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I'm sure this is posted somewhere already, but I can't seem to find it... DD just scored out of 5 and has been training 7. Today, HC told her she will likely compete her 6 because she will do very well there and because she's only 10, there's no need to rush. To me, this is sandbagging as DD...

DD is training L7 and I'm a bit confused by what her coach is doing with her. She has not started choreographing her floor routine yet (DD knows the music she wants to use, but the coach hasn't given final approval), but she is working L7 skills. So far, DD has mastered the following skills...

DD was working FHSO-FHS on floor today and dislocated the middle finger of her left hand! The coach popped it back into place, put a cold compress on it and sent her home with the suggestion of visiting a doctor if the pain and/or swelling is too much for her to handle. It has been several hours...

DD's HC recommended ballet for DD. She's already in the gym 20+ hours a week (and she's only 10), so I'm hesitant to add anything else to her schedule. However, I was thinking about calling one of the local ballet companies and asking for a private tutor to specifically work on ballet elements...

DD's gym has an outstanding acrobatic gymnastics program. DD's older sister (11) is a level 7 on this team. There is a kid on the acro team who will be 10 in August. However, if you walked into the gym and watched her behavior, you'd think she's a really tall 2 year old. She used to be on team...

Can anyone tell me how to figure out who qualified for regionals? We live in TX and have 1 L8 at our gym who competed at state this weekend. She's 13 and finished 27th (out of 59) in her age group with an AA score of 36.45. The USAG website shows 66 13 year olds from TX can be sent to regionals...

DD is 9 (she turns 10 next week). She's L5 training L7 (coach is planning on her scoring out of 5 in May, competing L7 in Jan). DD has been very frustrated of late, not with gymnastics or skills per se, but with the coach. Because she doesn't always have the same coach and one coach drifts in...

Hi guys. I have a booster club question I'm hoping someone on here can answer. In light of the new court ruling pertaining to booster clubs, how does your gym/booster club handle parents who refuse to participate? Our gym requires parents to work at least 1 session of each meet we host...

DD's coach has been focusing a lot of attention on her bars since this is her weakest event and she wants her to score out of 5 in May and move to 6/7 in January (most likely 7 as she has the skills, but for bars). However, because of this extra time on bars, her hands are very callused. This...

My DD (9) just moved to L5 at the beginning of the year. Her coach told me today she wants to move her to L7 (she's been uptraining a lot since she already has all her L5 skills clean) but she's not strong enough yet for bars. Her plan, from what I got from her (there is a bit of a language...

DD9 just moved to L5 (she will 'officially' be moved as of Feb. 1st, but for the past 6 weeks she has been working L4 hours with the L5 team). When she was an L4 and given the opportunity to uptrain, she loved every minute of it. Now, as an L5, she's terrified of the new skills (some of which...

After practice today, the head coach noticed DD's hands were pretty much ripped to pieces from bars. She has several calluses/rips on each hand as well as one on her wrist. Asst. coach told me the rip on her wrist was from swinging bars with a lot of power (DD has TONS of natural strength and...

DD9 just moved to L5 and is learning the new L5 skills. She has gotten all the beam, floor and bars skills EXCEPT the clear hip. Her season doesn't start until summer so we have lots of time to work on this skill, but I was wondering if anyone out there has any tips I could pass along to her...

Has anyone out there experienced inequality in their gym? The situation: DD 9 and DD 11 competed new level 4 this year. DD 9 did quite well; DD 11 struggled with bars (huge growth spurt and the loss of her 'little girl' body are the most likely culprits). As level 4s, their gym schedule is 3...

I have 2 DD's (9 and 11, level 5 and level 4, respectively). We are moving to Houston in a few months and they will obviously have to change gyms. The problem is, they've never changed gyms before and I don't know how to find one that would be a good fit for them. When I asked their coaches, I...

My DD is a L4 (old L5) gymnast who has amazing speed and power in just about everything she does, but she has a BIG problem controlling everything. For example, she is the smallest kid on her team (she's 9, not the youngest, but the shortest) but she vaults over the table at 3 and scores well...

I'm sure this has probably been posted somewhere at sometime in the recent past, but I can't find it, so I started a new thread (if you know where the other thread is, feel free to condense this one into it). I have 2 DD's who are competing the new Level 4 (they were 4 last year and have stayed...