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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
.....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...
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...
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...
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...