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Thank you for that! That’s very encouraging!

Wow! That was very insightful and honest! I really appreciate it. Also, thank you for seeing my perspective and learning yours has helped me in my thought process. Once again, thank you and good luck with whatever path you choose!!!!

Thanks for that reality check lol. You’re right, what if she doesn’t do well in that sport (currently thinking about volleyball). But then I think it’ll be less money, less traveling. I appreciate your candor because I know it does have a lot to do with my pride and I have to figure out how...

Thank you so much for your feedback. It’s nice to hear a gymnast’s perspective. I guess there is still a part of me that believes she could be elite/college level but maybe not. You mentioned you’re level 9, are you trying for elite/college level gymnastics? Just wondering when you get that...

I have definitely mentioned Xcel several times but she doesn’t want to switch. It sounds as if she’s worried about what her current teammates will think or say.

Thank you for your response, I do try to tell myself not to compare, it’s honestly hard not to. My best friend’s daughter is a level 7, they started gymnastics at the same time, she is always at the top of the podium and everyone knows my daughter started out better than her. Sorry, there I go...

Her start value on the bar is 9.5, she doesn’t have all of the skills. She struggles to pull herself all the way up to horizontal over the bar (sorry don’t know the name of the skills lol), but she struggles to do them on the bar. In addition, I don’t think she has the best form, like on...

My daughter is a level 6 gymnast, she’s not doing the best. Actually her last meet she came in last place with a 33. When she first started competing in Level 3, she would always be in first or second place but over the years she has not been in the top 10. My husband and I are really...