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  1. Mom2Chickadee

    WAG Another Level 6 Bar Dismount Question

    Last night DD and I were talking on the way home from the gym and she mentioned an old teammate wasn't doing a fly away dismount (level 6) on bars but something else that "met" the dismount requirements. Is this possible? I quickly looked it up on-line and the requirements are "salto"...
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    WAG Fly away-level 6

    Does the fly away for level 6 have to be a “straight leg” fly away? In level 5 DD did a tucked fly away because she’s been afraid of hitting her toes. She’s now stressing because she’s been told she needs a straight leg fly away in level 6 and has to have it by the first comp in 3 weeks. Not...
  3. Mom2Chickadee

    Camp recommendations

    Hey All, there has been talk around DD's gym about the girls attending summer camp as a team. We're aware of IGC and Woodward as well as Gymrep in Quebec. Are there any others in or around Ontario (Eastern Ontario/Western Quebec) that people are aware of and would recommend?
  4. Mom2Chickadee

    High Performance Gymnasts in Canada

    I've noticed in our area that this term is being used more frequently for young, extremely talented gymnasts who, once old enough, will no doubt be national level athletes. However, I was under the impression that HP athletes were national level athletes 11 years or older who qualified HP at...
  5. Mom2Chickadee

    Parents Tips to Help an Anxious Child

    A bit of a back story (sorry, it's long). DD is an anxious child, always has been, until she's comfortable and then look out b/c she'll own the room. She started pre-competitive gymnastics at age 5 and it has both helped confidence and personified her anxiety at various points over the past 4...
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    Parents Tips to Fix "Messy" Form

    My DD (age 8) is a level 4 and recently had her first competition, ever, and didn't come up with the scores she was hoping for. Minus a brain fart on bars (back hip circle on low bar...she doesn't even know why she did it), her scores were reflective of messy form not from falls or missed...
  7. Mom2Chickadee

    Parents Stupid Question About Competition Brackets

    DD will have her first competition next month and I noticed that there are 4 groups of the same age bracket (i.e. Level 4 age 9&10A, Level 4 age 9&10B, etc). Two questions: (1) how do they decide which gymnasts go into each bracket, DD and her 2 teammates are in different brackets and (2)why...
  8. Mom2Chickadee

    Question about the Aspire Program

    Just doing a bit of reading on the Aspire Program and was wondering if there was a level equivalent regarding the skills (i.e. level 5 or 6)? I know the description says that it's an introductory program for higher level provincial and HP but I'm not even sure what equates to higher level...
  9. Mom2Chickadee

    Canadian Women's Team Poster

    My DD has added to her Christmas list a "poster of professional Canadian gymnasts" . She's looking for a poster of the women's team who just competed worlds, particularly Ellie Black, but the entire team would be great. Do they make these posters? If so, does anyone know where I could get...
  10. Mom2Chickadee

    Ages for Aspire 1?

    Recently, I was reading the changes to the Aspire Program and noticed that the ages for Aspire 1 are 8-10. Does this mean that 8 year olds can now compete and be judged? Is this a change across the board for the new JO program in Canada? DD just turned 7 and her coach told the parents...
  11. Mom2Chickadee

    Canadian Equivalent to Tops?

    I have noticed a few different threads regarding Tops lately. Is there a Canadian or provincial equivalent to this type of training? And if not, what would be the normal progression/training for girls that make it to the national levels? Gymnastics is still a mystery so I'm asking out of...
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    Parents Super Skinny Gymmie

    So, my 6 year old DD has always been very slender and tall for her age, meaning she's normally in the 80th or higher percentile for height and has been as low a the 5 percentile for weight. Our doctor has always kept a close eye on this, but she's a fussier eater who does eat lots of "good"...
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    Parents Parents giving Financial Rewards for Young Atheletes

    This might be better suited for the Off Topic forum so mods please feel free to move it. Over the weekend we were at a baseball tournament for our DS when one of the moms mentioned that she had negotiated a deal with her DS for every hit he got during the tournament she would pay him a $1, and...
  14. Mom2Chickadee

    What are the "best" Gyms in Canada?

    I've been curious about this for a while. On the American side there are so many high profile gyms and coaches producing extremely talented gymnasts, I was wondering if Canada had clubs that were considered "the best" and what makes them the best? Is it coaching, gym philosophy, luck into...
  15. Mom2Chickadee

    WAG What is a Dynamic Press?

    My 5 and 1/2 year old DD just started her 3 week break from the gym (9 hours pre-team) this past Wednesday and as they were leaving all of the girls got their list of conditioning exercises to work on before they are back. DD was doing some of the exercises last night and when we got to Dynamic...

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