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    Parents Parents in Sport book

    I just saw an article on British Gymnastics site about this new book aimed at parents. Thought may be of interest to this group. https://www.parentsinsport.co.uk/product/sports-performance-parenting/
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    WAG All About The UK Gymnastics System (UK vs. US Systems)

    I'm also interested to know (am in UK)
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    Parents Specialization And Overuse Injuries In Gymnastics

    Thanks this is interesting. My 7-year-old is doing about 5 hours structured sport a week (3 of those gymnastics) and not counting PE at school, but I hadn't found anything much about age/ hours per week of structured exercise. The 'no more hours a week than age in years' is helpful esp as he...
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    Parents How to encourage practice

    Quite a lot of the little girls I know who do gymnastics found the beach in the summer holidays to be the natural place to practice. My son won't practice in public but I do put him in handstand and cartwheel workshops in the holidays and he did enjoy making an instructional video for family...
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    Parents An amazing experience

    Yes, I think the gymnasts comps I used to watch on TV as a kid were always so intense and the gymnasts seemed to get younger and thinner each year. The more mature age of the competitors (certainly in mens) seemed more comfortable to watch in this event and the younger ones definitely seemed...
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    Parents An amazing experience

    Hey I just wanted to share an amazing experience we just had- its a bit of a witter, nothing profound. This weekend was the World Gymnastics Championships, hosted in the UK. I bought spectator tickets during lockdown. We aren't a gymnastic family, though my 7-year-old son has always trained at...
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    Parents Time off for surgery advice

    Hes 7 , intermediate. He's having abdominal surgery and yes fully out of gym for 6 weeks though may be able to swim and play other sports after 4 weeks.
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    Parents Time off for surgery advice

    We've got tickets to see the World Championships during his recovery so I'm hoping that will help him to feel part of it and his club has asked if he can take a picture of him there. You've given me the idea I might ask him to do a little 'write up' for them so he can still feel connected and...
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    Parents Time off for surgery advice

    Thanks. I've bought a book by a well known British footballer who had shoulder surgery and talks about how he handled being out. Also, follow Max Whitlock who is back in the gym after a year off and is now preparing for Paris. My son has excellent muscle memory so I'm confident he won't forget...
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    Parents Time off for surgery advice

    Hi my son is having to take about 6 weeks off gymnastics for surgery recovery. He is currently refusing to have the surgery if it means missing any gymnastics....obviously, he will have it done but does anyone have advice about how to reduce his fear he'll forget his skills and just generally...
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    Off Topic Height observations: Gym vs. "outside world"

    Same for us. My 6 year old is almost the same height as me (I'm 5'2") and is one of the tallest among his school friends. Its fine at gym because although he's the youngest, he's the same height as the 8/9 + year olds in his group but he does forget they've been in that group for at least a year...
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    WAG Coaches, what do you think of parents that watch the entire practice?

    I love watching him, certainly I don't think I'm unhappy looking or tense. Sometimes as a treat my husband starts early and works his lunch to finish early so he can come and watch too :) Our boy loves us seeing his new skills and we prefer him to do flips etc in the club not our sitting room...
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    WAG Coaches, what do you think of parents that watch the entire practice?

    My son is aged 6 and I've always enjoyed staying to watch him. He lights up , grins and bounces for the whole time. He likes to wink at me when he's learned a new skill, I give him a thumbs up. Now he goes to a longer class with older kids (he's youngest) and only a few parents stay or else they...
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    Parents Turtle Backs

    Speak to me about turtle backs...What are they, why? They are apparently a Good Thing and my son seems to now have one (or can do one). I know what it looks like but I don't know why its desirable for gymnastics. Thanks!
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    Parents How to go into competitions (UK)

    Hi, I didnt know that about boys so thank you (though makes perfect sense as they do seem to have longer careers!). He does also really like swimming and has an ex-competition swim teacher so I could speak to his teacher about that. And he seems to have a natural ability for racket sports and...

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