Recent content by Gymdad2

Imho I believe that you may encourage her to continue but not force her to continue. You job is to recognize the difference. Good luck.

DD's school worked with us to schedule study halls at the end of the day so she could leave early for gym practice when necessary. For out -of-town travel the school had what they called an ALE program which stood for Alternative Learning Experience. The meets qualified for this, but sometimes...

NY Dad, As the parent of a gymnast who began rec at age 4 and is now retired after a Division 1 gymnastics career, let me add my 2 cents worth. The advice you have received above is exactly right. Find the right gym as Profmom says and let the coaches teach your dd to be strong and healthy...

A bar at home is a lose - lose situation. If she doesn't use it then you have an expensive white elephant and if she does, then as the coaches above have said, she will actually do more harm than good to her gymnastics skills.

google '501c3 rules' There is all kinds or information on the web

We were told by USAG what admission to charge when we hosted a regional meet some years ago.

No, it is not a terrible game because a gym meet is NOT a game. Gymnasts do not compete to to try to get a higher score than someone else. They do it because they love to flip and dance and fly and to show us the remarkable physical skills they have learned. To do this they have worked many...

Maybe you should consult with her coach(es) and get their input.

When dd was L5 in 2nd grade school she got a letter from her gym that she worked out 12 hrs a week year round. She was excused from all PE for the rest of Elementary, Middle and High school. It gave her an extra study hall which was very useful. You might ask about something like this.

describe a meet from preparation and warmup through events and end with awards

College club gymnastics can lead to more. DD was a 2nd year L10 when she graduated HS but only received interest from D2 and 3 schools. She was disappointed so she enrolled at one of the D1 schools on that list and joined their club team. During her first year she stayed in shape, practiced...

A very happy day for me was when dd got her driver's licence.

18 years - just finished senior year - Division 1.

Gymnastics is much more likely to cause an injury than roller skating. I say let her go.

Angiesmom, Welcome to Chalkbucket and welcome to the world of gymnastics. Your desire for your dd to advance quickly and to catch up with her age group is understandable, but home training is not normally recommended. If you will do a search on chalkbucket for 'home equipment' you will find...