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I know it's a long shot but if anyone is, or knows of, a gymnast who competes despite being fed through a tube in the stomach, I'd like to hear from you. After completing her first gymnastic season, my 8 year old got very I'll very quick. She was hospitalized for most of April and May and...

DD is level 3/pre-team. L3s and L4s practice together. When they practice the front walkovers coach always tells them if they can't do the FWO to "just do a front limber." Well, tonight DD had her mat out and was practicing some basics. Then she said "Mom, I think I can do the front...

DD was practicing tuck jumps on her mat at home last night. She practices every night on her mat and has never had a problem. But, last night, she landed a jump heel first (not even sure how she did that!) and immediately fell to the ground screaming. This morning, she still would not bear...

...but do boys and girls compete at the same meets or are they separate? I know they don't compete against each other but do they have male and female events at the same meet?

DD has been on pre-team for just 2 weeks now and I am astonished at how much she has learned in that time! She has struggled with doing her handstand on beam consistently for some time. It was one of the elements she had to show her coach before being invited to practice with team so we knew...

Thanks for all of your comments and advice. DS decided to try a boys class so I spoke to the gym owner/coach before DD's practice tonight. Turns out, there IS a boys beginner class and it was practicing tonight! So, he hopped in with 2 feet and, surprisingly did okay! Not great, but better...

As a little background, I have a 9 y/o DS who, due to his health history, was only recently able to start copmpetitive sports. He has tried soccer, baseball, football and basketball and, while he enjoys playing, he is not really "good" at any of the sports, mainly due to his lack of...

DD's hands are starting to get calloused and blistered so coach said she needs grips. I know nothing about any of this- its all new to me! Does it matter which grips we get? This is what she wants: g902pg pink pixie beginner palm guard because they're PINK (which is all that matters to her...

My DS(7) is hypermobile (doublejointed) in most of her joints, (except fingers and wrists, basically!) We knew her elbows were double jointed but her coach noticed she seemed to hyperextend and hyperflex on certain positions. It made it difficult for her to "get" her backbend kickover until...

Hi! I am mom to a 7 year old who began gymnastics a little over a year ago. She is now moving up to pre-team to train with the team members but will not compete, just yet. Anyway, she eats, sleeps, breathes and craves gymnastics which means I need to learn as much as I can! She has lofty...