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  1. gym monkeys mom

    Parents Anyone else managing a Sesamoid fracture long term??

    My 17 yr old gymnast will complete Level 9 this year. 3 years ago while riding her bike she had a injury to her big toe on her left foot. We assumed it was broken it healed and felt better. Fast forward 1.5 years toe hurts all the time after hurting for 3 months DD finally tells me. I take her...
  2. gym monkeys mom

    Fear over giants over and over......

    I may have posted on this before but it still occurs so here it goes again.... DD will be a 3rd year Level 8 (15yrs) due to injury last year that put her out all but 1st month competition season. So really this is only the 2nd year of 8. My question is why does she have reoccuring fears of...
  3. gym monkeys mom

    Tags South Coach passes away.......

    This came through to all the MN gymnastics clubs this week. I thought some here may know him and want to know about this. It is a very sad loss for us as a MN community...... ecspecially right after the loss of gymnast Gina Mori. It is with extreme sadness that we have to share that Dan...
  4. gym monkeys mom

    Parents Parenting an Average Athlete Article

    Below is an article that spoke volumes to me a few years back. It was in Parenting and Athlete newsletter that Tom Burgdorff puts out. I think it speaks volumes about the pressures and perceptions are kids are under as athletes. Teams will always be comprised of athletes who are different...
  5. gym monkeys mom

    1st level 8 meet of the season

    DD had her first Level 8 meet of the season (she is a second year Level 8) this past weekend. She did a great job!! She had put a ton of pressure on herself about qualifing to State at the first meet ugh!! She needed and AA 33.5. Well she did it she got a AA 34 Yippee and she got the bes...
  6. gym monkeys mom

    Paying coaches from Booster Club accounts for meets

    Currently our gym pays our coaches for meets. Due to several factors the economy being one of them this is unlikely to occur next season. So here is what I need to know. We currently as a Booster club take care of meet registration and we have 501C3 status our club does not. parents either pay...
  7. gym monkeys mom

    Parents Judges Eval at the gym

    We had a a good judges eval. The girls had a good judges meet while the judge was tough and pointed out weaknesses this is what we are paying her to do. DD is a 2nd year Level 8 and has big goals for this year. She had a great Judges Eval and got and AA of 33.25 she was psyched. Only needs a...
  8. gym monkeys mom

    Need Another A & B

    Ok so my DD is changing her beam routine for 2nd Level 8 this season. They have a lot of room to add the skills they want for beam. Our beam coach left for college and we a have a less experienced beam coach right now. Here are her moves and she needs a suggestion on 1 more A & B skill for...
  9. gym monkeys mom

    Dance

    Our Optional and Compulsory teams each do dance 1 hour a week at the gym. This is lead by a qualified dance teacher we really like. Some parents have been asking what does she work on and how does it help. She is not by the way the one who writes routines. The coach who writes routines is on...
  10. gym monkeys mom

    How to run Big/Little Sister mentor at the gym

    I would like to run big sister little sister gymnasts at our club this year. The numbers seem to work this year. I wanted to know if any of you have done this before and how it went for you? How did you pick girls or did you match them up?? Whhat types of things did they do for each other...
  11. gym monkeys mom

    Coaches and Parents

    Ok so my DD as many know is training Level 9 probably competing Level 8 she will be 15 yrs in Nov. She is ok with doing Level 8 again this year. Today she commes home and says I can't do giants anymore any wheree but the single rail bar. :eek: My response not very loving I am sorry to say...
  12. gym monkeys mom

    Photo Montage at End of year Banquet

    So I am handeling the photo show at the spring banquet for our gym. This is the first time I am doing it for our club. I have done others for differnt stuff. A couple of questions. We have both boys and girls programs and in the past photos have been girls meet photos then boys meet photos...
  13. gym monkeys mom

    Parents Now we get to go to regionals

    It seems that scores were low in Region 4 at States this year. So for that reason they have lowered the score to go to regionals at level 8 this year to AA 33. Wow who would think!! That means DD gets to go to regionals so we are now going to MO well actually KS is where they are hosting...
  14. gym monkeys mom

    Parents No Regionals for us

    DD had a good state meet but unfotunatley it was not enough for regionals. She is going to Regionals in MO to watch her teammate and friends from another gym. We have only 2 level 8's this year and her teammate was very sad DD did not make it. So Dd gets to go with her family to watch. She...
  15. gym monkeys mom

    Parents State meet this weekend also

    We also have state this weeknd. Ok we are in the same state as Kristilyn73 and Cathiann. I am about as nervous as a mom could be. DD so wants to go to regionals. We only have 2 level 8's and her teammate really wants her tog with her. DD will need a 34AA she can do this. She needs to hit...
  16. gym monkeys mom

    Question about Booster Clubs

    I have a general question about reminbursements from Booaster club accounts when gymnasts leave the club. If you are a 501C3 which most are. I have been told you may not give fundraised money back but may give back money put in by cash or check. if this is a true statement how does your...
  17. gym monkeys mom

    Parents End of Year Meet reports

    So some of you have followed my DD through out the year and know vaulting a tsuk was a huge adventure Once she finally did one 3 meets ago it scores well enough to place at each meet on vault. She vaults well during the meet but, the warm ups are always terrible. She has landed the vaults at...
  18. gym monkeys mom

    ???? about perfect 10. Vault

    Ok so I have a questions about USAG Level 10 Vault values. During event finals at Northern Lights meet this past weekend a level 10 gymnast got a perfect 10. BTW she doe a hand front full. It is a beautiful vault don't get me wrong but she took a step on the landing. The website with the...
  19. gym monkeys mom

    Parents DD going to State !!

    We had our 2nd to last meet of the season today. DD has been trying all year to get her state score but at first with low bar scores and no tsuk vault at Level 8 it was tough. Well today she did it!! She got a AA 34.1 all you need is a AA 33.5 Yippee. She has not been to state for 2 years...
  20. gym monkeys mom

    Parents She did it!!

    For those of you following monkey's year she has been working her tsuk but never competed it. Well this was the weekend for the tsuk she dit it and got 2nd place!!! Yippee It seems monkey and beetle (kristilyn's dd) are following the same vault path this year!! Unfortuanltey she vaulted last...

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