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I would say absolutely 100 percent yes bc although gymnastics is a sore subject for dd right now (still very emotional about having to give it up) she had nothing but pure joy for the sport. I think one day she will look back on her gymnastics years as some of the best years of her life...

I’ll share my dd’s Video bc she always got comments on her floor routine last year. She’s not the most graceful but her personality is huge and she wasn’t scared to get out there and work her floor routine. This particular routine scored a 9.4 I am going to miss watching her on floor...

Amazing!

I wonder how higher the incidence of serious injury is when putting such young children through such strenuous training hours. All of that pounding on a young and rapidly growing body can’t be good. I wonder how many amazingly talented gymnasts we lose simply because their bodies couldn’t...

For anyone that hasn't been following, dd has had hip trouble dating back to January, and was diagnosed with Perthes disease this summer. A pretty devastating diagnosis for a gymnast at her age (12, training L7). We initially had hope after meeting with her orthopedic specialist said early...

Ehhhhhh... with all of the natural brands they have of deodorant now that are safer and milder for kids I would say no big deal. I had both of my kids start wearing toms before they really “needed” it. Gymnasts and athletes sweat a lot and even if they don’t seem to “stink” yet to you...

Cast handstands are hard and for some girls it takes a long time to get it consistent. My dd competed two years of L6 and at most of the meets we went to over 50 percent of the girls weren’t hitting handstand. Yes it hurt their scores, but most were able to still do well all around even with...

Nope.....take her out of there and never look back. Furthermore I would report that coach.

Just sitting here in tears reading your post.....regardless of the unfortunate circumstances, I love that you are able to look back on the beauty of her journey and all that it taught her. My dd is also facing a lot of uncertainty, having been recently diagnosed with Perthes disease. She's...

Oh she was absolutely thrilled after getting the news. Today she’s a little quieter, I know she was excited to go to practice but I think she’s a little worried about the next stages where the pain might be worse and things might be harder to manage. But we just have to take it one day at a...

DD’s appointment went as well as we could have hoped today. She is in the very first stages of Perthes. At this time the specialist sees no need for surgery and no need to restrict activity. She can return to gymnastics as long as she modifies her workouts appropriately and/or takes breaks...

Dd first had issues in January, the urgent care doctor was concerned about a cortical defect ( coincidental finding) on the X-ray and that’s why they sent her for the MRI, but her MRI showed nothing but fluid then. When it flared back up, she tried physical therapy ( since it was mostly...

I’m so sorry! It’s just heartbreaking!

Thanks so much for your kind words everyone. We meet with the specialist at Shriners tomorrow morning. I’ll update when I can!

That is just fabulous! So happy for her! She did amazing!

I’m sure some of you remember me posting in January about my dd’s (12 years old training L7) hip trouble. She was sent for an MRI which showed nothing but fluid and since she was already doing better orthopedist diagnosed transient synovitis. Followed up in a month, she was doing great and...

That’s so awesome! Congrats!

Our gym has taken in injured girls before and have even allowed girls to take off a year of competing to recover from injuries and or work through mental blocks if need be. I hope you are able to find a flexible gym that works for you. If you are in SC, the compulsory states are in...

What makes no sense to me is that the normal front handspring vault is still allowed in L8 with a 9.0 SV but not at 6 or 7? DD is prepping for 7 and is doing ok with yurchenko drills and can flip tsuks into pit but I can’t imagine that she would have been prepared to do these vaults in 6. I...

My dd’s Favorites are under armour (expensive but sometimes you can snag them at TJ Maxx/Marshall’s and Justice. The justice ones are on sale a lot and you can use a coupon.