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    Parents Becoming a top gymnast after getting a late start

    Does your daughter's gym have a strong upper level optionals program? Do they routinely send girls on to NCAA gymnastics? If so, then there's really no need for you to tell them that's your daughter's goal- they would already be training girls in the DP program with that end goal in mind, but it...
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    Parents Becoming a top gymnast after getting a late start

    You haven't ruined anything for your daughter and she isn't too old to go on and have many great years of competitive gymnastics. No one here can say if she'll make it to college gymnastics or not-- there are way too many factors to try and guess the path a 9 year old will take. Here's the...
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    Parents Low to high score progression

    I just looked and my daughter only scored over 36 once in level 4. She's a level 9 now. I would look around at other gyms if they insist on having her repeat 4 for a third time. Worth it to at least have her evaluated elsewhere.
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    NCAA Xcel to college bound (Division 3)

    I was impressed with how they did at Regionals and expect the team will continue to develop well.
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    Anon NY Times Article on Girl Influencers and Leotard Brand Reps

    For nearly any kid in any sport the reward is not going to be financial. Parents can choose to spend the money on gymnastics or not, but exploiting their kid bc gymnastics is expensive is absurd.
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    Parents Bringing gym bag through TSA

    Also, DD’s grips bag spews chalk everywhere and hangs off of her gym bag- it’s never been an issue. No need to vacuum the bag.
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    Parents Bringing gym bag through TSA

    I brought a small container of Chef Boyardee in my bag for the last travel meet- superstitious pre meet ritual kind of thing. TSA pulled my bag but let me keep the terrible pasta!
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    Parents Bringing gym bag through TSA

    It won’t be an issue. Have fun!
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    Parents Switching gyms during season

    Is it still possible for her to get into meets at another gym? It's getting pretty late in the season to switch, but it might be worth reaching out to another gym in your area to see if they could take her and still get her into meets. Is she happy with the gym and the coaching otherwise?
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    WAG How Many Level 10's In Women's Gymnastics?

    Someone here put together stats last year. In 2033 there were 1944 level 10s in the US.
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    Off Topic New year, same myusagym

    Yup.
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    Parents New gymnast added to group

    Your daughter's first meet will go just fine- maybe having her teach the new girl the routine even helped solidify some of the smaller details in her mind. The bigger piece is learning to give to a new teammate and pass on the skills she has gained. My daughter loves getting a new skill, but...
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    Anon Red flag or bad ethics?

    I don’t really understand the issue here. Every gym owner or head coach I’ve come across with kids has their kids in the gym with them regularly. It’s got to be a lot more fun for the kid to have some friends to hang out with. If the coach had to pay for childcare outside of the gym and then...
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    WAG Two pass routines (recently on Inside gym and MyKayla Skinners insta)

    My daughter would love to do a two pass routine for 10. She'd prefer to do two higher level difficulty passes and have the energy to do them well. Her gym always has them do three passes so it's unlikely she'll have that choice.
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    [Meet] Nashville Nights

    Oh wait, yes it was that awful hat.
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    [Meet] Nashville Nights

    One year it was a scrunchie and I think there was no athlete gift the last time. If I’m never in that convention center again I’ll be happy.
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    [Meet] Nashville Nights

    Not a fan. We’ve done it twice and I hope we don’t go again.
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    Parents What is your threshold for driving vs. flying to a meet?

    Driving 4 hours would probably be my max, but our gym doesn’t do any travel meets that I would consider drivable. It’s either meets within our state or meets we have to fly to- I’m not driving 10+ hours. They want the girls to have the experience of flying to meets and adapting to the travel aspect.
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    Does your gymnast care what event they start on at a meet?

    Every season there was an event she either really wanted to start on or really didn't want to start on and it could impact her entire perception of the meet.

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