My dd who is a 16 yo level 9 was holding her breath, screaming into a blanket during Suni’s bars, cheering and closing her eyes during her beam series. After it was all over, she posted something on Snapchat on how proud she was of her. I told her this is exactly how it feels to be a gym mom!
I bought my dd dry bands thinking they would be amazingly comfortable and she thought they were just too thick compared to her regular wristbands. She never really gave them a chance. I love the less that they cover up the buckle on her grips.
She was working level 9 skills when I bought these...
This is great question. To continue to train JO, you should first think about if the end game will be the same for both the coach and your dd? If they are fine continuing to train her and there are enough coaching resources available, I say go for it. Of course, it is another matter of having to...
For your vault series, can you address the run? How fast, how many steps, where do the arms go? Lots of gymnasts have unique running styles that look like it would work against them but they seem to have lots of power.
Then, how can a gymnast improve their speed? Extra leg strength? Sprinting on...
What a great analogy and I hope everyone sees this!
We got off this roller coaster this past summer. Over 30 of my dd’s teammates have either quit all together or are happily continuing in their new gyms. That lady you hate summed it up perfectly. No matter how many times I hear it and how many...
The below is so true! The abuse is occurring and the good coaches are running interference. Eventually the good coaches can’t take it any more and leave knowing they are leaving these girls behind to fend for themselves. So glad we were able to leave the situation we were in!