Hi! My daughter did a switch leap in Bronze. In fact, our gym required it for 2nd-year Bronzes and Diamonds. One thing to be careful with though is the requirement for a full turn on floor in Bronze/Diamond. I saw that some gyms included 1.5 turns in their Diamond floor routines instead of the...
I also have relatively severe scoliosis (curve of just over 45 degrees) and am a former athlete. I started wearing at age 12 for 23 hours a day for 2 years and 12 hour a day for another 2 years to reduce the need for surgery. The only time I didn't wear a brace was when I was training. And like...
I just want to clarify that while the initial results look incredibly promising and that it's likely that FDA approval occur in the near future, no COVID vaccines have received FDA approval to date. Phase 3 trials for a couple of the vaccines have just recently been completed.
My daughter just retired from USAIGC. Our Silvers did about 12 hours a week. Mrs. Puma is the USAIGC expert so you're in good hands but I'd be happy to help answer questions as well.
Thank you so much for your input and insight. It’s so very helpful. I think she thought practice time would be a bit less since she trained 12 hrs per week as an artistic gymnast and was hoping for more time to do other activities. She did have a lot of fun at the tryout...we’ll see what she...
My daughter is one of the many who decided to retire from artistic gymnastics during the shutdown. She is interested in transitioning to trampoline and tumbling but we don't know much about the sport. She tried out for a team this week and she's now weighing her options. She had a great time...
I don't post very often but these statements are dangerously ignorant and offensive, particularly to those of us who have lost people COVID. Please see the link below for estimates of the case-fatality ratio for COVID from Johns Hopkins, which in the US, is approximately 6.0%. While the actual...
It's strange...we don't have too many Xcel programs in our area. She's is a USAIGC gymnast so her hours aren't overly demanding at the moment (9-12 hrs/week). I have a feeling that more teams in my area may be moving towards Xcel so it may be an option in the future.
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I agree. I hope it’s not too late...she tried it on the high beam after her coach made the threat and had a scary fall.
When I spoke to him, it seemed like he was framing his approach somewhere between the two approaches described above. Given that she’s...
Hope everyone is hanging in there. Here’s another non-coronavirus topic...
Considering the meet cancellations, this may be irrelevant, but my daughter has been struggling with a mental block on her beam BHS. She’s had several injuries this year, including one that occurred during a beam BHS...
Our gym uses wildcat names for the training groups (eg, panthers, tigers, cheetahs, etc), but I was a tad bit concerned when my daughter was a cougar. :)
Congratulations to your daughter. That's amazing! I obviously can't speak to when your daughter should or shouldn't move up. That's between your daughter and her coaches. I'm just providing an alternate perspective since I've heard other parents making similar complaints at meets. In our league...
I completely agree that it’s inappropriate to criticize or complain to parents of a talented gymnast. As a parent of a gymnast whose gym moves kids up very slowly, I’ve seen that happen several times myself and it can be frustrating.
We’re in a league with mandatory score outs and sometimes...
Just out of curiosity, what would happen if a girl from another league competed a meet at level 8 without submitting a petition to USAG and/or scoring out of level 4, 5, and 7?
So sorry to hear about your daughter's injury--I hope she has a speedy recovery!
I feel like the time to recovery for my DD's injuries has varied depending on how she sustained the injury and the severity and timing of the injury. Her bar skills always seem to take the longest to come back...
Thank you for the replies!
I think that may be it. They are all 12-14. My daughter just turned 12 and she and one other girl are 4'11 or so...the others are a bit taller. So she's definitely not really small. I would be surprised if it's due to a lack of springboards...they aren't used...
I think it has been for my DD. She's really been struggling with her kip-cast connection. She's also just come back from a hand/arm injury and has had a major growth spurt, both of which probably haven't helped either.