rbw, thanks for posting all the useful information. My daughter has recently had a growth spurt and with that has had increased pain in her wrists. It has gotten to the point that she has just had an MRI...we should get the results in a few days. She uses Lion Paws (which I found out are the...
I drive 20 minutes each way. Not bad. There are two gyms closer. The girls get out of school at 3:50 and practice starts at 4, so we are usually 10-15 minutes late.
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The good news: New compulsory floor music next year. Found this out at Congress this summer. Gyms will still have the option of using the old, but I assume most will want to use the new music.
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I completely agree that recording an athlete as a teaching tool or to show off to family are great ideas.
However, that was not my concern at all in my original post.
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Thanks to you all for your thoughts, ideas, and input. The whole situation just makes me a little uncomfortable which is why I asked.
Thanks again...
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This is the only parent who ever videos practice. I feel sorry for the little girl because she is just working on her routines...they are not perfect yet. She should feel comfortable making mistakes at practice, but when she is being recorded she has commented to my daughter that she wishes...
Okay, I am just wondering if it happens to anyone else. If it does happen to you, what do you think about it and how do you handle it? I am personally having a bit of a problem with it, but not sure how to approach this parent.
Also, I feel sorry for the child of this parent. The girl...
Our gym keeps very good ratios. Last year our level 4's had a total of 16 girls and usually 5 coaches. I think that had a lot to do with our 4's being State Champions.
As level 5's, they now have 18 girls and will have 2 (sometimes 3) coaches.
Our 4's this year only have 8 girls and 2...
Sounds like Emily is really improving and enjoying the new gym. I bet she is excited that she is able to do all those advanced skills. She must be a very determined and motivated gymnast.
I bet Madi will have a great season as a level 3. It sounds like your new gym will be working on...
My girls competed for 2 years in the USAG T&T program. They did level 5 & 6 on tumbling and double-mini tramp. They really loved the program. It is really great to watch at the upper levels...they get so much power from the rod floor and so much height off the double-mini and trampoline. I...
My girls took acro classes at a dance studio and it was fine until they decided to do gymnastics. At that point we realized that there had not been enough focus on proper technique. They had to re-learn alot of skills. I just think it could be confusing.
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Welcome to the CB. There is a lot of great info. here.
I have 3 girls...I bet you are even busier than I am with 4. :)
They are alot of fun! I can't imagine what the teenage years will be like.:eek:
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Welcome to the CB.
My daughters also really like the Addidas, but mostly have GK. I find that the different cuts often fit differntly. It is always best if she could try them on or go with a cut she is used to.
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Well, it sounds like I am in the minority here on my opinion.
A little background though...my daughter did T&T for a couple of years. Practice consisted of about an hour of constant tumbling. Her pass was round off 7 bhs. So, her wrists really hurt. She actually broke one of them while...
My daughter uses tiger paws. When she first got them she just started using them and didn't have any trouble breaking them in. They were a little stiff at first, but they helped so much with her wrist pain that she could just deal with the stiffness. She loves them and they really help her...
When mine started doing tap swings, they got grips. They say it is easier to hold on to the bar with the dowel to help out. Before the grips one daughter peeled off the high bar while working on her tap swings.
They didn't have trouble with skills when they started using the grips, in fact...
Gymdog,
Thanks for your thoughts.
One problem was that the grips were too big. One coach sized her and the other said they were too big. Our gym only sells the buckles and they were out of the smaller size, so I ordered her a pair with the velcro. She has worn them a few times now and...