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Hello guys! My daughter can do 15 hanging leg raises from a free hanging pull-up bar and 8 very good pull-ups. She can do a straddle hold on floor for about 30 seconds and L-sit for about 15-20. Is that strong enough for Level 6/7? The problem is, she just can not get up the rope in a pike...

Again, I wanted to thank everyone for their advice and suggestions on my last post about my frustration with dd's gym wanting to keep her back at L2 for another full year. We did take the plunge and move to an entirely new gym, even though it is a bit of a drive for us now. Well, so far, we're...

I am just frustrated to the point of tears about this. I've had my back handspring on my floor since I was about 9-10 years old(I'm 17 now, so that's 7-8 years). I used to be absolutely fearless about them, I could do them anywhere, several at a time, I would do them in the backyard, outside at...

I'm just so frustrated right now. Maybe someone can give me perspective, or insight on what to do, but please try not to be mean, as I'm upset enough. My daughter moved to a new gym last January. She was supposed to come straight over as a new level 3 (they told me this BEFORE we moved), but...

Hi guys, it's been a while since I posted but I'm just at a loss and need some advice. My dd had a great year in pre-team last year, the only skill she lacked to be considered for team was her back handspring. After a couple of months of weekly private lessons she was able to get it...

DD spent the summer at a t new gym training 16 hours per week for new Level 5. She LOVED it. Our gym made a decision to test out of old L6 and compete L6 instead of competing L5. DD (moving from non USA gym) was the only one not ready to test out. (BARS, ugh!) As a result, she was moved to...

I was so aggravated watching the coverage on NBC last night, even more than normal. I understand that they only feel the need to show us the athletes they want to talk about, but seriously when there are routines competing that we could be watching, why are we watching some camera man focused on...

Never mind. Too much identifying information necessary to communicate my frustration.

Ok, having a crazy gym mom moment and I need to vent! My DD competed L6 this past season and did fairly well. We get official placements for next year in a few weeks, however I found out from her coaches already that she is being placed in the 5/6 group for next year. This means she will...

I've posted before about DD really wanting to join the Pre-Team program, but so far she's not been asked. I am fine with waiting and trust the coaches to know what is best for her development. I just feel really frustrated with her rec experience. She goes twice a week, but she's not learning...

I got my back handspring over a month ago. It was all good except a couple classes ago my arms started bending. And every class it had gotten worse and worse, more and more bending (to the point where my head hits the ground). Also, more and more pain in my forearms from doing it with bent arms...

My daughter is in pre team as i've posted before. Well recently they've been adding brand new girls to the mix. They started off with like 16 kids and were down to like 7-8 kids this past month. Well now like 4 brand new girls who really don't seem to be near the level the other girls are at...

My daughter is on a huge team with about 25 girls in her level. We just had our first meet of the season and an email was sent out with who would be doing what events. About half the girls were on all 4 events and the other half were on 2 events. My daughter was on 2 events and was really...

My daughter takes a ballet class in addition to her gymnastics. She isn't technically required to do it but they "HIGHLY RECOMMENDED" it which basically means, you need to do it. So, my daughter has a great time in class, comes out happy as pie BUT yesterday she had a break down crying yelling...

most people get really motivated when they watch the gymnasts performing at the olympics. i gets sort of upset because im never going to be as good. My Gymnastics club doesn't do elite training programs, the max amount of hours of training i am allowed to do is 9 which i do. i'm 15 so i can't...

Meet 3 for the year but 3rd year at level 8 Vault 8.575 3rd (out of 6 or 7 13-14 year olds) Bars 8.3 2nd Beam 7.0 6th the kicker is she was on the way to her best beam ever, looking great! fell on first back handspring, got back up to do back walkover, fell agian, tried one more time at...

Im so frustrated. i'm afraid of everything. There's lots of skills i know i can do, but for some reason, my mind just wont let me do it. I'm TERRIFIED of my vault, even though I know perfectly well that I can do it, and it's holding me back, A LOT. For some reason, there's always this little...

So long story short - my daughter is 8. Initial plan for this season was to compete a few level 5 meets then do lv 6. She did 2 meets already - took 1 pl AA & 2nd pl AA. Last week coach said she is ready to do lv 6. I signed her up for meets & paid the $. This past weekend she had 2nd meet...

Title say is all! DD's coach still has not notified them of the levels they will compete this season! She is debating USAIGC "Silver" or Level 7... I understand part of the rationale is she wants to give the girls the most time possible to nail the skills before making a decision, but I must...

I'm frustrated with DD's gym. :( Maybe in need of a reality check, lol :). Here's what's going on- DD is in Level 3 at her gym, they have a very small program- only about 30 girls with 9 on level 3. The 3's only get to practice 1 day a week for 3 hours, even though some of the moms have asked if...