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SHE'S IN!!! Whew! I emailed the owner of Gym #3, where she started a BHS class, to ask if they had private coaching. I said from what I understand, DD is close to ready for Xcel Bronze, so I'd hate for her to miss out on competing this year if she falls just a bit shy. Owner said they do provide...

Thanks, I appreciate it. I'm not giving up! :) Another thing that annoyed me, I asked DD, "Do they TELL you to do things with straight legs & pointed toes?" Her exact words, "NO! I'm not in ballet anymore! This is gymnastics, not ballet." ..... I had the impression from having watched classes...

Gym #1 evaluated her again & it's a no. :( "At this time DD is still missing some requirements for our Xcel team including her Back Hip Circle on the bars. We are also looking for her to continue working on perfecting the execution of her skills to do them with straight arms and legs, open...

Actually, I remember a local dance studio having "acro" - hm, something else to look into!

Ha, OK, thanks, that makes me feel a bit better! Still though, it's odd that they didn't ask me about, "OK, what are you looking for?" to discuss Xcel vs. DP. It was a friend's Facebook posts of her 11 YO DD competing that drove me to learn more. She's doing Xcel Bronze & my friend provided a...

Well, 1 coach who evaluated her just said when puberty hits & girls get bigger they gain weight, of course, & have more weight to pull up - so the fact that she's still small means she has less weight to pull up vs. the average 11 YO. That was the advantage she mentioned, which made sense to me...

Wait, what? There is?!? LOL, as I said, gymnastics seems confusing & exclusive & tough to break into! It took me a while to wrap my brain around the difference between Xcel & JO/DP (and I just yesterday learned that term for JO/DP from this board!) I've inquired about DD "joining a team" at 3...

That makes perfect sense, but it's still a bummer for 2 reasons: 1. I wouldn't want her to feel like she's a failure - like in school, if you're an 11 YO with all 7-8 YOs, it would obviously be because you're "behind." I know it is NOT a failure, but I think she'd feel it is. She tends to be...

YEAAH! I'm so encouraged by all your posts! Honestly, location #3 that said kip & BHS were required for Bronze was a long drive. & yes, it was clear we were talking about Xcel because she said we could do levels as well, but the # she said my daughter would be at (I forget what #) was all girls...

I get it, but the thing is, my daughter is thin, flexible, small for her age, and fairly strong (her core especially.) She's a bit timid (i.e. she goes along with the group) but obedient to coaches. The only attributes I could see are detrimental is that she doesn't have a "fierceness" to her -...

Gymnastics feels a little exclusive – like I’m struggling to break in! My daughter started rec classes Sept 2019, when she was 8 and has done well. I’d love for her to join a team. I asked & was told they’d evaluate her. She can do: • Handstand • Split • Front & back hip circles on bar •...