My daughter has a meet tomorrow and she came home from practice last night saying she is about to rip. Is there anything she can do to prevent if from ripping during her meet tomorrow? Thanks!
I’m curious which skill is harder-a roundoff back tuck or a roundoff back handspring back tuck? Is one easier to get the height needed for a tuck? Thanks!
My daughter got her first pair of grips and she loves them. I’ve heard that you need two pairs but is that really necessary at the lower levels or just the upper levels? She is training xcel gold/platinum skills. She is working on kips, clear hips, and flyaways. She is 8 and has tiny hands and...
My daughter is an 8 year old xcel gold. She has struggled with scores all year. She scores in the 9’s on one event but other events are in the 8’s and 7’s. She seems to always be the youngest or one of the youngest at every meet, sometimes looking like a baby among the other competitors. She is...
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When a gymnast uses tiger paws after a wrist injury, should they be worn on both wrists or just the injured one? Will wearing just one cause stress on the other wrist? Thanks!
I am looking to purchase an air track for my daughter. She is training xcel gold. Would you purchase a 4 inch or 8 inch one? Please no comments about practicing at home. I would rather her do back handsprings and aerials on a air track instead of my carpet floors or in my yard. Thanks.
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I need advice from all the experienced parents. My daughter is 7 and is training xcel gold for next season. I don’t think she is mature enough to safely throw some of the gold skills such as front tucks, back tucks, and jumping to the high bar. Physically, she can do those things, but I...
I’m curious as to how many training hours would you consider to be appropriate for a 7-8 year old competitive gymnast, training xcel gold. Xcel is used in place of the lower level JO levels in her gym. How many hours do you think would be too many for this age? I have my own opinion on this but...
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I have a question about state meets and age placement. My daughter is 7, but turns 8 before December 31st of this year. Will she compete in the child B age group or the child A age group. I saw something that indicated that if she turns 8 before December 31st then she would compete in the...
Please help me understand state meet scoring. Say a meet has three sessions of Junior A kids in level 3, are there three state champions with the winner of each session considered a state champion? Or is there one state champion that is determined across all kids in junior A from across all...
Help me understand state meet scores. My daughter hasn’t had her state meet yet but will soon. I’m trying to understand if scoring is different than a regular meet. So, for example, say there are three sessions for a level and each session has a group of junior A kids. Is there one all around...
Please help me understand the importance of the state meet. Is it just a bigger pool of athletes from across the state. So, instead of say 12 kids to compete against, there are 25-30? If you win at states, then what? It seems that the focus is on states and doing well at states, but I guess I...
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I’m wondering what score range do most people consider to be a good scores? Is it only scores in the 9’s or are high 8’s also good scores? Also, what is considered a good all around score? My daughter has been on this gymnastics journey for a couple of years and I figured maybe it’s time to...
If your child was between levels and could compete a level up or stay at her current level, which would you prefer? If my daughter competed at her current level, she would very likely be bored but have a chance at medaling. If she competed up, she would have less chance of medaling (which I...
If your child was between levels and could compete a level up or stay at her current level, which would you prefer? If my daughter competed at her current level, she would very likely be bored but have a chance at medaling. If she competed up, she would have less chance of medaling (which I...
Hi! My daughter had a meet recently. I don’t understand her vault score. The paper that she came home with says that judge number one gave her a 10.0 and judge number two gave her a 8.7/8.7. Her vault score was a 8.7. I thought scores were an average of the two judges but I must be wrong...
After some good advice from others on this forum, my daughter will be switching gyms. She is finishing out her current season and will switch to her new gym in a few months when the new gym starts their new season. How far in advance would be common courtesy to let her current gym know she is...