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  1. Flippers Mom

    Parents Panner's Disease

    Never heard of it? Neither had we - or Flippers coaches (who have been coaching for long enough they have run into nearly everything). Flipper was diagnosed with Panner's about a month ago (MRI). It is a rare bone disease the affects elbows, mostly in 5-10 year old boys who play baseball ;>...
  2. Flippers Mom

    Flipper injured AGAIN!

    Well, she managed to stay out of the blasted ortho boot for 8 weeks. Monday at gym, she missed the beam with most of her foot in her acro dismount series. Broke the big toe of the other foot in the growth plate. Also has soft tissue damage. Planning surgery for Friday or Monday to wire and pin...
  3. Flippers Mom

    Flipper Injured

    Flipper was at gym on Tuesday - her birthday, but on the way home she started complaining about her heel hurting. She said she had to ice it during practice and missed vault because it hurt to run. When she woke up Wednesday morning, the heel was discolored and swollen. Looks almost like a...
  4. Flippers Mom

    The mind of a gymnast

    Flipper came home from gym this week and announced that it is much easier to perform a bhs/back layout on beam than bhs/bhs. I asked how that is possible? Mom, on a back layout, you don't have to worry about your hands hitting the beam correctly! Her brother later asked me if she has to tell...
  5. Flippers Mom

    Parents Flipper qualified for Regionals!

    Our state meet was this last weekend. Flipper had a great meet. Her coaches had told us that she is in the age group that is hardest to qualify for Regionals in. When awards were announced, we discovered that she hadn't made it. I was sad for her, but still could see a lot of good things in the...
  6. Flippers Mom

    Parents Flippers Meet Report

    Flipper competed in a very fun meet this weekend. It was a Pink Ribbon Invitational at which they raise money for breast cancer research. The top 6 junior and senior competitors in level 8, 9 & 10 are invited back for a fun meet on Saturday evening (so they can charge an even higher entrance...
  7. Flippers Mom

    Parents Food Ideas

    I could use some ideas on food selections for Flipper. Here's the problem: she has had a rough winter with H1N1, getting tooth infections (finally had two of the 4 involved pulled) and now staph infections. She has never been a very big kid, but is now struggling to maintain her weight. At the...
  8. Flippers Mom

    Parents Flippers Meet Report

    Flipper participated in a HUGE meet in Dallas this weekend with over 2,000 gymnasts. We had to drive (ice skate) through Oklahoma on Friday. Floor - 9.025 (10th) Vault - 8.8 (2nd, tsuk still needs polishing) Bar - 8.4 (no place, was way behind when we changed gyms) Beam - 9.525 (2nd) AA - 5th...
  9. Flippers Mom

    Parents A balanced life

    A couple of the parents were sitting in the lobby last night waiting for our gymnasts to finish practice. One girl had announced that she is quitting gym and another broke her foot this week. We started talking about how ALL our girls will eventually be done with gymnastics, whether by choice or...
  10. Flippers Mom

    Parents What would you do?

    I could sure use your input on a situation that has been developing at Flippers new gym. The Flip trains with the top group of gymnasts. They have been wonderful to her and welcomed her from the beginning. Here's the problem. A couple of the big girls at the gym are having a Christmas party...
  11. Flippers Mom

    Parents My Turn to Brag

    Flipper had her first meet at level 8 with her new gym last weekend. She once again had to compete alone (due to others travelling, illness and injuries). She had a good meet, placed in beam, floor and AA - not spectacular, but should build her confidence. The pirouette fairies did their magic...
  12. Flippers Mom

    Parents Is there a pirouette fairy?

    I believe in the Kip fairy, but are there any pirouette fairies available? Flipper switched gyms in May after competing alone for several years. She was so excited to have teammates at her level. Well, one girl is sick, another broke her foot and another is out of town with family - leaving...
  13. Flippers Mom

    Back in the gym

    Flipper missed 2.5 weeks of gym and school with H1N1. She had seemed to recover by the end of the first week, but was very sick again on Monday - and is still not at 100%. While sick at home, she became convinced she would never get back in shape or be able to perform her most difficult skills...
  14. Flippers Mom

    Parents Thank you, thank you

    I was reading posts last week that reminded me that this is Flippers sport and I need to keep my nose and comments out of it. While I have tried to do that in the past, I realized that I have been grilling her in the car on the way home from practice about how practice went - any new tricks or...
  15. Flippers Mom

    Fitness & confidence

    Our kids are in 5th and 7th grade in the same school. In Health and Fitness class, they test the kids fitness level at the beginning of the school year, and then again at the end. Both of our kids are very active in sports (Flipper in gymnastics, her brother in baseball, soccer and track)...
  16. Flippers Mom

    New Member

    I am the proud mother of a 10-year-old gymnast who is working level 8. She started recreational gymnastics at 3.5 years old. We were hoping to burn off some of her excess energy - it didn't work. We recently made the agonizing decision to switch gyms (and now drive 45 minutes each way, 5x week)...

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