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  1. IrenicMom

    Anyone want to list pros/cons to advancing?

    The "will my child move up" thread got me wondering. There seem to be two schools of thought on advancing compulsory gymnasts. I'd love to hear from both sides. I could develop a hypothetical situation, but I don't need to - I'll just use me daughter. I'll preface it all by saying - 1. I...
  2. IrenicMom

    Parents Big brag - SHE DID IT!! (mill circle)

    State meet is Sunday - and she's been working SO darn hard on this stupid mill circle. Told me she didn't care about medalling, as long as she got her mill circle. Well tonight? She came running in from practice screaming "I GOT IT I GOT IT I GOT IT!!!!". Huge smile across her face, beaming...
  3. IrenicMom

    Parents A brag - DD's personal best!

    So, apparently my brags will have a theme this year - one in which no medals are awarded. DD had her best meet yet last weekend. She was again lumped in with the 6 year olds. There were 24 5/6 year olds in her session, they awarded 10 out, and she did not receive any medals. However? If...
  4. IrenicMom

    Oy. This mill circle is going to be the death of her/me/her coach

    Quick synopsis - she's a 5 yo L3. She used to love bars, now, she can't seem to keep the mill circle with any consistency. She'll get it once, and be unable to recapture it. Her coaches are perplexed. She's beyond frustrated. I just keep thinking - everyone says you don't need it after...
  5. IrenicMom

    Food/Timing question before meet

    So - meet coming up this weekend, report time of 5:30. About an hour travel time to get there. Can someone help me backtrack food for this? Her last afternoon/evening meet started late, then there were issues with the scores, so the awards were delayed. She was exhausted and starving by...
  6. IrenicMom

    Parents Oy. Let the gym drama begin

    Should probably preface this by saying we're not intending to move at this time, or at any time in the next 1.5 years, at a minimum. But, still have to vent about this to folks who understand. So, the drama. A few years ago - there were some fairly significant coaching changes in the...
  7. IrenicMom

    Parents Question on ages/levels

    I'm not intending this to be a debate thread, but merely an informational one. My daughter is competing this year as a level 3. Our states are in March, her birthday is April 2005. So, she is 5 and competes as a 5 year old for the entire season. She and another young lady are the only two...
  8. IrenicMom

    Parents Circle of Stars - who else?

    I've seen a couple of mentions - who else has someone competing in Circle of Stars in a few weeks? My daughter is in the first session of L3, Friday morning. Report time 7:45.
  9. IrenicMom

    Parents First L3 meet

    She came, she saw, she competed. Her scores were not fabulous, but she was right there in the middle of the pack. Came in 4th AA. Not bad for the baby of the team. More important to me, though, was that she was smiling through the whole thing (even the hot mess of a FX), had a great...
  10. IrenicMom

    Need recommendation for lip stain AND body tape

    How's THAT for two totally unrelated topics?? We were informed earlier this week that the HC would like the girls to wear a little color for competition - blush and lipstick/lipstain. Any recommendations for a fair skinned brunette? Q's coloring is totally different than mine, so I'm...
  11. IrenicMom

    Thoughts on prolonged TOPs training

    I would like to hear some experienced parents' thoughts on training TOPs before a child is old enough to test. Q is a 2005 birthyear. As such, the first year she'll be eligible to test TOPs is the summer of 2012. She's one of those kids who *likes* to train. She likes the strength tests...
  12. IrenicMom

    Parents She survived the first week of school and practice!

    We started school this week, which includes full day Kindy for Q. I was worried she would be exhausted (practice is right after school) - but again, my fears were unfounded. She was fine. In other news, she's moving right along; the broken arm earlier this summer has not hampered her...
  13. IrenicMom

    Parents Needing some good luck/good healing vibes!

    Just a quick recap - Q broke her arm (radius and ulna, both) the first day of team camp. We were able to get in to the Ortho that afternoon to have it casted. This Tuesday, it will have been 4 weeks - so back we go for x-rays and, if all looks well, the cast should come off. She's ready...
  14. IrenicMom

    Random ? regarding NCAA compliant leos

    So this is only for curiosity's sake - what's the deal with the new GK/Adidas catalog pointing out that certain (most) leos are not NCAA compliant? I've never noticed that in one of their catalogs before. Has NCAA changed a policy lately? Or are they just enforcing an existing policy more...
  15. IrenicMom

    Parents Other L3 or L4 parents - how many on team?

    I was reading another thread and someone mentioned that 12 girls on an L3 team seemed like too many. So, that made me think - we have 35 on our L3 team, with roughly the same on L4. There are 4 main coaches, each with an assistant. The girls warm up together, but then are split into...
  16. IrenicMom

    Parents Well *that* was an adventurous first day of team camp....

    .....that ended in a trip to the pediatrician, the urgent care radiology, and the orthopedist. She has a distal radius AND an ulna fracture. She's now the proud owner of a purple cast which is, thankfully, fully waterproof (hallelujah for still being able to go to the pool!) Thankfully...
  17. IrenicMom

    Parents Just dropped her off for her first "real" practice

    And I managed to NOT cry about it. She was so sweet - "Momma, are you sure you can't stay for just a few minutes?" (gym has no parent observation policy - last practice of the month is the only open practice). We've had some trial runs at me dropping her off, but I've always stayed for the...
  18. IrenicMom

    At home program for L3 5yo?

    If I could have chosen strength and flexibility, it would have been more accurate. My brand new L3 is beyond excited to start "big girl team" in two weeks. She'll go 2x/week for 2 hrs/each, which is only a slight increase from the schedule she's kept (at *her* request) for the last year...
  19. IrenicMom

    Mom of a new 5 year old Level 3

    My daughter was just accepted onto the Level 3 team at our gym. She has been in gymnastics for 2.5 years now and turned 5 in April. She's excited, I'm nervous! She'll move up from 3 hours/week to 4 hours/week, with some additional times available throughout the season. I'm just here to...
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