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    2024 State Gymnastics Meet Discussion Thread

    This story confirms my belief that there's a quota for coordination and grace and gymnasts use up theirs while doing fantastic things on apparatus that most of us wouldn't touch. I know of so many gymnasts who had some kind of freak accident outside of the gym(one I know of broke her ankle just...
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    2024 State Gymnastics Meet Discussion Thread

    My kid just had her Level 8 State meet, having a sudden mental block on her back tumbling and her connection on beam (which has been on-and-off for two years). She was super frustrated with herself, but in the end changed up her floor routine, took the deduction, and moved on to make the...
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    Anon Age groups at competition

    Ours does, I don't know about other states. We're a small state too, so sometimes it just happens...
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    Anon Age groups at competition

    Age groups are luck of the draw. My kid has been a State Champion twice because she was the only one in her age group. She also once missed placing on Vault at Regionals because she was placed in a younger age group and the next higher one had lower Vault scores. So it really goes both ways...
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    Parents Um, is anyone else...

    No tape for us....more like "hey look at my awesome rips!" to all her friends at school. She still has those friends, too.
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    Parents Post competition debrief

    As a team they congratulate each other and share positive stories, then they get back to practice. For individuals, we have a coach who is a good videographer and he will break down a competition routine in slo-mo with key points stopped to show where the kid might be getting deductions. It...
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    Parents What is your threshold for driving vs. flying to a meet?

    Unless it was a really important meet (like my kid made Easterns or something, I wouldn't fly to a meet. It isn't worth it financially and it's not good for the environment and in the scheme of things, it's not going to make or break my kids' gymnastics career. But most of the meets we...
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    Parents Does your gymnast care what event they start on at a meet?

    Mine definitely has a preference but it changes every year depending on what event she's struggling with. She definitely prefers to get the struggling events out of the way if possible.
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    Parents How are age groups determined?

    My kid came home one day and told me she was doing hiccups on bars. I said "You're hiccuping on bars??" and she rolled her eyes and said "No mom! I'm doing HICCUPS on bars!!" Like that cleared it up.
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    WAG Likes a certain beam??

    My kid doesn't have a favorite but has, on occasion, blamed a poor routine on the equipment at meets. I can see that they all have a different feel (this one is bouncy, this one is slippery, the bars are soft, the bars are stiff, the floor was too bouncy....)
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    Parents Season 2023-2024: How is your gymnast doing?

    First meet about three weeks ago, another this weekend. Also, for the first time, my kid will be participating in HS gymnastics. Her school doesn't have a team yet, but she and a friend are competing as independents with another high school. So that will be a different experience!
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    Parents Vault into pit?

    Seriously.....I keep telling mine I have video proof that she can connect the BHS BHS. She switched to BHS to back tuck because it was "easier" and she still hesitates! But last year she buckled down and connected it for Regionals....so it's there somewhere.
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    Parents Vault into pit?

    You'd have to look at their rotation and where their feet are in relation to where the mat would be at the end of it to determine that. My kid learned to land the tsuk gradually, first into the pit, then onto one mat situated in the pit, then another mat on top of that one, until it was...
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    Anon Talented or not?

    For what it's worth, anyone doing competitive gymnastics is "talented". I mean, it's not something I can do. My talents lie elsewhere. Positive feedback is so important. So is criticism, as long as it is constructive. It doesn't sound like she is getting either.
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    Parents Favorite meet gift?

    My gymnast likes ANY gift :) But she's especially fond of wearable gifts (socks, winter hats, leos, t-shirts....

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