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I don't think that we are talking about "normal" coaching practices here. I believe that we are referring to the point in time when something appears to be "mental toughness" training or "therapy" and then begins to cause physiological symptoms and then crosses into the realm of "crazy" and...

I'm not surprised by it one bit. There have also been numerous complaints made to USAG about abusive coaching tactics of certain coaches that fall into the mental and tipping on the physical realm (throwing mats and pit blocks at a kids head files under the abuse category to me) and USAG ignores...

Region 5 here as well. Please add

She was a level 10, testing Hopes elite path.

Funny mine is small, quick twitch and fast as well and bars, beam and floor are her strong events. Vault has always been her all around killer due to her small size. I'm hoping that as she grows and gets more mass vault will come with age, but bars has always been one of her best events, so I'm...

I can't seem to find Junior F results? The app definitely needs a lot of updates before they use it again. Are the scores posted anywhere else? We have a friend's daughter in that group and wanted to see how she did.

Spot on! My wild guess would be that the email was most likely used as a tactic to get the athlete to perform better at practices not realizing that the email would have been taken so seriously. Some coaches still employ the use of negative reinforcement in order to obtain positive results (...

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Absolutely spot on!!! The best coach for each child depends on how each child learns. Similar to teachers in school. My daughter just got the "best teacher" this year according to everyone in town, needless to say it was a terrible fit for her. She moved to a different math...

I've noticed that some gyms seem to have more injuries than others. We just came from a "big box" gym that had so many injuries that there was a separate group set aside just for injured gymnasts and they all conditioned together. On the other hand, there are just more injuries at the upper...

We have had just about every brand out there. But this year our Leo (Alpha F) came with crazy washing instructions. Basically don't wash it, it could run, lose gemstones, etc. Anyone else have Leo's that are hard to manage or bleed? What is the best way to wash them? Do you really have to wash...

It's probably maturity and integration. People often forget and yes even us coaches that ALL kids develop at a different speed or pace. Sometimes you will have a kid who is super driven and focused from age 5 with talent and work ethic. They shine right away , but then the others catch up at...

It has a lot to do with proper music selection for the age and look in optionals. Example: a 9 year old who is very tall and is a great balletic dancer and looks older could sell different music than a 11 year old who is powerful yet tiny and petite. One would choose different music and...

My daughter is the exact same height now 53 inches and was doing these last year at a shorter height. What they found was she had a harder time making it if she did a toe hand, toe Hecht. Her then coaches added toe hand ,clear hip hand, toe Hecht and she caught and kipped out every time. It is...

Mine was very mediocre at compulsories. Middle of the pack most of the time. She also had zero focus ability. Compulsories were very dance heavy and my daughter is more of a powerhouse. She has taken off in optionals though. She still struggles with details in her floor routine, but has the...

Wow! Your daughter's journey sounds almost identical to my daughter's! I love when you said "I'm normal and intelligent, yet followed their advice and didn't question it" scarily similar to how our old gym was. I used to be like "am I the only one not drinking the kookaid here?" I'm so glad to...