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    Talk to me about T/T/Power Tumbling

    Md t/t Here in MD there are a few teams for T/T...we are @ Unique in Waldorf, Charles County; Mt Airey and I can't think of their gym's name; Fairland in the Laurel area. Novak's is an Olympic hopeful gym and they are in Arlington, VA. Fabulous coaches! We compete with other teams within...
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    Tell me everything you know about competing trampoline and tumbling!

    Region 6 USAG My kids are Region 6 and we are governed by USAG. Mobility/Eligibility are usually done a couple of times per competitive season. A coach can also petition to the judges before the meet if they feel their gymnast is ready to mobilize. The judges will then judge the event on...
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    Tramp/Tumble

    Congratulations to you and her!!! That is fabulous! We hosted a T/T meet this past weekend. Both son and daughter both took 1st place in each of their events. For my son, he is just starting out and at a kind of low level for his age, 15 but his scores are high so that's nice! My daughter...
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    Ballet training and gymnastics in the US

    My dd does both ballet and gymnastics. She was artistic from Pre-Team through L7 and is now tramp/tumble. This is her 2nd year of ballet and pointe. She started ballet when she was 12 and elligible for pointe, what a difference it made in her point for gymnastics. Even her coach commented...
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    Tramp/Tumble

    Our coach is looking to getting a DM...! The kids are both exited/unsure. Should prove to be fun. We are hosting 2 meets this year, including states for Region 6. I also could sit and watch power tumbling all day long! When my dd did her first meet, 7 BHS just stunned her dad and I. It's...
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    Tramp/Tumble

    I have 2 kids in T/T, ds 15 and dd 13. My dd changed from artistic after 7 years and enjoys the change! My ds has done recreational artistic with nothing for boys gymnastics. This opportunity opened up to them after we changed gyms. They went to their first meet last month and had fun. We...
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    Parents From Artistic to Tramp/Tumble

    After a serious fall on the beam that left my dd injured, shaken and ready to quit, her coach offered her several choices to stay rather than just quit. She wanted rythmic gymnastics but he doesn't offer it right now, maybe next year with his wife as the coach. So he offered her to stay L7 and...
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    Parents Would you ever move for gymnastics?

    Yes and No... If my child were an only child, then yes. However, with other siblings involved, no. I cannot the priority of one child over the others...forcing them to give up their home, friends, school, stability for the price of one. Each one has to decide if the price is too high for...
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    Coaches Fixing hand position in BHS

    Try re-teaching the skill, breaking it down all the way as though she's just learning, very slow motion. We did that with one of our L5's for her round-off. Took a while buy now she has correct hand position. She did kneeling and standing r-o's, each time placing her hands correctly on the...
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    What camps are you or you DD or DS going to this summer?

    Our gym goes to several different camps: PA Woodward, Parkettes, Penn State and IGC. My daughter and about 8 others are going to IGC (different weeks), 2 will go to Parkettes, 3 to Woodward and I haven't heard about PSU yet.
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    I want your IGC Info

    My daughter and I will be there next week. This is our 2nd year, she as a gymnast and me as a visiting coach. Woodward is very free flowing, not much structure. IGC, very tightly structured to ensure each gymnast can work their best while there. I watched the staff go into a panic because a...
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    No graceful transition to new gym...AARGH

    Being both a coach and a mom, I cannot imagine not letting a gymnast say goodbye to her friends and coaching staff, provided it was a positive leaving. Regardless of the reasons why, she should have been allowed to say goodbye to her gym family. Adults sometimes let their pride get in the...
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    Coaches couple questions for all you coaches out there

    Our girls are not "required" to have good grades, highly encouraged. They bring in their report cards to the head coaches and depending upon the grades they can receive a "Pass" for conditioning. All our coaches stress the importance of school/grades first, not gymnastics. Our gym is...
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    Lack of squareness in split

    She's only 6, I wouldn't fuss much with her. Learning comes in waves and stages as they mature. Hope that helps! :)
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    Is going away to a Summer Camp beneficial for New Gymnast?

    Hmmm, if she interested then that's a possibility. My dd goes to IGC, she's a L6 and has done 1 year of cheerleading. Woodward does both cheerleading and gymnastics with a lax schedule of 3 hours either am or pm, campers choice. IGC has a rigid schedule and only gymnastics. All levels are...

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