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Ugh. My DD, getting ready to compete the new L6, broke her hand doing ROBHS on the tumble track. The crack/snap was heard by everyone within 20 feet. She just placed her hand wrong. She has a rotational fracture of her 3rd metacarpal, her finger is kind of pointing in the wrong direction. A...

Last night my dd was cut from another team tryout. This is the 3rd time in 4 months teams have said no to her. She is rehabbing her back after rehabbing her wrist, she is too tall, and lost her kip again throughout the last month because her coaches didn't want her in the gym with her back...

Hi everyone, I have not been on in awhile. My dd tweaked her back doing something other than gymnastics. It hurts when she bends backwards....she took a couple of weeks off and of course I took her to her sports medicine (pediatric doc) doc and they did an xray and it was negative. The doc said...

Haven't posted in awhile, curious if you guys can help me out. My daughter wants a copy of what she calls "the book"....the book that all the coaches pull out and study to see if she is doing the routines exactly the way they should be done. She also wanted me to find out if there is a series...

My daughters feet pronate, is there a way to deal with the associated ankle pain by taping or using an ankle wrap while in practice? If anyone has any ideas I would appreciate it.

My dd has had a couple of workouts with other more competitive teams (she is training L6) and they have not gone well because her skills are weak coming out of a program that is weak. She wants this so badly I don't know what my options are and where we go from here. It has become abundantly...

I am just wondering if every gym has certain coaches that really only give most of their time to a select group of girls? Or do some gyms give equal amounts of time and resources to every gymnast and are they in the minority?

We are looking to make a gym change. I am interested in finding a healthy gymnastics program (both mentally and physically) for my daughter who is 11 and training L6. We are looking for a competitive program. Not a pre-elite track. Because I live in the City (south side), I am looking for gyms...

In our area it seems that there are either elite gyms or gyms that run a decent program but show up to meets looking like the "Bad News Bears". There is nothing in between. My daughter is not an olympic caliber gymnast but she has gymnastics in her heart and works her butt off. She very rarely...

Just curious if this is worth discussing with anyone at our gym...one of the coaches spends most of their time (on one of the events) with one kid and one kid only. The other kids are left to do drills by themselves with very little coaching (if none) from the coach since they are working...

Do a lot of gymnastics leave the sport due to pain that has not resolved through PT, Rest and has no underlying "cause"?

Has anyone had any experience with ganglion cyst surgery and whether or not it was successful in getting rid of reducing the severe pain associated with it? My 11 year L5 gymnast has had wrist pain for 2 years. 3 months ago she stopped tumbling, vaulting and unevens. She has been working on...

Hi everyone - happy summer! My 10 year old is now a L6 gymnast and she will NOT give up this sport. She is training in a good gym and her coaches are great. She wants to get to L10 (that is her long term goal). She is hyperflexible which creates problems for her. She also pronates really...

My daughter is 10 years old and an L5 gymnast. She is struggling at L5 (she just switched from L4 to L5 in Jan), which is to be expected. She has recently grown and is tall for her age - she has lost some of her skills, her kip, her back handspring is not very good. She is complaining that...

I am considering moving my daughter to another gym because I don't believe her current gym has a healthy program (meaning joint health) or a safe program. Hence, I am looking for a healthy, safe and fun gymnastics program for her. She is not an Olympic caliber gymnast. She is a very good...

First of all thank you so much for having this forum. I need some perspective here and I apologize in advance for the long post. My daughter (10 y/o) started working out last august 12 hours a week as a L4 gymnast. Her coach moved her to L5 in January 2011 she started competing L5. She...

Hi everyone, My daughter is a L5 gymnast. Her wrist has been hurting for the last year, I have taken her in for a couple of sets of x-rays which have always been neg, she has had some PT; and I just took my daughter to a different sports medicine doctor today for a second opinion. She has a...

This might sound ridiculous and I apologize for my complete ignorance, but can someone tell me what I should put in my daughters locker at the gym - perhaps a "must have" list (think athletic tape, neosporin, etc.)? She is working out 3 days a week for a L4 recreational team. This week she got...

Gymnastics is a distant memory for me. Now my 9 y/o daughter is on a Level 4 team - her first meet is coming up. I joined this forum to connect with other people/mom/coaches to help me help my daughter navigate competition and training. -L