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  1. WV Gym Mom

    Coaches Usag certs and compensation

    While it might not be a legal requirement, its just good business to pay an hourly employee for their time, completing a required cert. I don't think the savings is worth having disgruntled employees! Coaches get payed little as it is, for all they do.
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    Parents Booster Club Distribution Opt-Out?

    Yes, please check with the tax laws to do it the right way, but a family CAN voluntarily opt out of booster distributions.
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    WAG Average age per level?

    Old thread brought back to life! (think its important to remember levels adjusted some sine the OP posted in 2015). Our gym is very "open" with age and we have a pretty big range: Level 2 - 5 to 10 Silver/3 - 6 to 11 Gold/4 - 6 to 12 Platinum/6/7 - 8 to 15 Diamond/8/9 10 to 15 10 - 16 and up
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    Parents Floor errors in routine

    What part of the routine was actually missed/done incorrectly?
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    Parents 3 hour practices for 5 year old

    My daughter started 3 hr proctices at 5, and she adjusted fine. She, however, is homeschooled so is able to have a break between school and gym. The kids I saw have trouble were mainly the young kids still getting used to a full day of school then having to go from school directly to gym...
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    WAG How many hours do you train per week for Xcel?

    Our gym often uses xcel as an alternate path to optionals, our hours for silver are 6 per week, 8.5 for Gold, and 13 for Platiunum.
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    Gymnasts cartwheel on beam

    My daughter had big challenges her whole gold year with her cartwheel...only landed it in three comps out of 7. But over that next summer it clicked, and now she can do it easily. The next year it was her Roundoff....in her Platinum season, she nailed her cartwheel (part of her dismount series)...
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    WAG State to Regionals

    Depends on your region and the qualification policy. In my region, the score is set for regionals and if you get it at State Meet (or if you pre qualified, if your level allows that), you are in. So everyone at my gym knew as soon as they completed states this weekend, which is good, as our...
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    Parents Extended Family Attending Meets

    Your daughter's wishes should come first. Just let your family know that she gets nervous with family watching and has asked to keep it to immediate family. My daughter gets very nervous with her family there, so we only have one of us at each meet (usually me, sometimes her dad). If family...
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    Parents Late start to Level 10

    I am going to be honest here, the number of athletes that make it to D1 is extremely small, and the group that make it past that is even smaller. I would suggest you enjoy your daughter's journey, whatever it will be. My daughter is ten and has been in the sport since she was 11 months (mom and...
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    Parents Abuse at Metroplex

    If there is an active safesport investigation, the coaches name will be on the safesport investigations list, which is available online.
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    Web Server Returning Error Message

    Its finally working for me! I have been having the 520 error for weeks on my computer, and could only (sometimes) logon on my phone. Thank you!
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    Parents Competition season timing?

    It is going to depend on region/state. Here, compulsories and optionals compete on the same schedule. Sept/Oct we have one or two inhouse/or small local meets for scoring out/etc, Main season runs Nov - March. Our lower levels don't do all the meets that the older girls do.
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    Parents What to add in a parent survey?

    If the gym management/head coach are not aware of this survey, I would be very careful. This could seem like a bunch of people talking negatively about them behind their back. Crazy stuff gets said in anonymous surveys. If people have serious concerns, what is stopping them from bringing them...
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    [Meet] Winter Cup 2024 Admission

    90 minutes before start time. Was posted on USAG Facebook and website this week. I’ll be there too!
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    Parents Typical Summer Pre-team schedules

    It’s common for pre team and team to switch to summer training hours when school is out. I’m lucky in that my husband is a stay at home dad so it’s not an issue for us, but we all help each other out. When they were younger we’d have teammates whose parent work sleep over on gym days, or pick...
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    Parents Post competition debrief

    A quick chat directly after the meet prior to awards, but thats about it. This time of year, there are so many meets for us that there isn't really time in between to modify. We have three meets in february then one more in March right before state meet, so unless there is a specific issue...
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    Parents Optionals level coach doesn’t believe in spotting - red flag?

    No, that is not normal.
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    Gymnasts Mental block on beam

    I am super lucky that my daughter is with coaches that handle mental blocks gracefully. Her coach spots her (well, without touching her) during comp on her skills with mental block issues, which gives my daughter the confidence to do them. Additionally, they are fine with a reduced start value...
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    WAG Coach Leaving at Start of Season

    A coach leaving or not has no impact on it...you can leave a gym at any time. As for switching to a new gym, they would have to accept you, and if meet registrations were already done with the old gym, you would most likely lose those as they wouldn't transfer. You would have to register with...

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