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  1. TheXcelMom

    Parents Sudden fear on beam series

    My daughter had terrible blocks for months. The only cure was to start her at the beginning with drills, drills, drills, working her upward until it clicked again.
  2. TheXcelMom

    Parents Kip help!

    I found this really helpful to explain the physics to her. (her old coach was not helpful) https://chalkbucket.com/threads/kip-tips.68353/#post-618448
  3. TheXcelMom

    Parents Floor music

    It's been months and you probably found something already, but I want to share. We looked at TV show theme intros. They're 1-1.5 minutes long, no vocals, have good drops, swells, and final notes. Many tell a whole story in that time. We ended up with the Succession theme last year and will use...
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    Anon If you could go backwards and start your child’s gymnastics career over

    100% with Coach Kate on this one. My daughter started at 5YO in preteam and then we pulled her out for whatever reason (probably money) and put her back at 8YO. At that point it was Xcel or nothing. If I could go back, I would have kept her in gymnastics between 5 and 8, but for sure would have...
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    Anon Early dismissal from school- logistics? Advice?

    My daughter is in 6th and goes to a private middle school in southern california. Traffic is the same issue. I approached both as if I didn't expect anyone to know anything about the next year, because no one does. We were switching gyms just as we started the application process, and said "We...
  6. TheXcelMom

    Parents New trend in gym ownership? (The Business Side Of Gymnastics / Powers Gymnastics)

    Schedule J is also really informative, and doesn't exactly jibe with the compensation list (prob because of bonuses, and the lawyer took all his money via bonus so... IDK what that's about) I'm sure a lot of this is depreciation scheduling, but the income lines are pretty eye-popping as well...
  7. TheXcelMom

    Parents New trend in gym ownership? (The Business Side Of Gymnastics / Powers Gymnastics)

    I was responding to the rare and impossible part. This seems like a lot of non-profit gyms, but maybe these are considered wealthy communities because they're in/around LA? Using the quote-reply function would have really helped.
  8. TheXcelMom

    Parents New trend in gym ownership? (The Business Side Of Gymnastics / Powers Gymnastics)

    I am not out here trying to argue with gym owners about starting a non-profit gym, but when our daughter's gym cut Xcel, a few parents (me+others) did a little light research into it before deciding it wouldn't be good for our girls for moms to be so involved. Also, we have jobs. This is one...
  9. TheXcelMom

    WAG What are the rules for LGBTQ+ athletes in high school?

    My daughter's team has a non-binary person, AFAB, who uses they/them pronouns and a boy's name. Not an issue.
  10. TheXcelMom

    Parents "Team Sports Linked to Fewer Mental Health Difficulties for Kids"

    Wait. They don't tell you how an athlete gets on the state team? Socal Xcel takes the top six AAs right off the top (but you're neither in Socal nor Xcel). It didn't occur to me that they would keep that under wraps. The HC at my daughter's last gym explained that later in the season, the...
  11. TheXcelMom

    Parents "Team Sports Linked to Fewer Mental Health Difficulties for Kids"

    Taking parenting cues from Dance Moms is… not a good idea.
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    Parents "Team Sports Linked to Fewer Mental Health Difficulties for Kids"

    Gymnastics can be damaging if the club/coach/team offers upward mobility based on body type and/or makes it a point to shame athletes for gaining a few pounds. The intense scrutiny of a girl's body can be a nightmare, especially through puberty. We've all seen it, and most of us know to run away...
  13. TheXcelMom

    Parents 8 months to get kip?

    I watched all 10 minutes of that video and the coach's slow breakdown into honesty was glorious to watch. I wish she'd been my daughter's first coach, frankly.
  14. TheXcelMom

    WAG Back walkover on beam

    Tell your coach. Mental blocks are super common and there are different ways to deal with them. My daughter needs to drill the biometrics from the beginning until she's comfortable and confident and that mostly clears it up--though it takes as long as it takes. For other kids, the coach is...
  15. TheXcelMom

    Anon Excel age

    https://www.adult-gymnastics.com/competing-adult-gymnast.html
  16. TheXcelMom

    Parents 8 months to get kip?

    Took my daughter 6 months to get it and over a year before it looked good.
  17. TheXcelMom

    Off Topic Gymnast Sanity

    You guys. I started a positive thread about the healthy attitudes the parents on this forum exhibit. But after three posts scolding me, I'd like to gently state the obvious. You don't know me, or my daughter, or how our household runs. You can't see which lessons she's taking away from this show...
  18. TheXcelMom

    Off Topic Gymnast Sanity

    I think these shows are designed to make everyone else feel good about themselves. It totally worked on me and my daughter. She thinks I'm a superstar supportive mom
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    Off Topic Gymnast Sanity

    Given the opportunity, I might very well fall right into this insanity. I’d be this dramatic without the lipstick and sparkles. Nah. The funny thing is my daughter is a better dancer than athlete and I was going to get her into dancing if she quit WAG. Now, there is no way dance is in the cards.
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    Off Topic Gymnast Sanity

    My DD has taken to watching "Dance Moms." There's plenty of equivalence with gymnastics. Lots of practice. Competitions. Some girls are "better" than others when they're like...eight or nine. These women are bananas. Holy heck. The things they say to their children, about their bodies, their...

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