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    Anon Parents of 2 gymnasts - advice

    I’ve got two boys, two years apart, in the same level this year. Younger son has more natural gymnastics talent, although my older son is coming into his own now that he is starting to get stronger (puberty). My older son said one day that he wished he was as strong and flexible as his brother...
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    Parents Xcel in west GTA

    Here are results for an Xcel meet in Ontario last year. You can cross reference gym names to see if any are close by. https://www.gymnasticsontario.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-Burlington-Spring-Cup-Xcel-Results.pdf You can look up other meet results here...
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    Parents Preschooler Afraid

    One of my kids literally cried during every parent and tot class for an entire session. Sometimes it was epic meltdown level … red faced screaming “I don’t want to!!” I’m sure you can imagine. I told him he didn’t have to do anything he didn’t want to do, but that we weren’t leaving the class...
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    MAG Workout wear at your son’s gym

    Just wondering what your boys typically wear to practice? At my boys’ gym, it t-shirts and shorts. The WAG athletes are all in leos (obviously). I’ve followed a gym in Russia on IG (they have some amazing young guys training there), but what I notice is that all the boys wear singlets and gym...
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    MAG Spieth Ring Tower Wobbly at US Classic 2023

    I noticed it too. Doesn’t look normal to me. The tower at my sons’ gym doesn’t do this, but there’s another gym that hosts competitions that has a wobbly tower (not on a podium, just mounted on a concrete slab floor). My kids complain about that wobbly setup each time they compete there.
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    Ontario's Opening Plan - Gymnastics clubs on list of businesses that can open May 19th

    Details from Gymnastics Ontario - opening framework: GO Opening Framework
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    Ontario's Opening Plan - Gymnastics clubs on list of businesses that can open May 19th

    Our Premier, Doug Ford, announced details of "Stage 1" of Ontario's opening, which will start Tuesday, May 19th. The list of businesses that can open includes some amateur sports, including gymnastics: (emphasis added) Details are here: List of Ontario Businesses that can open in Stage 1 No...
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    MAG Boys Home Training Programme - Feedback - Covid Addition

    I'm just a parent (not a coach like the posters above), so you can take that for what it's worth. But I would say that your program is way too intense. And I totally understand that you want your son to succeed (what loving parent doesn't want their child to do well? It's a natural thing), but...
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    MAG Home Training

    My boys are doing workouts with the other MAG athletes from their gym via zoom. Three 40 min workouts a week. Plus next week there is a 1 h workout for pommel for the kids with a mushroom at home. And another 1 h workout for those with a chin up bar at home. Other than that, they do stretching...
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    MAG Ways to improve flexibility

    Also to add: I had to explain to him exactly where he should be feeling a stretch when getting into different positions. Turns out he was going into some stretches but wasn’t actually stretching anything. ‍D’oh! Kids! Also though it’s a bit annoying that none of his coaches made sure he was...
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    MAG Ways to improve flexibility

    I thought it would be a good idea to update my son’s progress. With the COVID shutdown, we’ve had more time to dedicate to his stretching. I also did a lot of googling to try to figure out what might help him. (I took him to a couple of people who really had no idea what to do for him. So...
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    Parents ExtraOrdinary Athletes

    My son had his first competition last month. Second rotation was rings - and he had a really rough time of it. But... he is so positive and lets things roll off his back like they're nothing. Kept smiling and didn't let it phase him. Last rotation was floor, an event he usually struggles with...
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    MAG MEET DAY!!

    Amazing! It looked like he was having a blast. :) My young boys idolize the big guys who do those kinds of tricks.
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    Age category changes - Gymnastics Ontario and Gymnastics Canada

    Sorry to hear that it is impacting your son in such a significant way. I'm not really sure there was enough thought put into this decision. In the email I received from GymCan, when I inquired about the changes, I was told that the fall cut off was too confusing for clubs, and that while they...
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    Age category changes - Gymnastics Ontario and Gymnastics Canada

    I'm pretty new to the competitive gymnastics world. My son, born in Sept 2010, is having his first competitive season this year. Last year, under Gymnastics Ontario rules, we was considered a 7 year old, since his age as of August 31st, 2018 was 7 (this was the cutoff date). Being considered...

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