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My daughter is an 11 year old who just moved to optionals at the beginning of the summer. She will compete level 7 in the spring. My daughter has always been a little hard to figure out. She is very sweet but also very touchy. She is very hard on herself and gets frustrated at herself quite...

I am just curious which approach your gym takes as far as move ups. I personally find it confusing because different gyms do things so much differently. It seems like some gyms want to get the girls through compulsories as quickly as possible while some will keep them longer in the lower levels...

My daughter just turned 10 and is a level 5 gymnast. She recently (5 weeks ago) switched gyms and is now at a gym with a little more serious program. At her old gym vault was not practiced much. She has never been strong at vault and weighs about 54 lbs. My daughter is beginning to get...

My daughter competed Sunday April 1st at her last level 5 meet of the season. She did a great job and I was so proud of her! She started on bars and ended up with a 9.175 and 1st place. Went next to beam and did a great job but had one pretty big wobble. Got a 8.95 and 3rd place. Next she went...

For those of you who have switched gyms I am just wondering how long it took your kids to adjust to the change? My daughter just had her first "real" day at the gym we switched to yesterday and it was a rough day. This gym works much harder than her previous gym and although that is what she...

My daughter had her second level 5 meet Saturday and it went very well. She started on beam and was looking amazing and then fell off on her cartwheel. I was so proud when she climbed back on and gave the rest of her routine her all. She did not allow it to get her down which is a big step for...

I read a lot on here about back tumbling fear but not as much on front tumbling fear. My dd level 5 is working on her level 6 skills and is great at back tumbling but is scared to even try her front tuck. She has had her front handspring and recently "got" her back tuck. I am just wondering if...

My daughter and her friend are just getting grips for the first time. We were uncertain on which size to order so talked to the lady who answered at US Glove. She told us if you are in between sized to go to the lower size because they will stretch out. Mine have not arrived yet but my friend...

I know from reading that a lot of people on here seem against private lessons or think they are not necessary. I really like the gym we are at and although it is not perfect it is a nice place. The one problem is that it almost feels like if your child needs help with a specific issue or help...

Well yesterday was our first level 5 meet! My daughter was very excited and I was nervous. We started on vault and she was the lowest on her team. 7.75. She was not discouraged though and got a 8.225 on bars for 4th. Beam she looked really good and scored a 9.1 for 3rd. Floor was last with a 9.2...

Just got home from dropping my daughter off at the gym. She arrived a little early and wanted to show her coach how close she was to getting her kip. She had actually found a little spot at the playground where there was a nice spot to practice. It has a raised spot in the back and a bar in...

So yesterday one of the owners of our gym was calling everyone to discuss that since the summer schedule started and the girls are working out for 4 hours they are letting them have a snack break. This schedule started Monday and I had hoped they would allow them to have a snack so I sent some...

My daughter has her first practice for level 5 tonight! She is moving up from level 3 and has been out of the gym for the past 2 weeks letting her ankle rest due to an injury a few weeks ago. She is starting the summer schedule even though she still has school for another week b/c the county she...

Well, I will first say that I am not superstitious! I will also say that Friday the 13th is not a good day for my daughter! 2 years ago my daughter broke her ankle for the second time while jumping on the trampoline with her aunt! The ankle was broken the first time when she was 4 in a bike...

My daughter does not seem to know what to do with herself when we don't have gymnastics! On days we don't go she almost doesn't seem to know how to just relax and chill. I guess she is so used to getting home, doing homework, having a snack and going to the gym that on days she is home she is...

Wondering if any other parents have other kids in the family who are not very athletic and get jealous of the gymnast in the family. My older daughter (3 years older than my gymnast) has lately been getting jealous of the time spent on gymnastics. She was doing ice skating but due to how far the...

My daughter is fairly new to gymnastics. She did 2 rec. classes then went to preteam. She then went to level 3 and competed for the fall and has also competed this spring as a level 3 (has one more meet). My daughter could have moved to level 4 after the fall season but chose to compete one more...

I just discovered this site and have been doing a lot of reading over the past couple days! My name is Kim and I live in south Florida. My daughter Megan is a 9 year old little gymnast who is competing this season as a level 3 but is moving to level 5 for the summer. She loves gymnastics and is...