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This is probably going to sound like an odd question but does anyone know if collegiate gymnasts have people who manage Facebook pages or profiles for them? I received a friend request from a college gymnast recently and I obviously do not know her personally. I was wondering if these athletes'...

This article has been circulating on Facebook. I tend to agree with this doctor but obviously do not practice what it preaches because DD is a gymnast. :). Thoughts/opinions on the statements by this doctor? http://www.cleveland.com/dman/index.ssf/2013/02/noted_surgeon_dr_james_andrews.html

I got thinking today about how few colleges seem to offer gymnastics as an intercollegiate sport. Does anyone know why? It seems like practically every college has a soccer or basketball team. Also, do colleges ever start up new NCAA gymnastics teams? For example when I was in college a friend...

Is there a rule of thumb for what kind of floor music coaches/judges like to see for kids of a certain age/level. I know the floor music should fit their gymnastic style and personality but other than that I have no clue. Dd is in the process of picking out level 7 music. There is one pretty...

We know somebody who is training for 7 and still isn't using grips. I'm just wondering how common this is. I know that the vast majority of kids in usag use them but I'm curious to hear how the coaches feel about this topic. Do you insist that all of your gymnasts wear grips by a certain point...

I met a new breed of "crazy mom" today. The CSM (crazy swim mom)! So in case anyone was wondering, they are out there, lurking in other sports as well. As different as swim and gymnastics is, the CSM was eerily similar to the CGM...utterly exhausting! Just wanted to share my observations....:D

I heard something recently: that shorter, lighter girls sometimes have trouble getting good swinging momentum on bars. Do you think this is true?

Hi all, I know this has been talked about, but did anyone find anywhere in the USAG literature where it says that there will be no mobility score for the new 6? I.e, that they can go right to 7 after scoring out of the new 5 if they have the skill necessary for 7? I've looked and looked and I...

Hi all, There is a possibility that we may be moving to the Northern VA area. Does anyone have any good recommendations? We would be near Manassas. We currently drive about 30 minutes for gym, and I know I would probably have to do at least that if we move, given the horrendous traffic up...

Hi all, If you had to pick the three most important characteristics (mental, physical, emotional, etc) that you look for/find important to be successful in high level gymnastics, what would they be? Just curious what people think...:)

I'm curious...what are the markers that coaches are usually looking for to "graduate" so to speak, from the strap bar to the "real bar". DD is currently been working clear hip to handstand into giants on strap bar. I believe her coach progresses from strap bar to pit bar to real bars. I'm...

Coaches, what are your thoughts on performing the same skill over and over again until a gymnast "gets it"? How long/how many times do you make a child try something over and over? Our hc has a habit of making kids stay on apparatus/perform skills until they do one that he thinks is good, then...

Apparently the new level 5 will contain an option to do a back extension on the beam or a back walkover, or a bhs. Coaches, gymnasts, experienced parents: what is the value of doing a back extension on beam? Is this something they will do in optional, or does it lead into some kind of an...

This might sound stupid, but I'm curious. My dd is a level 5, and although she is 10 years old, she is just 50 pounds and about 4 feet tall. Bars is her hardest event, even though she has great core strength, can do many press handstands, chin up champ, etc. so I don't think it is a strength...

Has anyone else had this experience? It seems like when we go to the bigger meets with more competitive gyms, the scoring is actually more forgiving. On the flip side, this past weekend we attended a much smaller meet, with less gyms, and gyms that had less notoriety, and the scoring was...

Hi all, After thinking about it for a long time, we have recently made a gym switch. The coaching wasn't stable at our old gym, and I have now found out that my dd has some bad habits that she needs to fix, especially on bars. The new gym has a stable coach who has been there for years and a...

How necessary is it to have a pit at a facility with competitive gymnasts? My dd is beginning optional this winter, and I am having increased anxiety about the safety of learning optional skills without a pit, in addition to the wear and tear on joints when performing skills over and over on...

My daughter has had her kip for about 8 months, has competed level 5 successfully, but continues to do something bizarre during her kip which is making everyone scratch their heads. She shifts one wrist and not the other, thus creating an arm bend on that arm. Any suggestions??? She is very...

Just curious, as I know very little about gymnastics...my dd is training level 6/7 now. She did her first unassisted giant the other day and was very excited, but the next day at practice she wasn't able to make it, but said she was close. (Again, I really have no idea what that means.) I was...

Is age 9 too young to send my dd to sleep away gymnastics camp? We are contemplating sending her to IGC while we will be up north visiting family. We would be about 2 hours away. She did go to UF camp last summer, but had many teammates there with her. This time she wouldn't know anyone...