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    Parents Accepting my child needs to move on from gymnastics

    Sounds like a good plan for the summer. My nephew is on the spectrum too (mild like your DD) and my observation is that the linear progress through life looked a little different for him and it was tough for my sister and BIL to know when to nudge, when to pull him back, etc. As someone else...
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    Parents Concerned about my daughter's cheer placement

    Why don't you just ask why she wasn't moved up and what criteria they use in making move up decisions.
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    Gymnasts Is high school gymnastics worth it?

    High school gymnastics is a great way to be involved with your school (and maybe get some recognition through the school such as with lettering). It's especially nice for people who may not be interested in team sports like basketball to feel connected to their high school community. You will...
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    Parents Advice needed - trying to understand training hours

    Therein lies the secret sauce of training. Gyms that use Xcel instead of DP compulsories will have training similar to that of DP (steps in skill progression and more emphasis on strength and conditioning). I know you heard from others that a ROBHS is not required in any level of Xcel but it...
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    Parents Advice needed - trying to understand training hours

    One other thing you can do to help sus out the quality vs quantity is to look at mymeetscores and see how kids progress through your gym. Things to look for are how many L9/L10s are there? Are they homegrown or did they transfer to your gym? Do see any kids going from Xcel to L6 like they told...
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    Parents Advice needed - trying to understand training hours

    My bigger concern is if she needs to do a 3rd year of Silver. Sounds like she is scoring well. Is the gym able to progress them on skills?
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    WAG Drills I can do at home?

    Most gymnasts are strong and flexible however this strength and flexibility is usually not evenly distributed across your body. For example, my daughter ended up with multiple stress fractures in her back years into her gymnastics journey. At the time she was a L9 so she was plenty strong when...
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    Gymnasts How old is too old for xcel gold?

    This is true! And the older you get, the more difficult it is to advance 1 level each year. Another thing to consider is that drills for L9/L10 skills often start a few years before the level is competed and depending on skill progression in your gym's Xcel program, you may not even have an...
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    WAG Xcel silver/gold skill tips

    My advice is to take a step back and focus on what you can do. And also listen to the guidance and corrections given by your coach. You listed a bunch of skills that are progressive in nature meaning your coach will build you up to them by incorporating drills and strength/conditioning. If this...
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    WAG Repeat level 9 vs. level 10?

    Maybe an unpopular opinion here - life is short, go to L10! My DD was in a similar situation w/readiness for L10. Kept her back in L9 'to have a successful season' which didn't pan out due to injury and the pandemic. Should have just gone to L10 - at least she could have said she 'made it all...
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    Parents Increasing elite age from 16 to 18

    The thing is, the age to have 'older and consenting' elite gymnasts would have to be significantly older than it is now to truly have a dent in changing any psychology or child welfare concerns. It's still going to be a sport for children. And I don't believe physiology makes it possible for...
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    Parents Held back due to age

    The friendship factor and having peers her age is important. My DD was on the other end - she was the oldest by about 3 years in her group. It all worked out in the end but the couple of years when she was in middle school and her peers were still playing with American Girl dolls was...
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    Parents Held back due to age

    Depends on her age and level they start competing. Depends if she can continue progressing on skills while on preteam. Depends on whether the gym has successful and competitive L10s. I don't appreciate how they brought in the older girls into the conversation like it's them vs. your DD but age...
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    Parents Increasing elite age from 16 to 18

    @HopefulGymnast - all she’s saying is that compared to other sports that skew young, gymnastics has the 16 year old requirement while other sports do not. The “penalty” is in comparison to the other sports. She otherwise states she supports a higher age limit. You bring up some good points...
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    Gymnasts Tryouts?

    My 2 cents is that you are ready now for the tryout! It's unrealistic to expect that you might get new skills within the next week so instead I would just focus on what your currently have and also work on your mindset to stay positive and try to tune out any 'noise' of negative thoughts. I...
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