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    Parents Training weeks in the summer

    I don't even know how to edit a post, let alone delete ;-) if I want to edit to add or correct something, I just post again. I love our gym, I don't think it's insane at all!! It's a great place, coaches & teammates are like 2nd family to my kiddo and she can't wait for gym(the other day she...
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    Parents Training weeks in the summer

    Oh, there are 4 high level gyms in our immediate area(within 60min), 3 with foreign born owners, btw. One is known for making team girls cry regularly(but they have great LOOKING gymnasts, plus more hours than our gym too), we wouldn't go there, not a good fit! Hence, how easy would it be to...
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    Parents Training weeks in the summer

    You are likely right, I guess I am too trusting & never think the worst could happen-lol. Like who would track down someone else's kid or club??? Why?? I finally realized what someone else meant when they referenced that line about representation(I thought they were talking about me, like I...
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    WAG No one in the stands….

    Do you think, at least in part, that the location was chosen for that reason?? Hmm. Wonder if that trend will continue, where they chose a location based on number of nearby clubs/elite gyms?? Likely better for fundraising. I imagine it would be fun and exciting for gymnasts to attend with...
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    Parents Training weeks in the summer

    I am sorry if I offended anyone by stating our gym hours and what we were told about minimum hours. Someone asked about typical hours and I honestly assumed it was similar to the "how much do you pay for how many hours" thread-everyone wondered how things were done elsewhere. So I shared how we...
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    Parents Training weeks in the summer

    In our parent meeting successful was never mentioned, only safety. As for hours, it's not so cut & dry(as I mentioned above), HC spelled out that 4hrs for L5 MUST include Saturdays(that is 22hrs, either way). That L6 is 5.5hrs plus Sat in competition season(that's 28hrs during comp season &...
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    Parents Training weeks in the summer

    Also, despite the fact that it SAYS 4-5.5hrs, 4days/wk, they don't really mean it. We do not have a single L6 that does 4hrs, they all do 5.5/day plus Saturdays during competition season(Jan-April), a couple of L5s did 4hrs last year-but only if they did Saturdays, when they did not/could not do...
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    Parents Training weeks in the summer

    I typed exactly what is stated in our handbook and was said in the parent meeting when we were given the handbooks-that the minimum hours are required for safety, if anyone is consistently not meeting hours, they will be asked to leave the team as it is not safe to have less hours. I don't know...
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    Parents Training weeks in the summer

    This is my bad and i realized this weekend(even before this thread, just in conversation with a friend) where/how i got all mixed up between personal stories & mymeetscores(why do they do things different for different gymnasts??? Where one gymnast will have 2 or more entries-one at each gym...
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    Parents Are gymnasts entitled

    Wow! Those are long gym hours!! Both this gym and our previous gym didn't open until afternoon. Since I only have those 2 for reference, I just assume everyone does things the same(same with training techniques & such, I'm like "what, never saw/heard that before?!" Or didnt you learn that??)...
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    Parents Can you succeed with weak ankles?

    Ok, I asked both my daughter & her conditioning coach. My daughter said to put top of foot on something behind you, with straight legs(start with something short and keep going up until you feel stretch-they can get really high), then lean back(like as in a back walkover). Switch legs. And lay...
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    Parents Wonky grips

    I don't know how to edit. I just went & grabbed DDs grips, the finger hole is actually cut out about 3/4 of the way or so & the piece still attached(I can put it back down and it almost makes it like a whole piece of leather again-probably did when they were new-lol). They will be broken in...
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    Parents Wonky grips

    My daughters grip holes are not wonky, but I've seen holes that can be wonky(my kiddo has custom grips due to an odd hand shape-so hers are different than most-i mean theyre all the same, but theyre also all different-its like shoes). Just use a bit of sandpaper wrapped around a pencil to work...
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    Parents Are gymnasts entitled

    Omg! Your gym opens at 7am??? That is an un-Godly hour ;-) I tease, but most would be shocked at how late our gym was open, so just different ends of the same spectrum. Just out of curiosity, what time did your DDs training start? It obviously wasn't 7am-lol Congrats on a well-rounded...
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    Parents No gymnastics in the immediate future

    Do normal gymnastics programs not teach kids how to fall?? My kiddo was taught to fall at her previous gym. I know all her current coaches are always impressed by that ability, but I always assumed it was because she came from what was, in their eyes, a lesser gym. But maybe it is because they...
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    Parents Understanding the decision criteria for movement between JO and Xcel programs

    Just out of curiosity, was the HC/owner the only upper optional coach? I have seen situations where optionals seem to be put in 2 groups, one with the HC/owner, and one with other coaches. The HC group generally moves a bit faster/performs a bit better, the other coach group seems a bit slower...
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    Parents Talking Nutrition

    While I also follow Christina Anderson and have spoken with her about a personal consultation due to kiddo having autism related food challenges, ultimately I found that I didn't need to. 1)I kept healthy foods of all types available-with no food having a "clock" or right time(ie. oh, you want...
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    WAG Injuries at European Championships

    While it wasn't as injury prone, classics & championships were full of slips, falls, and mishaps as well. Including in our winners. My oldest and I had a conversation about this, is it because of COVID? Not enough conditioning time back in the gym to prevent all these things? Gymnasts working...
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    Parents Can you succeed with weak ankles?

    Oh goodness, all that long-windedness, i forgot a point...kinesiologist, that is another specialist you may want to see(unless you have PT that is trained, or can switch to one that is) Kinesiology is what they were doing when they were feeling DDs knees/arms/legs/hips/shoulders to see if she...
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    Parents Can you succeed with weak ankles?

    Poor baby!! I too was an ankle roller while walking-about the same age, I no longer have that issue, but did my entire childhood(my mom thought PT was a waste of time/money, she used to tell me she had PT for me, run around in the backyard ;-)). It's an awful way to live life!! I sprained my...

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