Recent content by skschlag

Well, my son is most likely entering his last ever season (winter/spring 2025), so my goals are to enjoy every single minute of this time!

Men's Junior National Team:

Here is the senior national team (and those going to trials)

Not sure if you can see this or not :)

I am so excited to see the men! It is going to be a fun competition!

This is a big one! Who are you most excited to see...

It depends on your child. It was hard in my son for sure, but I would notice subtle things...shaking his hands out after a pommel turn was the main one. But most gymnasts will push through a certain level of pain to keep going. My son is just now learning to not push through the pain and...

Please be careful with too many hours too soon. The boys may love it and want more, but it can cause overuse issues later. It is important that they have time to do other things, outside of gymnastics. They may not see it now, but overuse and burnout are very real as they get older. At 9...

Yes. We get a detailed invoice from the gym, and pay them directly. Then they pay the fees.

I talked to my son's guidance counselor and explained the situation. She helped us figure out how his schedule could work.

I agree 100%. School can look different for different people. Gym made school successful for my son. Without that, I am not sure he would have been as successful at school and be where he is now. It is important to know what you need!

I think I would be more concerned about total hours. 6 would be good, 9+ is getting up there for a 5 year old.

How many hours total a week will she be doing?

How long are her classes? Can you watch a class to see maybe where she is struggling? Then maybe you can go to the gym with some ideas on things that could work to help her If she is not having the problem at school, then maybe you can talk to someone about strategies that work for her...

i could only watch a few events since I was teaching and the kids kept wanting to learn ;) Stephen N's pommel was gorgeous! Curran's Pbars too! It was a work of art! I loved seeing so many of the men have a good meet, or good events. It gives me hope for this year! I am excited to be able...