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DD recently moved to a new gym (September) and has commented from the beginning that she finds the floor very hard. She's getting more rebound, but recently has been complaining of ankle pain. She uses supports for her wrists; I was wondering if there are comparable supports for feet/ankles...

If this got posted already, forgive me and feel free to take it down. But this got me: It has by the fall of 2018 become commonplace to describe the 499 known victims of Larry Nassar as “breaking their silence,” though in fact they were never, as a group, particularly silent. Over the course of...

Just curious - what is your gym's stance on this? To spot or not to spot? Or perhaps limited spotting? And what's your feeling? My dd's old gym had a pretty strict no spotting policy. They'd do so many drills in order to build up to a skill and if the coach thought a child was ready to perform...

At this point we are not sure if dd will recover to even continue in gymmastics at all. She really wants to stay in JO. I think given her body’s inability to take the repetitive pounding that if she has any shot to continue, it would have to be in USAIGC. I’m wondering if those who have had the...

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Anyone have any experience with this? It seems as though there is a bumper or fat pad under the knee cap that can get inflamed from hyperextension or overuse. And bc it is rife with nerves it can be painful if it flares. Just wondering if anyone knows about recovery time, success of PT, what...

DD being out, again, with her third bout of wrist pain, and her orthopedist telling us that if she doesn't really heal from this, we might have to consider that her body/hands just might not be made for this sport got me thinking. Back when she was L4 and loving life, I was convinced she would...

Is there a point at which you think your child’s body just was not made for this sport and you and your child need to acknowledge that? When is that point? And who decides?

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Dd's L7 bars are finally coming into focus. The handstands are to vertical or nearly so. The giant is decent (probably .1 off for a slight arch). She's finally gotten her giant flyaway back - no more fears or releasing early or late. Now it's the just dreaded clear hip. It's too low and she's...

We get a lot of sideways glances and even outright criticism for DD's gymnastics schedule - from friends and even family. We know she's not going elite or college, so they ask all the time, "what's the point?" Or, "Why doesn't she quit or you make her quit?" And I answer, is it any different...

DD says her 1.5 turn on floor has grown wonky and they are now doing a fan turn, a full turn with leg at horizontal. She seems into it. Are these the same level skill, A or B (and which?), and just pretty much a swap? Thanks for the info.

Would love some guidance. This is the first year DD will need to compete with wrist supports. What are the rules regarding this? For instance I have heard they need to be beige (is that true) -- but she uses Skids on beam and those are only in black as far as I know. Her EZ Wraps are beige so...

When DD got gymnast wrist the first time, because it was mild and the gym disapproved, we didn't put her in supports. Big mistake bc of course it came back and was worse. So I think out of guilt, I went and researched and bought every support out there to see what worked best for her and what...

For those kids who are not homeschooled, do your schools make accommodations for their hours? We just went through a huge battle with ours. She's 21 hours a week and homework is a mad scramble. I had hoped that she could have study instead of gym but no go. Apparently it's state mandated that...

Both DD and I have been so drilled down on what she can't do because of her injury, we've lost sight of what she's gained, both in skills and resiliency. I've read all these mom brags this summer and just felt sad that I couldn't share any of my own and I realized that's just not the case. 1...

I posted before when DD was diagnosed about 7 weeks ago. We went back to the orthopedist for our follow up. X-rays were great - in fact better than dr had expected. He says X-rays are often the last thing to show improvement but on hers there was noticeable narrowing of the gap between growth...

DD has had a tough last few years and was really looking forward to this one - because she was going to repeat the level, compete a few new skills but not scramble, and finally feel gathered and confident. Then she was diagnosed with gymnast wrist and out for 6 weeks. We are at 5 weeks and...

Dd's fave/best coach just gave notice but the gym has not notified us yet, or said what the workaround would be for the fall. Last time this kind of shake up happened, it was really chaotic. I want to give it all time to settle down before even considering changes, but if we did, when is the...

I so loved the thread, you know you're kid's a gymnast when...so I wanted to start another where parents can chime in and we can share our madness. In this case, list what you love and hate most about gymnastics. I love that it has made my fragile daughter tougher and more resilient. I hate...