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    WAG 2016 American Cup

    Thinking of getting my daughter tickets for christmas. She'd really like to see a few specific girls compete (Biles, Nichols), but I know we won't know for sure until closer to March. So I'm wondering, would anyone happen know the liklihood of those girls (or others) competing? Is there...
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    No music fx

    I kinda liked how Brenna's routine looked with no music. Made it easier to focus on her moves, and dance elements without the expectation of how it should look "with" the music/rhythm. In other news, her interview was heartbreaking. I wish it wasn't posted...
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    WAG Upper Strength while in a cast

    I'm wondering how (or if) it would be possible to maintain upper body strength if a gymnast is in an arm/hand cast. Is this a lost cause?
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    WAG Conditioning question

    Random question: Is the conditioning included in practice usually adequate for what gymnasts need to be succesful, or are most doing additional conditioning at home (whether coach-assigned or self-assigned)? Obviously this would depend on the program/gym, but just wondering generally speaking...
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    Parents States Rant

    Feeling frustrated that we still don't have the schedule for states yet, and its a little over a week away! And to make matters worse, the qualify score was changed the day rosters were due, which I'm sure is delaying everything :( That's all. Anyone else in PA that feels my pain???
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    Parents SE PA/SJ gyms

    Anyone care to "review" your daughter's gym for me, or if you'd be willing to let me ask you some questions about it, privately of course? Thinking about a switch for next season, and trying to narrow down the list of gyms to reach out to.
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    WAG Kind of a specific question about Level 4 floor

    If you watch this video of a lvl 4 floor routine, at 0:25, the girl runs forward a few steps with her arms extended in front, opening them as she moves forward before dropping to her side (there may be more technical terms for this that I am clueless about). Does anyone know if there is a...
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    Parents Strange hair question

    If the girl's have a back extension in their floor routine, what's the best hair style to go for? I was going to do a simple bun, but then realized that might not work out well, for obvious reasons. I'd really like a bun to work, because I'm not that skilled with braiding (at least not the...
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    Parents Did we make a mistake?

    My daughter (9yo) was sort of rushed into doing level 4, it was offered to her halfway through the summer, after working on l3 stuff for the first half. Needless to say, she is somewhat behind, primarily on not having a kip, but also some other skills aren't exactly clean. She was...
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    Parents Ballet?

    How helpful would a beginner ballet class be for 9yo level 4? How long would she need to take classes for it to help her gymnastics? I don't even know yet if my daughter would be interested, but I figured I should get some info before asking her about it. They get some dance instruction...
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    Parents Any other parents that work alternate hours /off shifts?

    I'm wondering how others balance working off hours/days/shifts, with practices or meets. For me, I work 3/4 weekends per month, 12 hour nights, so practices aren't a challenge. But I'm looking at our new meet schedule, and 75% of the meets are on my work weekends. And it's hard trying to...
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    Parents Just saying hi *wave*

    New member here :) I'm mom to a spirited 9yo new level 4, entering our third overall year of gymnastics. I've been reading these forums off and on for a while, but just joined yesterday. I figured since she's entering team "officially," with a significant increase of hours, I'll have a lot...

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