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    MAG Sad news -- New England Sports Academy

    I know the boys are still competing, as we've seen them at two meets. Boys Boston Classic in March, which is usually at NESA, is at Sterling this year, so I hear from ds's coach.
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    Parents To Wear or Not To Wear? That is the ?

    Must be a regional thing? I've never seen anyone take medals off before leaving at my dd's meets over several years. My ds has his first meet next month; it'll be interesting to see what they do since it's never crossed my mind before.
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    Re-Introduction

    Hi. I'd like to re-introduce myself since I haven't posted in about a year and a half. My daughter quit a week or two after my last post. She just didn't love it any more; in fact she now admits she hadn't even liked it for almost the last year, but was trying to stick it out. I sometimes...
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    WAG Mental Block Question - Refusing to Spot?

    DD has had her flyaway since last summer, but has "lost it" on and off after a fall. She "regained" it in the fall, and has been doing well with it over the past few months, and has competed it successfully several times. Since states, the girls have been focusing on cast-to-handstands...
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    Parents Coaches Backing Down To Parents?

    DD's gym does take opinions into account, but on a long-term basis. For example, some of the 7-10s were having issues with late practices last year, so the following year it was changed to 3-7 (instead of 5-9) two days of the week so there could be a few "early" nights. They would never bend...
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    Parents "Parent-teacher conferences" in gymnastics?

    Early on, dd's rec coaches only spoke to me each time they decided to move her up to the next level and to team. Since she's been on team, I am only approached for logistical issue: what size leo should I order her, is she going to attend camp, would she like to go to this extra meet, etc. HC...
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    Parents help deciding between JO and X-cell

    It would really bother me that your more driven, hard-working dd is not being given a chance at JO just because she's 9. I would absolutely move gyms for that, but that's me. Especially if my dd had the motivation and dedication to practice long hours and get to the higher levels. Aside from...
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    WAG Everyone Pays Same Amount - Booster Fees

    This is very interesting. So it seems like reducing fees in general and dividing the rest out evenly is a legally safer way to go as well?
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    WAG Everyone Pays Same Amount - Booster Fees

    I think it would be tough for the lower levels to stomach those fees when most of it is probably going to the upper levels, but at the same time I really like the idea of spreading it out more evenly. I wonder how many kids quit the sport at the higher levels because of money? I think having...
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    WAG Level 5 vs 6 vs 7

    Our gym will more likely, I think, use both, but use 6 as the "optional optional" level. All those who competed 5 will be aiming to get to L7. If they fall short by September, they'll compete L6. I imagine we'll have all three next year, as we did this year.
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    ChalkBucket Software Upgraded

    I had several "internal server error"s while trying to post. Not sure it's related, but that's never happened to me before.
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    New gym mom.....feeling confused :(

    Seriously! I feel like they are doing the one thing guaranteed to take all the fun out of the sport and have the kids resenting it a few months/years down the line. Sounds like you have a very healthy attitude!
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    Parents Snow Day Practice Change?

    My dd was cancelled today too. It really wasn't that bad (we've had worse NOT cancelled), so I'm kind of annoyed since they have a meet Saturday. But dd isn't worried - "I've got this." Okay...
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    Parents How old is your DD/DS and what level?

    Thank you! As the mom of a dd who didn't take her first gymnastics class until age 9 (L4 at 10, L5 at 11, new L5 at 12), I was avoiding this thread like the plague. Clicked on it by mistake, and was glad to see some humor instead of just the usual mine's-the-youngest-and-highest-level talk...
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    WAG Practice times

    Training hours can be all over the board. Our L5s practice 10-12 hours, which is low locally, but they win quite a lot of meets (with no level -repeaters) anyway. Our L8-10 do 16 hours (more in summer) max., and they still do very well regionally and nationally. They also have the option to...

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