Does a level 7 beam routine need to have a forward acro move or can they be all backwards (back walkovers, back handsprings, etc?) Thank you for any input!
Leos only. Never thought much about it until recently as my daughter is getting closer and closer to her first period and she is getting more and more apprenehensive about it. :/
I think that is an exaggeration. My daughter is only in the 6th grade but we are in the top school district in our state and she is in all advanced classes. She is a level 7 gymnast. She averages about 8 hours of sleep a night. She is definitely more tired this year than ever before (up until...
I am definitely not an expert on either gym but from what I hear, Hills is overall stronger. They have more higher level girls go on to college gymnastics. However, we have a friend who went to Sportsplex and is doing extremely well and are very happy there. I don't know much about them past...
My daughter is 11 1/2 as well and ohhhh the frustration. She also skipped level 6 (AND we moved this summer to a new state so also a new gym).. She is struggling with the cast handstand- extremely inconsistent getting vertical. The tears and frustration... She was always my more calm, easy going...
We competed against a few gyms from up there when we lived up that way... Dont know much about Novaks but the name is familiar. Im not sure how close Apollo, Chantilly, or Capital is to where you will be living, but maybe check them out.. Good luck!
I rarely go into my daughter's gym for pick up or drop off since we moved here. Mainly because my daughter will look for my reaction instead of her coach's and I would rather her pay attention to them. With that said, if she seems "off" or is struggling with a skill, I may pop in to check in...
My daughter has always loved the bars... until this year. She is struggling with the cast handstand (getting it vertical) and she is really getting down on herself. This season, floor is her favorite event.
If it's a gym owned by a friend and is your old stomping grounds, go for it! She will have fun! And honestly, at this age, this is when gymnastics is "fun"! This is when they want to do it all the time and doesnt feel as much like "work". Just my opinion though...
When we went, we waited at the most 10 minutes in line at the merchandise table before the show started. My daughter only wanted the Kelloggs shirt and a Final Five poster. I believe there were at least two spots selling but I want to say there was another one too. After the show, I realized...
We went to Charleston Cup last year. It was a good meet and my daughter was excited to see Randy from Flip Fest run the awards. Wasnt fond of the awards taking place out in the hall/walkway.... No real space to sit as there were a lot parents and hard to take pictures as the kids were on same...
My daughter is going to the Lady Luck in Vegas this year. Super nervous for her as it is her first meet of the season and it is a travel meet AND its her first optional meet ever. Here's hoping luck is on her side! ;) We have been to Magical Classic and Sand Dollar (both in Orlando) and they...
This will be daughter's third summer at Flip Fest and second summer at NCSU gymnastics camp. She absolutely loves both. If you do Flip Fest, you can make a trip to either Nashville or the mountains. Not so sure about NCSU.... its just one of the closer college camps for us.