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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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    Parents Age/Level and Path they took to get there

    By either doing one meet at L5 or one meet at L6 and getting the mobility score to move to L7. Often the score out meet will be done in an inhouse meet.
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    Parents Blatant Favoritism

    Then you have to decide what you are going to do about it. Your options are to leave or bring your concerns to the coach and give him an opportunity to course correct. I mentioned earlier that my DD was not a favorite. What I didn't say is that I had many conversations over the years with her...
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    Parents Xcel to JO (DP)

    Many gyms don’t do as much training on new skills during meet season so if your daughter is just finishing up her season she should start learning new skills soon. Sounds like she did good as a bronze so I would expect her to move up to Silver (especially since she has a BHS already). If she...
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    Parents Blatant Favoritism

    Skill readiness looks different to a parent than a coach - especially to parents that may not have many years experience in the sport. @Lobster gave a good example with readiness for skills that progress out of a kip, even if everyone has a kip and may appear 'equal' to a parent. Do all the...
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    Parents Back HS help

    Sounds like she close. Some skills with some kids can take time. Encourage her to keep working at it. Her coach will have the most insight here on her progress so maybe ask them.
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    Parents Blatant Favoritism

    What level is your DD right now? I can see why you are frustrated but since much of what you are describing is normal it's hard to say if it's favoritism. I suggest asking for a meeting with the coach. Does your gym do any sort of end of season evaluation/conference?
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