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Gym hair is a skill I never thought I'd have to cultivate, but my kiddo had that kind of hair too so I had to learn. Braided bun was the go-to for us, after trying and failing with other methods. High tight gelled pony, separate pony and braid sections, wrap and pin as you go. You can make it a...

My kid went from gymnastics to HS diving. She likes diving but it's purely a recreational pursuit for her. HS diving in our neck of the woods is very inclusive and chill. There are girls that are quite serious, but the focus is on improving individual scores. There is never any announcements of...

I think that's pretty draconian myself...the part I have the most issue with is removing stars. That can get pretty demoralizing pretty quickly. So if a gymnast had a few off days, or has an injury and loses skills, they take her earned stars away? That's awful in my opinion. If they had a...

My DD did a season of diving with the HS team, and it was a very low-key and inclusive environment. No cuts, and not all of the girls came in with a full list of dives. There were a handful of kids we saw at meets that were very talented and may have been early specialists, but that was the...

Thanks for the replies -- it's helpful to have a sense of the range. My DD recently started up in an advanced rec class in a new gym after some time away from gymnastics, and the coaches asked if she's interested in competing in their Xcel program. She is interested but not 100% sure just yet...

She’s 14, and did JO up to L4. She had a number of L5 skills when she stopped.

What have people seen as far as number of hours per week for Xcel gold? Trying to get a sense of what’s typical.

Hello! Parent of a former JO gymnast who is considering making a comeback in Xcel. Been a lurker forever, but now I am anticipating having questions so I thought it was time I made an account :)