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  1. floorlover14

    So Excited!

    My coach (gym owner) has started a pre team at the gym this summer, and I have been coaching it with a wonderful mom of one of my teammates! There are 11 girls; most of them are ages 5-8 and have been in gymnastics for about a year or so. Recently my coach told me to start working on level 3...
  2. floorlover14

    New Xcel Rules (Don't know what to do!)

    So last year our whole Xcel team competed bronze (which is the new silver for region 5), and so now we would be moving to gold if we want to move up. I definitely do because I have had my kip for two years, have the handspring over the table vault, and have decent tumbling on floor, so I don't...
  3. floorlover14

    Excel levels

    I was wondering how long gymnasts usually stay at a level of Excel? I know it's not at all like the compulsaries, and that there's a range of levels in each level, but I was wondering how many years it makes sense to compete a level for? I was a bronze this year (L3-L5 skills) and I want to...
  4. floorlover14

    Why??

    I just can't seem to quit. Although it makes perfect sense now, since I made the honors choir at school, am taking piano lessons, run cross country, and am going to be a jr. in high school that I would quit gymnastics, but I just can't! I can't put my finger on what it is about it, but I just...
  5. floorlover14

    How to keep rips from re-ripping during a meet?

    So I know that rips are a normal part of gymnastics, but I have never had one this big before. I mean it's HUGE, and really deep too. It came at practice on Monday, and I have a meet in two days! It's starting to heal, but there's still part of the callus that it ripped from that could easily...
  6. floorlover14

    Competition leotard fit?

    Our team leotards came in today! We ordered them from GK, which I am glad because I love them, but mine fits a little weird. The torso fits ok, arm length is ok, but the arms are really baggy. I got an AL because that's what I wear in my workout leos from gk (I have about 5 from there). I...
  7. floorlover14

    Shoulder Flexibility

    Does anyone else have problems with shoulder flexibility? I have been doing gymnastics for five years and it seems like my skills are never as good as they should be because of my lack of shoulder flexibility. No matter how hard I stretch my shoulders, I still have a shoulder angle. It's so...
  8. floorlover14

    Snowflake Leotards

    I saw a gorgeous leotard from snowflake that I really want, but I'm not sure I'll like the fit of it. I have ordered leotards from several different manufacturers and they never fit right. Finally I just decided to stick with gk because their leotards fit me perfectly and they are super...
  9. floorlover14

    How necessary are grips?

    Last summer when I got my kip, my coach told me that I should get dowel grips (the reward for getting your kip at my gym :)). I didn't really want to pay $50, and I wasn't going to do more than 5 hours a week last year, so I didn't order any. Plus, I don't really get rips. Even after doing...
  10. floorlover14

    Requirements for Bronze level of Prep Opt

    I am super excited that my gym is going to have a prep-opt team this year, and I was wondering what the requirements are for the bronze level? I was told that bronze is between levels 4-5, which is exactly where I am. I have had my kip for over a year, but am really struggling with the squat on...
  11. floorlover14

    Another sizing question

    Ok, so now I am wondering how Motionwear compares to Gk for sizing. I have learned long ago, not to go by size charts. So I am wondering what I would wear in Motionwear if I am an AL in Gk! Thanks!
  12. floorlover14

    Leotard Sizing??

    I have been wearing a gk AM for four years. I was 11 and 4"8 when I first got it (it was HUGE) and now I'm 15 and it's really tight! I was wondering what size I should get next, the AL or the AXL. I am 5'4 and about 100 lbs. I think I have a pretty long torso too. Since I have been wearing the...
  13. floorlover14

    Leotard Opinions!

    I know I have asked this before, but this time it's a different leo. What do you think? I had originially ordered this one Leotard World Offers Gymnastics & Dance Leotards for Gymnasts, Dancers & Athletes. but it didn't fit and there were no larger sizes. At this website you have to exchange...
  14. floorlover14

    Aaaahhhhh so excited!

    I haven't been on CB in so long because gymnastics has not really been getting any better for me, I do have my ROBHS back but I hadn't gotten a NEW skill lately. Well tonight I decided to try a kip for the sake of it. Then I realized I was actually kind of close. I kept trying and got closer and...
  15. floorlover14

    Sacrifices for gymnastics

    I was just wondering if any of you gymnasts have a hard time with making sacrifices for gymnastics? What I mean by sacrifices is the fun things with friends that you have to give up because of gymnastics. This school year I haven't been able to have a single sleepover because of gymnastics the...
  16. floorlover14

    Can't even explain how happy I am!

    As many of you know, I have been posting a lot in the past six months about a mental block on my roundoff backhandspring. Well tonight at practice I had my coach just stand a few feet away and I did it! Then I went back on the floor later and did three really good ones (and according to my...
  17. floorlover14

    Last meet of the season this weekend.

    Tomorrow is my last level 4 meet of the season and maybe even my last meet ever. :( I am going to be in high school next year and my parents don't want to pay for me to do gym anymore since I can do school sports. The sad thing is that my high school doesn't have gymnastics, only cheer leading...
  18. floorlover14

    Leotard Opinions Please!

    I really like this leotard, but both of my sisters just looked at it and said it looks childish. I want your honest opinion (please) on what you think (I am 14 years old). There are other ones I like too so I am just trying to narrow it down. Wild Hot Pink Zebra Tails Print Eclipse Swirl Leotard
  19. floorlover14

    Meets or Practices?

    I have a question for all you gymnasts. Are you better under pressure (at meets) or at practices? Some girls on my team like being in practice because they get nervous and miss skills on beam or bars that they normally get. I do better under pressure though. I have had a horrible week in the gym...
  20. floorlover14

    3rd Meet today!

    Today my gym is hosting a meet! We have never hosted one before since this is the first year we even have a team. It's called the Flip into Spring fun meet. I am a little nervous because I still haven't done my ROBHS with out someone standing there. I also still haven't done a great beam...

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