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Dd tried out for and made a club soccer team at a very legit soccer club and wants to do it, so we quit gym. I seriously cry every day. I know it's such a first world problem, but I'm just so sad and question whether I should have made her stick with gym another year. Dd says she likes gym, she...

...train as hard, long and young as gymnastics? Why hasn't someone created some kind of superstar soccer academy that trains 6hrs a week at 6yrs old? I'm being serious.

I sent another thread off on a tangent so I thought I'd continue my questions here. Why don't coaches like the mill circle? (Is it also called a stride circle or is that something different?) I know why I don't like it. I've been watching my kid try to wrap her chin around the top of the bar...

Hey there. I haven't posted in awhile. I have a young 6yr old on pre-team. My understanding is her coaches are planning to have her compete L3 next fall. She'll turn 7 during the season. My question regards fears at this age. Is it normal to have them? Or is it possibly an early sign she isn't...

I'm having a hard time finding last year's SoCal state results on mymeetscores.com. Could someone (smarter than me) copy me a link to the correct page? Thanks oodles.

I've been wrestling with this issue for several months now. I read a lot on this forum about girls who are bonkers about gym, practice at home all the time and can't get enough. I don't have one of those and honestly, I'm having a little trouble figuring my child out - and I think I have...

My daughter, 5yrs, did her first unassisted back hip circle today. And then she did one more. The look on her face was so good - she was pretty surprised when she ended upright. I've been so impressed by and appreciative of her coach. Dd's the last one in her group to get the skill. As a mom...

My daughter's a young 5yrs and does three pre-preteam hrs of gym per week. She told me last week that her coach told her to "stretch while I watch tv." She's bar far the least flexible grommit in her class. I think her shoulder flexibility is comparable, but her splits are the pits really. Most...

I don't even know if it's considered a "skill" really. Dd did some new stuff in her new class today and I'm curious. She did a pullover and then once she was in the front support position(is that what it's called??), she was supposed to fall back with straight arms and straight legs...I think...

Is there an ideal age to start kids training for TOPS? How about an average age?

The short version: I was told in November that my pre-pre-team daughter was ready to advance to the next class, but gym wasn't doing any moves until after a planned holiday program due to difficulty levels of routines to be performed. It's been three weeks since the holiday show and I've heard...

Is a child taught to look at a certain spot when they're learning to do handstands? Just curious.

Gym's in an hour. Is there anything I can do for this? Would a bandaid just be a distraction? She fell on the playground.

I have a daughter with perfectionistic tendencies. I'm hoping there are some parents and/or coaches reading who've dealt with these types of kids - I'd love your insight. An example: She's 5. I volunteer in her transitional kindergarten class. The assignment was for the kids to take a small...

Another thread about popular SoCal meets got my mind working...because I'm in Southern California....and I looked up a couple of the meet suggestions...and my gym is on the roster... Would it be strange for me to attend a meet when my daughter isn't even competing yet? The sole purpose would be...

My newly 5yo dd is working pullovers in her class - not the long hang kind (I think that's what they're called), but the kids are doing them on their own while standing with the bar at about their foreheads. I've noticed that dd always gets her legs up and over but then frequently gets stuck in...

So I was talking with the team supervisor at our gym today about potential paths for my gymnast (5yrs old as of yesterday in developmental program aka pre-preteam). We're considering dropping from two down to one hour of gym a week. Anyways she says after one more preteam level, the...

My almost 5yr old is doing 3 pre-team class hours a week. I'm considering moving down to two hours weekly and starting her in a ballet/tap combo class once a week. My question: will the dance techniques conflict with the gymnastics technique? I feel like I've read something somewhere that...

Can someone explain why some gyms compete their JO level 2 gymnasts and others do not? What are the gym's possible motivations? And what are the implications for the gymnast - both pro and con? When we were put into a pre-team class, the coordinator was sure to mention that they DO compete at...

Would it be in poor taste for my almost 5yr old to wear a leo with her old gym's name on it...to our current gym? We've been at our current gym for a few months now, in a pre-team class, and I've avoided having her wear it. She asks to wear it quite a bit though because "it has jewels on it!!"...