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My dd has her first real gymnastics injury. She hit her foot on the beam this week and has two buckle fractures in her foot. :eek:(I guess these are pretty common in children) We haven't seen the ortho yet (went to a pediatric urgent care today). I didn't take her right away to the doctor...

Is anyone else starting to get excited as competition season approaches? I know that a lot of different areas start the season at different times, but for our compulsory girls we are weeks away from our first competition. You can tell the girls are really starting to get excited and I have to...

My dd is a level 4 and our gym also does level 3. DD competed level 3 last year. I was curious to know how different gyms handle learning the back handspring and what is most common. Our gym seems to wait to teach the back handspring once the girls are already on level 4. They do work on them a...

DD had her 3rd meet this weekend (L3). She had her highest all-around score so far this season. Her biggest excitement was that she did her mill circle without a spot. It wasn't the prettiest mill circle but it was her first time getting up and not falling back which made her happy. :) Her...

My dd is in AAU level 3. The beam dismount is the cartwheel to side handstand 1/4 turn. I was just wondering if the gymnast does the cartwheel side handstand but doesn't do the 1/4 turn (so comes straight down landing on the same side they are facing instead of the opposite side) is this...

DD will be attending her first meet of the season tomorrow and she is very excited. She is L3 and she could definitely use some form fairies and bar fairies. Basically I just want her to have an enjoyable experience tomorrow and I she can sometimes be hard on herself. :)

Tonight at practice, my dd was on bars. While doing her back hip circle, she didn't bring her hips all the way back to the bar before starting to turn and her hands slipped sending her flying. She landed on the back of her neck and her knees flung up to her chest (almost like she was doing a...

So, dd is moving up to level 3. Her entire group of level 2s are moving up (about 14 girls). They are all very excited. That is the good news.:) DD's group has competed in both the fall and spring seasons. In the spring season a new group of Level 2s competed as well. They practiced on...

I am just curious what everyone thinks about up-training skills and how often this should take place. This question is for anyone (coaches, parents, gymnasts) as I am curious about the different opinions. Do you think there should always be up-training at every level (even during...

DD's L2 State Meet was yesterday. She had a great meet. She earned her highest all-around of the season with a 35.225! (her previous highest was 34.15) All the girls from dds team in her division received a 35 or higher (one 36) for the first time. They received a pin that said Elite on it for...

We had our 3rd level 2 meet today and I just wanted to brag a little on how far my dd has come. She started the season with a 6.1 on bars, moved to a 7.7 at the second meet and today she received an 8.15. She has been working so hard and she is very excited. She also received her first 9...

So, at my dd's practice after her second meet, her coach came out and talked to the parents. She said that she stayed for the second session of the meet and watched (it was another session of L2) and when speaking to someone (judge, I think) found out that our girls were getting deductions on...

My dd just had her first meet today (level 2 aau) and I had a couple questions from some of you that are more experienced at this. Let me start off by saying I though my dd and her team did great for their first time competing and they all really seemed to enjoy themselves.:) Now, my...

Will points be deducted if my daughter lifts her feet, bringing them together in the air for her tripod to pike position instead of leaving them on the floor and sliding them together?

I am a mom of a L2 gymnast (first year competing) As a family we have gone through this before with our son. He competed in the past 2 years L4 and one L5 before he decided to move on to new things. So far girls gymnastics is quite a different experience than men's gymnastics. We look forward...

I have a question about the level 2 aau routine in Florida. My daughter is competing for the first time this season. In her routine they do a tripod (feet straddled, touching floor, head down) moving to a pike position. In her class there are two coaches. The one coach was working mostly on...