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Do you have someone who has worked at meet to set this up? It's a complicated thing. Sorry this is one long paragraph. I've worked big meets and helped set up and run a small meet. Designate someone as the meet director so there's a point person. Start with your venue, do you have the...

As others have mentioned, it sounds like your gym focuses on having the girls compete rather than on establishing good form before moving up. It's a difference in philosophy. Is there any way she could get more time in the gym working on form?

Sorry that it was so painful but fingers crossed it helps it heal quickly. Good luck!

If she hasn't had it yet, be prepared. It's extremely painful. We weren't prepared for that and when they were doing the injections (along with some dry needling), I saw my very stoic daughter crying in pain. Turns out that they are essentially reinjuring the area to get the body to respond...

It helped with my daughter's partially torn hamstring but it was not a miracle. After the treatment, there was definite improvement but the doctor said that there was still a part that had not healed and likely was permanent damage.

My DD fell into category three not because she lacked talent but injuries kept her from qualifying. Training elite is a lifestyle which requires not just committment from the gymnast but also the family as it consumes time and resources. She started at a small gym who had no experience with...

NO! Home is the safe place where a kid can just be a kid. There's no reason for privates at L3 or most levels. Either she will want to put the effort in to be the best gymnast or she won't but it's all her, says the Mom of two gymnasts, one who wanted to be Elite and worked to get there and...

Elbows are hard to examine and image. My DD had elbow issues and we saw some great orthropedists. They all said the same thing. So they rely a lot of on what they are told in terms of pain and motion. And slow recovery is true. But consider how much you use your elbows in every day life, you...

Your daughter really really needs to want to do this. My DD was fast tracked and really wanted to go Elite. We ended up at a gym that was interested in training her. It was tough. She eventually left because of injuries but it was driven by her. I made sure she understood what she was...

Believe me when I say that there are other things that will give you that feeling. My daughter had joint issues that ultimately drove her from the sport at age 16. She had tried qualifying elite but her issues prevented her from being successful. She moved to doing L10 only but still had...

At my daughter's former gym meet, the team score was calculated based on the coach's selection of gymnasts. Before each session, the gyms participating in the team event had to select their gymnasts whose scores would be used. So, if your selected gymnast had a bad day but a non-selected...

This is hard. Having done it, there's no good answer. There's no way to balance the scales so everyone gets the same amount of time, attention and money. And yes, the kids notice. You may want to talk with your kids to see how they feel about the situation. The non-gymnasts may not care but...

Yeah, practice leos got no special treatment. In with the regular laundry, sometimes in a lingerie bag, most often not. Regular detergent. In the dryer on low. In terms of folding, yeah, that didn't happen. Got shoved into the appropriate drawer or gym bag. We did lose some of the shine of...

Mom to a former multi year L10 who junior year decided to leave the sport due to injuries. Took up diving in high school with high school team. Trained 5 hours a week, took 12th at States that year. After season was over, talked to a couple of local dive teams, both agreed to train her even...

I had two gymnasts in two separate gyms because one wanted to go elite and the other was just having fun. Both gyms were aware of the situation and supportive. However, it wasn't without challenges as I had to coordinate both schedules, meets were rarely the same and I sometimes missed one...

My oldest daughter had OCD in both knees. We caught the right knee earlier than the left so she only had drilling in that knee instead of the repair she had to go through with the left. One thing, we learned afterwards was that both knee caps did not track properly so the knees were not...

Just remember there are usually spots on a team that do not involved scholarships. So, if your child is interested in being on team, have them talk to the coach about a "walk on" spot. They are typically treated the same as scholarship kids but just don't get the money off tuition/room and...

Getting a compulsory score is much different than qualifying elite. Some kids who are able to get a qualifying compulsory score, don't have the skills ready for the optional score. So they may be competing at a lower JO level while they develop those skills.

I echo the votes for hot dogs. We did a small inhouse meet for the first time. We bought boxes of snacks to sell. I bought a large package of hot dogs and buns for the volunteers as we were there from early morning to late at night. We didn't advertise them but had them sitting in a crock...

I totally understand the dilemna as it's hard when they are so young and reach L10. My oldest had a similar path. I wouldn't be too concerned with the skill maintenance with lower hours but the bigger question will be how her body changes during that time. We found that my daughter's body...