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    Parents Floor errors in routine

    Are they missing a part because they cannot do the skill yet or its just been forgotten or misinterpreted? Because sometimes they will compete a level that they may not quite have all the skills in if they can do the rest.
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    Parents Daughter not picked for pre-squad in only local competitive gym - what next?

    Surely there must be other options. I'm in Australia, but my daughter started rec gym at 6. After a term (about 10 weeks) they asked her to try out for the development squad but she didn't get in as "she wasn't strong enough". But they put her in a more advanced rec class instead. She did 2...
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    Parents Elite sports that require “other” lessons

    The sport you reference isn't really a thing where I live, but it's kind of like rhythmic gymnastics with more spinning of the prop? Maybe a rhythmic gymnastics class would be a better fit rather than regular WAG? Or tumbling, or cheer, or acro dance. Rec gym don't seem to get Into skills like...
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    Parents Rec dilemma

    Unless you are planning on switching gyms, I think you'd be better off trying to get extra classes at the same gym. It would show you are more serious about learning quicker - going to multiple gyms they won't know that. TBH if she's keen on competing and one of the other gyms will let her join...
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    Parents Sports after Gymnastics

    Figure skating? Mine does that as well as gym.
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    Off Topic Girls questions

    Unless you have many hours without a break where you cant change, or have extremely heavy flow, you shouldn't need period underwear and a tampon. Just the period underwear should be fine.
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    Off Topic Girls questions

    Go the period underpants. My daughter uses them, they are comfortable and not bulky and no issues with them balling up. Wear shorts over for practice. You can get high cut ones that go under leotards for dance and gymnastics. They sell them in supermarkets here - not sure about where you live...
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    Parents How much is your comp leo?

    Wow. Ours was $220 Australian (about $150 US). I thought that was a lot.
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    Parents Taking a tumbling/trampoline only class

    Wow, ours is quite different then. Most of our tumbling team is on the WAG team too. Not the boys obviously, and we don't have a MAG team. But the coaches seem to encourage it. They get some of the WAGs to do rhythmic as well. One of the girls last year got state champion in WAG, tumbling and...
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    Parents Taking a tumbling/trampoline only class

    A few of the kids at our gym either do tumbling or trampoline as well or changed from tumbling to WAG. They are usually the kids that end up doing really well.on floor.
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    Parents Too many training hours!

    Doing 5 days a week would annoy me. Our gym they do 6-9 hours level 3 (2-3 days, 3 hour sessions) 9-12 hours level 4 (either 3 days, 4 hours, or 4 days, 3 hours) 12-16 hours level 5 (3-4 days, 4 hours) 16 hours level 6+ (4 days, 4 hours)
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    Parents Age/Level and Path they took to get there

    (Australia so the levels are a little different) Dd1 1-2 kindergym 3-4 junior gym 5 took a year off 6 rec 7 advanced rec 8 level 3 rec (also took up figure skating) 9 level 3 team (but covid year, so no comps, and not a lot of training either) 10 level 3 team 11 level 4 team 12 was supposed to...
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    Parents 5 year old pre team

    Yeah, my eldest got invited for an evaluation (we didnt ask). But then was rejected due to not being strong enough. They put her in a more advanced rec class instead, which she did for a year and a half (there 12 levels in it and each one takes a school term - we have 4 terms a year, so it was...
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    Parents What is a good next sport for a retired gymnast?

    I know a few kids who switched from gymnastics to figure skating. Diving also seems to be a popular one.
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    Parents Help fixing a leo!

    I think stretching it while wet is supposed to work. Or wear it while wet if she can get into it.
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    Parents Grips brands

    I think they are fairly new @Aussie_coach . Some of the Tassie clubs are using them. But there hasn't been a lot of interstate comps lately!
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    Parents Grips brands

    I've heard of them. They are Australian. At one of the biggest gyms here a lot of the girls use them, but mine doesn't go there and we got the ones recommended by her coach instead.
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    Parents Shorts at practice

    Ours allows whatever they want for practise. Leggings, shorts, crop tops, leotards. As long as it's tight fitting it's not an issue. Competition they have a long sleeve leotard, no shorts, but I guess that could change. The trampoline girls (and I think tumbling) wear the comp leo with black shorts.
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    Parents Moving up levels

    I'm not really sure, you may have just got the coach at a bad time. They are human too! Did you raise the question in front of others? Sometimes it's best to not ask straight away, wait until you've had some time to digest it first. First, I'm not sure why you'd want her moved up in comp season...

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