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I know there are some of you who have had two at the same level - how the heck do you deal with the constant competition????? DD8 will move up at the end of the summer IF she improves her bar skills. They are mediocre at best, and the coach (and I) both feel the bars needs to improve quite a...

My dd is not an aggressive child. She is never going to be the kid who goes out there and accomplishes a new skill just because she wants to, kwim? And that's okay with me. However, I'd really like to help her find the confidence to trust in herself a little more. She's doing L3 and will be...

I KNOW someone here will know the answer - my girls are driving me CRAZY!! When playing Ener-G Gym Rockets on the Nintendo DS - how the heck do you dismount from the bars??? The girls do fine getting the moves done, but then the top screen comes up and says to draw a circle to build up...

HELP!! DD is stressing herself way way way out over her first meet. it's this Friday. She's L3. She picked up gymnastics earlier this year as something to do in soccer's offseason, decided to try out for the team, made it, and started team practice in June. The other girls in her group...

With dd's first meet next weekend, I read all the posts I could find about hair. And started messing around. Poor dd, she hates having her hair up, says it pulls & hurts, but whatever. Our problem is she has thick, poker straight, slippery hair. Think Barbie, only worse (cuz I could get...

My 5yo is in an advanced rec class. In the past month, she's fallen off the beam twice. The first time she scared herself more than anything; the second time she got right back up and got on, telling me that's what Shawn Johnson would do. Anyway, my question for you is.... what is reasonable...

Took my girls to the Gymnastic Superstar tour last night - amazing, absolutely incredible!!! We were with a group from the gym and got to go early and ask questions and hear the gymnasts talk. Really cool. They signed autographs afterwards (before the show), but there were too many people...

I thought long-sleeve leos were required in competition???.... so why did I see Olympic gymnasts in sleeveless tanks to compete?? The one who sticks out in my mind at the moment is Vanessa Ferrari. I've asked people I know here and don't seem to get a straight answer.... so I figure I'll ask...

How many gymnasts per coach at your gym?? Is there an assistant? What age/level is the group? I'm particularly interested in hearing about 5-6yos at L2/3 because of a situation, but I'll take any and all replies to compare against! Thanks!!

Can anyone recommend a good book for parents on gymnastics? I'm thinking something like the "Idiots Guide to...." type book, something I can use to quickly find out the difference between a kip, hip circle, mill circle, etc. Something that would give a gym term and then an easy to understand...

Hello!! I'm a mom to three, all of whom are involved in gymnastics. Stumbled on this site when I was trying to find a good reference for parents who have no idea what their gymnasts are telling them! :) My oldest is 7.5yrs and picked up gym over the winter as something to do during soccer's...