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I am training for Level 7 and have been swinging a full giant with a spot for over a year. I tried them on my own for the first time last week. But every time I just arch off the back side. My coach says I'm not tapping hard enough and not pulling my toes over the bar. I can cast all the way to...

My 7 yr old started preteam in Aug. This was after she fell off beam and broke her elbow in May, developing a huge fear of falling. She wouldn't get on the high beam without a panic attack. I know I have parent goggles on, but she's done SO MUCH this year. Shes really been working on her form...

This more of a vent than anything else. The SpotTv at my daughter's gym has not been functioning since before Thanksgiving. The gym is closed to parents and there is zero ability to view what is happening at practice. I find this so frustrating. I want to be able to see that COVID precautions...

We were just given a tentative fall practice schedule for Xcel. they've changed practices two weekdays and one weekend day to three weekdays. Also they moved practice from 5:30 start time to a 4:30 start time. I work full time and there is no way I can get dd to the gym by 4:30. no way at...

I am still frustrated about finding a suitable gym for my daughter. We tried a preteam class at another gym to see if she could find some girls she connected with and immediately she bonded with another 5 year old. Well, the coach came up to me after and said that she suggested she move to a...

I don't normally post, so if this is an inappropriate place to post this please let me know. I just saw an add for Simone Biles, promoting the University of the People. Evidently she and her mom are attending this university. I know Simone is surrounded by smart, intelligent people, but...

My son has been working for a while now on landing his front tuck off the double mini. (He is landing on his feet squatting then falling to his butt.) He is starting to become very frustrated as this is the first thing he struggled with. He can do a round-off back handspring almost completely on...

Let me start by saying that I know I can be a little sensitive to feeling my DD is getting treated like "sloppy seconds" because of our experience at old gym.... So I am looking for a bit of a reality check, I guess. Or maybe I'm justified to feel frustrated? Here is the scenario: For the...

My 9 year old dd finally is on the path she's hoped for - transitioning from rec level 4 to accelerated pre-team and will hopefully make level 3 JO team this spring/summer. This was kind of a special group our gym created for these girls since we asked to be evaluated. My dd and her bestie are...

My DD has become very frustrated with her gym this summer. She is hoping to compete level 8 this year after a highly successful second year at 7, but still lacks a vault. She is the only one at her level and is the highest level at her gym. Half the summer seems like coaches focused on...

So last year my daughter was in level 2. They decide the team into two groups during practice she was out with what was obviously the weaker group. It bothered me because they never worked on the skills they needed after a few months and me saying something they moved her to the stronger group...

I'm a perfectionist, I am someone who gets frustrated with myself very easily, and I get super frustrated when I get a correction and I can't fix it (when I'm trying really hard) I'm really sorry if this doesn't make any sense, I can re-explain it. Does anyone have any tips/tricks for not...

hi all. New to posting but thought maybe I would seek advice. My daughter is 9 competes on a t&t team at a smaller gym. This is her third year on team and fifth year there. She loves it. That is all they offer is t&t classes. She also has been going to another gym close because she went to an...

My DD (8) is on a small competitive team and we have had major changes over the past year the team. We got a new head coach last year, she has been great and really added to the excitement and atmosphere in the gym for the girls. She treats them all as individuals and takes the extra time to...

I started with my group four years ago, when they were going to start competing old level 4. They were so bad. Most of them didn't have even standing back handsprings or real flat back vaults and most of them were missing two or more skills on bars. They've come a long way. We've gotten better...

DD just turned 8 and is a new level 3 after competing a successful Xcel bronze season. The problem is xcel competes spring and compulsory competes fall, so she and two other xcel girls were moved up to 3 and have just the summer to get skills they weren't working on in xcel. Specifically, she...

My DD is almost 8, competing Xcel Bronze. She's gone from being one of the strongest on her team to struggling in practice and sort of seeming not as motivated. She says she still loves it and wants to do it. Wednesday at practice she wasn't applying corrections - things she's been doing just...

There is a girl on DD's team that has been continually up trained 2 levels above but the mom refuses to have her compete at those levels and wants her to compete a level below where the coaches would like to place her. It is extremely frustrating because my DD is in her age group. Obviously she...

So my dd recently a level 4 gymnast has had a lot of trouble getting consistency on her back hip circle on bars consistently. She has a perfect routine one minute but then it can be a total mess the next where she loses all control on the bars and is risking injuring herself. Her coach is...

Hello all you moms, gymnasts and coaches! I am so happy to finally found a forum where I could share my thoughts, fears and experience! I want to know: In what amount of time is it possible to get the required skills for TOPs testing? I know the girls are between age 7-10, but if a fit...