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    Parents Moving forward with tumbling block on beam

    Thank you for your responses! I'm definitely not wanting her to feel pressure by me at all. I am of the opinion that mental blocks are real and normal developmentally. I just don't want to "fail" her I guess, by not encouraging her to work though it or providing her with the tools to do so...
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    Parents Moving forward with tumbling block on beam

    My dd is 12 and currently competing level 6. The past 2 seasons have been rough with unfortunate injuries, but this year she's finally injury-free. Unfortunately, past injuries have led to a backwards tumbling block on beam. She worked through some mental coaching over the summer, and was able...
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    WAG Good luck to all competing at the classic!

    What time does Lily compete Friday? Good luck to everyone!
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    Parents Summer gym skills

    Ours do lots of extra conditioning over the summer, which really tends to wear them out. Also, even though they aren't at school, playing in the pool all day and then going to practice in the evening can wear them out fast. I've gotten words from the coach before about letting DD spend the day...
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    Parents Random question about Svetlana Boginskaya's height :-)

    DH and I are both 5'10". Never in a million years did I expect to have short kids, but I do. They are 10 and 13 and the shortest in their classes, with teeny tiny feet. I know there's still time for them to grow, but they've been consistently in the 10th% since they were babies. My hubby's mom...
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    WAG Number of training days per week

    Xcel- 2-3 days depending on level Levels 6-8 go 4 days a week
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    WAG What do your children wear to training?

    Sports bra or leo and shorts. She used to just wear only a leo, but then she started training with the big girls and is dressing like them. Our gym is very lax with dress code.
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    Parents Holding my breath!!

    This is great to hear! My DD has recently developed the same block, bhs on floor connected to anything, POOF! gone, after she broke her finger on a bhs on the beam. She recently competed a bhs full lo on floor at a competition, and floor is her strongest event, so this has been heartbreaking for...
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    WAG Not sandbagging, but...

    I’m definitely not comparing. There is no comparison to be made here! I’m a fan of the sport, enjoy watching and talking about it, and I’m genuinely curious. Like I said in my original post, this is a whole different world than what I’m a part of and I’m just trying to understand it. I...
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    WAG Not sandbagging, but...

    OP here...I did more research, and all of these girls competed with pretty much the same scores at level 5 last year. They are the highest-scoring level 6 team in the country. All of those girls looked like they could walk into the level 8 state meet and win. Several age groups represented, the...
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    Parents Dealing with mental block

    My DD recently broke her hand while being spotted doing a bhs on high beam. She's had this skill solidly for a year, but was struggling a bit due to a mental block.
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    WAG Not sandbagging, but...

    At my daughter's recent level 6 state meet, the winner of her age group scored mid-38's doing pretty much all level 7 routines. The same gym also had several other girls score in the upper 38's and even low 39's, also competing routines that would score well in level 7. We are talking beam...
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    WAG Xcel bronze to JO 4?

    It really all depends on the child and gym but...My dd moved from XG to 4 at the beginning of last year, and even though she solidly had floor and vault skills, the bars were really hard on her. She got her kip over the summer before her season, and it was not great by November when they...
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    Parents To move or not to move?

    Thank you for all of your responses. I've read all of them and I'm definitely taking everything into consideration. A few things to add: -No real safety concerns. Spotting is good and no huge skills being thrown anyway. Girls aren't trying anything they aren't ready for. -Current gym is very...
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    Parents To move or not to move?

    I know this is a common topic, but I have literally nobody IRL to talk to about this. We are considering a gym switch, and I need some people who are not inside my head to look at this situation objectively for me. Please give me frank opinions/advice. DD is currently level 6, 10yo. We've been...

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