Recent content by AZGymParent

I have a 17 year-old - reality will come soon enough! LOL :D

Fair Enough Fair enough. I'm not here to upset anyone. Good luck.

REALLY! Ok. I'm out!

Incentives Great question! Personally, I do not support the incentives to get the dd to accomplish a skill, especially at a competition. It would worry me that my dd was concentrating more on the new leo (especially when they are young) instead of focusing completely on executing the skill...

New ASU Commit Rumor has it that Stefanie Hangartner from Desert Devils committed to Arizona State. If true, congratulations to Stefanie. Another excellent local talent for us here in AZ to watch!:D

Thanks Lynn. I'm just trying to add a dose of reality about the issues and misconceptions that permeate this sport, especially at the pre-team and compulsory levels. Its not parents like myself who have been through the wars that need this advice (though we can always learn something new), but...

2008 Westerns Our state site still says TBD.

No Way No way did you come off like that and I hope you didn't think I thought you were. You sound like you have the right attitude to help your dd last a long time in this sport if that is what she wants to do. There is nothing wrong with being excited about what your dd can do and about the...

Thank you Thank you GLM! She will be competing for the University of Arizona in 08-09 so we have one more club season left! It went by so fast. Best of luck to your dd as well. It sounds like she has a great support system at home. :D

Good Luck Congratulations! Gymnastics is an awesome sport. I am going to be a bit pretentious and parental in what I have to say, but I wish someone had told me what I am going to tell you 14 years ago. My daughter also started the sport at 3 over 14 years ago and exhibited many of the same...

Good Point You have a good point as so few girlsl ever make it through to level 10 or college. I guess it makes business sense from your standpoint so long as you have systems in place to handle the differences and conflicts. I just haven't heard of too many gyms that have made it work. It...

Props to you! That is an amazing feat! I get sore just watching!:D

We Are Happy Our gym is great. The head coach/owner is accessible and friendly as are the assistant coaches. They have all shown a definite interest in our daughter's welfare beyond gymnastics and that is refreshing. They all have their days mind you, as do our kids, but we have been very...

I hope in jest. I see so few gyms that make a go of the cheerleading. In our gym the two sports never meshed. The gymnasts resented the lacadasical girly girl attitudes of the cheeleaders and the space they took up, and the cheerleaders resented the superior athletic ability of the gymnasts and...

Watch or Not My daughter's coaches have never had a problem with parents watching workouts so long as they were not trying to coach from the sidelines as we have seen with a very few number of parents over the years. I understand the coaches getting upset with these parents as they are not only...