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I always post about my daughter's goals at the beginning of the year. I asked my daughter about her goals for the season. She wanted her team to vote her strongest and bars queen at the year end banquet. She also said she wants to treat every meet like it's state, where she has always performed...

Before every meet, we give my daughter a massage. This morning I ask my daughter if she was ready for meet season. She responded in the affirmative and said, "I'm really excited for my massage Friday night!" Do any of you have specific pre-competition rituals or traditions? P.S. Good luck to...

I've been told that fear was coming and we're finally there. The skill? BWO on beam. She's finally going by herself after a ton of start-stops. SHE GOT IT! (Sorry for the running commentary.)

I was just told that in new level 4, girls get a deduction for not having grips. This sounds like utter rubbish to me. Is anyone in the know on this?

My daughter and two other gymnasts in her level at our gym are lefties in their routines (all are righties as far as their dominant hand is concerned). We've been doing some group privates to work on the new routines. This has helped the girls a lot since the coach is spending time on doing it...

We have one gymnast who was a Level 3 last year. She's 10 1/2 and is quite a talent. She's trying to get her kip so that she can go new Level 4 in the fall. The problem is she's been a terror, bullying her old Level 3 teammates and saying rude things. The dad I have been friendly since they...

My wife received an e-mail from another gym parent yesterday. This mom said that her daughter (a year younger and a level below mine) was having one of "those days" and didn't want to go out on the floor. She said that my daughter took about five steps onto the floor then turned and took her...

My daughter and her best friend are pushing for Level 6 in a year. Their coach is 100% on-board. That got me excited until I realized: I am really pretty clueless about optionals. Would those who have them throw some pearls of wisdom my way? I'm trying to decrease my learning curve. What are the...

My little one brought her little foam roll-up beam out of the closet last night at 10:00. I said, "Sweetie, why are you getting that out right now?" She replied, "I need to get my back walkover on beam!" I said, "Why? You don't need that skill for this next level." She gave me the look and...

*WARNING*- I am going to be petty in this post. Be patient with my venting and arrogance, because it leads to a question that I would really appreciate some honest feedback on. When my daughter switched from our first gym (which my mom picked when she decided to give my daughter a month of...

Our HC is fond of telling the girls that he will move them up as quickly as they can get their skills. My daughter and her best friend both have all of their old 5/new 4 skills. They have set a goal to get through 4 in the fall and 5 in the spring and be in optionals by next year! I think it is...

I had an opportunity to attend a party for the coaches at our state championships and talk a lot to several different coaches. One thing I never really appreciated is how passionate and engaged coaches are in bringing out the best in our girls. I wondered what coaches would talk about in a...

My little one has struggled a little bit to put up really high finishes this year. She didn't win a single gold medal all year. In fact, I don't think she cared at all about trying to win. That was fristrating for me. I try to teach my kids that competing to try to win is more important than...

Hi, guys. I've missed being around to chat, but I accepted a new position and it's kept me hopping. Tomorrow is my daughter's state champs! I'm excited, as always. To those who continue to grind through the season- well wishes from me to you!

My daughter had a meet today. Lots of cool things happened. First, they won team again! That always puts my daughter in a great mood. She had her best AA of the year and has kept improving steadily. I'm so pleased with her growth. I also realized that she has a close relationship with almost...

My daughter is having more fun than ever and is really starting to peak heading toward state. Her team is doing great and they have their toughest meet of the season coming up this weekend. I'm loving this season. How goes it for the rest of you? Good luck with state on the horizon (for some of...

Last year was the first time our gym had a Level 3 team competing. That team won team at every meet but one (where they took second). This year, the old Level 3 team is now Level 4. They've won team at every meet. It got me thinking about how they're leaving a great legacy for those who will...

My daughter did an open gym this weekend and she is hitting her low bar kip and jump to high bar kip 90%+. She proudly explained to me that she has all of her skills. Teasing her, I said, "Congratulations, sweetie! You have all of the skills you need- to repeat Level 4!" She scrunched her face...

One thing that I have seen in my short involvement in the sport is that it's a wealthy person's sport. Before you jump on the "I'm not wealthy!" response, understand that I mean that relatively. I have felt a strong inclination to start a non-profit charity that allows for payment of fees for...

not doing the tippy-toe straight-arm robot walk at meets? I ask that sort of tongue-in-cheek (with all of the deduction threads lately), but I do have a real question. Have any of your daughters abandoned that goofy walk? My daughter used to do it but in the middle of one meet as her team was...