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My daughter is 7 and on pre-team. She has been with the same coach for the last 2 years, who has been great for her. She challenges the kids, has high standards, and keeps gym fun. But now she has been on extended leave for the last few weeks, and I think it will be another couple of months...

I'm not sure how to interpret recent events, and wondering if they might change. So I wonder what you all think. My daughter is 7, newly on pre-team- she has been going to practice since the beginning of August. Last week my husband said something off-the-cuff in front of DD, like "4 hours per...

I just found out that my 7 year old daughter has been promoted a class level! It's now "real" pre-team, and looking at the new gym schedule it seems that it's now the last level before team. She is over the moon! I'm excited for her too. She really deserves this. She has worked very hard for...

I might get to spectate at the Men's and Women's Juniors event finals on Sunday. According to the website, there is no mention of any USA juniors competing. Does anyone know if there will be American juniors there? There's all kinds of news about the seniors competing.. but we can't make it to...

If I can get tickets we're going - anyone else?

This evening I was doing my physical therapy exercises (for my bad knees) in the living room, when my younger daughter (4 1/2) joined me. I was doing my pathetic little squats and she started showing me how she thought I should do them- and of course I can't resist a challenge from my 4 year...

We might be moving to DC temporarily, for about 8 months in 2016. It looks very likely right now, and we'll definitely come back home. My kids are not on team but my older daughter is 6 and she's finally making good progress in our gym's developmental program. I would like for her to still be...

My older daughter is 6 years old and has been in gymnastics since 3 1/2. She's been in a "pre-pre-team" class of sorts since she was 4 1/2. It's self-selected (anyone can sign their daughter up if they are the right age) though I have seen coaches have conversations with parents that "maybe rec...

I've always felt that my DD doesn't really try that hard in her gymnastics class. I mean, she'll put forth a big effort and then just goof off for a while and not really try to do what her coach tells her. She's only 6 years old, and I recognize that many 6 year olds have not found that focus...

My 4 year old daughter has been in gymnastics since 18 months, she has been on the pre-team track for the last year and seems to have good potential to be a team gymnast someday (according to many coaches)... But over the last few weeks she has been refusing to go to gymnastics (I posted about...

My younger daughter is driving us all crazy now. She is turning 4 in a few days. She is so difficult about everything. She is always tough, but right now going through a massive control-freak episode. It seems to have escalated over the last month and I'm really ready for it to be over. Now it...

I am wondering what percent of gymnasts make it through their careers in the sport without a major injury. I guess by major injury I mean significant time away from practice and/or requiring treatment from a doctor. Or a significant modification of practice. I am guessing injuries are more...

My daughter's elementary school offers a 2 day per week before school extracurricular gym class. It is taught by the regular PE teacher who everyone loves. I've met him and he does seem like a good guy- but he's not a gymnastics coach as far as I know. I do know that he is a basketball coach...

Last night I had a dream (nightmare actually) that my 3 1/2 year old was doing back handsprings on her bed. Her arms were really bent and she kept barely missing hitting her head. I was standing there silent trying to figure out how to get her to stop, and she was just laughing and laughing. I...

My daughters are both in developmental preschool-aged gymnastics classes- think pre-pre-team. The classes are taught by team coaches and theoretically lead into the competitive team, if all goes well. I had them in the rec classes at first, but decided to make the switch because the...

My gym is giving all the kids in the developmental classes (kind of a pre-pre team) the opportunity to be in a "show" at the upcoming invitational that our gym is hosting. It's in 2 weeks. Initially I wasn't going to sign my daughter up, because she's kind of down on gymnastics class right now...

I'm curious how many team gymnasts have activities & interests outside of gym.. and what they do and how much time they spend doing it. I get that gymnastics is a big commitment and if you're on team that has to be a priority, but I'm wondering if these kids get to play soccer, take tennis...

DH and I joke around that our 4.5 year old DD is a bit on the lazy side. Saturday morning when I told her that it was time to get ready for gymnastics she said "I don't like my new gymnastics class, it is too tiring." I smiled but I managed to hold back the raucous laughter that I felt trying...

I hate to beat this issue after it has already been beaten to death, but I need some advice. My 4 1/2 year old daughter just started in the "pre-team" track at our gym, which is a class for 4-5 year olds that only meets for one hour per week and is open to any girl in that age group (but tends...

Both of my girls started new gymnastics classes last weekend- and it went great! My younger DD went from parent & tot to being on her own with the coach and other kids- she's 2 1/2. Older DD went to a "pre-team" class in the team gym (same gym, different facility very close by)- I say pre-team...