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  1. KIPSOG

    Off Topic Track & Field Forum? (Or Other Sports)

    I am also a diamond gymnast who does track. (And also wrestles). I'm a sophmore. My mom is also trying to get me to be done with gymnastics so I can focus on school sports (that I'd be more likely to do in college if wanted), but I've managed to keep up with both. I definitely understand wanting...
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    Off Topic Track & Field Forum? (Or Other Sports)

    I would love a track and field forum. I actually tried looking for one a couple weeks ago but couldn't find a good one. I just finished competing in my high school state tournament, I placed 9th in triple jump and 4th in 100m hurdles.
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    Parents 13 year old just quit

    Are you worried about her wrestling boys? More than half of the states have girls wrestling as a high school sport, where they only wrestle other girls at competition. I wrestle on my high school team and I love it. I would encourage you to let her at least try it. It's a great sport for...
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    Parents Cutting down hours

    Xcel Diamond would definitely be a good option. Diamond allows you to compete lvl 10 skills, but without the stress if needing all of the lvl 10 skills. I compete diamond, our gym offers 12 hrs a week for diamonds. During the competitive season I was only practicing 6 - 9 hours a week and was...
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    Parents Severs

    This is the truth. The key is consistency. It probably won't get better unless she's consistent about streching/exercises and icing. It won't work immediately, it'll take time, but if you're patient it will help. So don't get discouraged if you don't see immediate results.
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    Parents Severs

    I personally find that cheetah cups really helped. I did lots of specific severs stretching and exercises. I also iced my heels every single night. I just recently started to grow out of it and I'm almost 16. (Severs didn't really start until I was 11). I stopped wearing cheetahs on the beam...
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    Anon Order of kids for events

    Our coaches generally let us choose our own order, unless we have different settings on vault or bars. We have small team, so it's pretty easy to do. For example, I always like to go first on beam because the longer I wait to compete the more nervous I get.
  8. KIPSOG

    Parents Gymnast hitting puberty - what to expect?

    If she does start to experience skill setbacks, which is totally possible, it can be frustrating. Just remember that it won't last forever, and 11-14 is can be a hard time for gymnasts. But after that it gets much better. I had a really rough time when I was 12-13 with having to relearn old...
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    WAG xcel Gold Questions

    This might not be 100% correct, I havent been a gold for a while, but I practice with the gold team. 1. As long as one of your casts is above horizontal you're good. I don't think there's a deduction for additional casts not reaching horizontal. 2. I'm not sure about this one, you could check...
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    Parents 5 Sports To Try After Gymnastics!

    I currently do Track and wrestling, while still competing as a diamond gymnast. (Advantage of Xcel, I can also do high school sports) I live in a state where girls wrestling is a offical high school sport, and I made it to state this year as a sophomore who didn't start wrestling until high...
  11. KIPSOG

    Parents Remind Me Again That Level 4 Scores and Placement Isn't So Important

    My level 4 year was a mess. My first meet I got a 27 AA. I didn't scratch anything, that was with all 4 events. I got a 5 on beam. I got last AA at every single meet. 6 years later and I'm the only one from that level 4 team left. I find that it's often the lower scoring gymnasts that just...
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    Parents Most Common Gymnastics Injuries

    Our gym is really good at injury prevention, so I haven't had to deal with too many serious injuries. I broke my elbow in preteam, but that wasn't doing gymnastics, I jumped out of a tree. I had to get surgery. I struggled with severs for a long time starting at about 12yo. It was a whole...
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    Coaches Front handspring front tuck vault

    I'm a gymnast working this vault, but my gym doesn't have a pit. I do the vault onto a resi mat and land on my back/butt. Any ideas on how to transition this to landing on my feet and not over/under rotating?

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