this year but will also be rooting for my hometown team, Minnesota. I ran into the MN team at the airport on Tuesday and the dork that I am was starstruck. 😂
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    Injury Growth Plate checks

    Look into concussion baseline testing. Your kiddo is most likely too young right now but it's something to keep in mind in a few years if she is doing any sport with a risk of concussion. My DD once had a significant concussion but was still able to pass all the physical and cognitive...
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    Parents What’s something only a gym parent would understand?

    My 'something only a gym parent understands' is that since meets only occur every couple of weeks or so (at best), your kid has to wait a long time to try again. If your kid has a bad game in baseball they get to try again, usually within a couple of days or even in the same game. Not so much...
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    Parents What’s something only a gym parent would understand?

    I get what you are saying but I don't totally agree. Being 'heavily involved' in a sport -- and not being part of a club or travel team -- generally means athletics with your middle/high school. Making varsity (and having the ability to play your sport all 4 years in HS since a lot of high...
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    Coaches New littles on team

    Collectively they have developed some bad habits and I would correct for this in a few different ways. First, take a few minutes at practice to talk to them as a group. Talk up the responsibility of being on team and how much you believe in them and then initiate a discussion of what each one...
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    Parents Lingering mental block

    Sounds good on the private lesson! And it's great that your coach seems to know how to approach blocks. I understand the embarrassment factor too of going back to basics. My DD was alone with her yearly blocks until L8 (which is the first level that skills get truly scary for many kids and often...
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    Parents Lingering mental block

    One more thought - I didn't want to edit my post for a 2nd time. :) Communication with the coaches is important. Sometimes my DD would tell me things that either didn't occur to her during practice or she was uncomfortable saying to the coach. Self-advocacy is of course the long term goal but...
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    Parents Lingering mental block

    Yes!! Lots of hope! Sometimes blocks can stick around for a while. And in my experience some kids are also more prone to blocks. If she’s grown recently that could be a contributor too. My DD had tons of blocks starting in Xcel Silver with a cartwheel on beam. Every year brought a new block...
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    Parents Is it normal for older boys on team to pick on younger teammates?

    I didn't have a MAG gymnast but I did have a boy who played multiple team sports. For those with experience: - Is this typical in boys’ team environments? Yes. The exposure to inappropriate language, topics, etc. happens way early and IMHO there's little you can do to prevent it other than...
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    Parents Back to basics

    Huh...I learned something new! I didn't know you could switch like that between USIGC and USAG w/o scoring out of L4. It's harder to switch from Xcel to DP w/o competing L4. Anyways, it is absolutely possible for your DD to catch up on form but the real question is can your current gym do it...
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    Parents Back to basics

    Sorry for all the questions - did she score out of L4?
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    Parents Back to basics

    I can see why you are concerned. What experience does your gym have with L9/L10? How many? How do they do? What was the score range of the strongest L6’s?
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    Parents What wacky skills has gymnastics helped your child with?

    My DD broke the pushups record at her high school - both boys and girls record. And in middle school she consistently did the best on the presidential fitness test.
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    Parents Age/Level and Path they took to get there

    I’m sorry I don’t. There’s a lot of benefit to competing L5 or L6 so examples of when it’s done would be to fast track a very talented kid or if someone moves from Xcel to DP.
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