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Thank you for the update! It was driving me nuts. Too bad the apps are gone. I liked it much better. I guess we'll see what the new site looks like when its ready

Has anyone had trouble with the iPhone ChalkBucket app? I noticed that my app stopped updating so I deleted it to try and reinstall and now I can't find the ChalkBucket app in the App Store. Was it discontinued?

My daughter is still young but we've been to a few different gyms because of family moves so here is what helped me feel more comfortable. 1) check the gym website, many are starting to add information on levels, practice times or number of hours (including for team levels). Reviewing that...

Thank you for the reassurance! I hadn't even thought about the press handstands. I'm sure that will be my worry next year or two [emoji56]

My DD's class has been working shoot throughs and it seems like her long legs are not working in her favor for this skill. Anyone else experience the same? Can this skill be done when the legs are long but arm length not so much [emoji56]

[emoji15] that sounds like a tough lesson!

My DD does the intentionally falling off beam too [emoji56]. Glad to see it's a "thing" at this age

I totally agree! My DD had started to express concern after practice and say that she didn't want to go because she thought the coach didn't like her. So I first had a talk with my DD about it to explain that the coach just wants her to work hard and it's not that she doesn't like her. Then I...

Your situation sounds very much like my daughters. My DD is 6 also and is having trouble staying focused at practice. She's also in an environment where I felt the coach was losing patience with her because the other girls seem to be adapting better. In my DDs case I was also getting concerned...

When your DD accidentally takes a fall and instinctively does a tuck and roll to a safe landing. When your DD can do more push ups than the boys in her class

Such an exciting update. Congratulations to your DD on reaching her goal and to you for this milestone in your gymnastics journey with her

My DD has always been tall for her age group (80-90th percentile) but she was identified at more than one gym for preteam. I do think there may be some drawbacks along the way with her long legs but on the flip side when she does perform the skills she has beautiful lines. All that to say that...

I agree with not caving for the bar for all of the reasons mentioned so far. I'm just shocked that so many of the girls in my DD class have them. Seems like when it starts to become the norm it creates a disparity in the progress of the group. It's like they're all within a similar range on...

I'm curious, what do the coaches recommend for home at this level and how often? I've over heard a few mom's at my DD's gym talking about their at home bars and I almost feel like my DD is at a disadvantage on bars because we don't have at home gym equipment and she doesn't get very much time...

Congratulations to you and your DD! What a great accomplishment [emoji847]