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I had an interesting conversation with another gym mum. I was told that if you have a gymnast in a development / competition group then you should be on the Gifted and Talented register at school for sports. Apparently this makes the school look good in Ofsted's eyes and makes it easier to get...

Can you give me some tips on how to balance the two? I go to gymnastics 3 times a week (Monday Wednesday and Friday) from 5:30-8:30 depending on the weather, if it is bad I go from 6:00-7:30. Lately it's just been really stressful. My grades weren't that good last quarter, and I really have...

I recently received my oldest dd's comletition schedule for this year, most of them are on a Sunday except for one, one of the last competitions on the list is the British Championships (disability) and the date is on a Friday which I think is the first day back at school (if it is the case then...

Hi everyone. I am a brand new member here. My daughter just finished Level 5 at the state level (first year.) I am curious as to what everyone is doing for PE school requirements for middle or high school. Our school district does not offer any sort of independent study PE. Period. (insert...

My daughter's elementary school offers a 2 day per week before school extracurricular gym class. It is taught by the regular PE teacher who everyone loves. I've met him and he does seem like a good guy- but he's not a gymnastics coach as far as I know. I do know that he is a basketball coach...

We have three juniors this year that competed L9 last season. All three made regionals and two made easterns. All three were offered the opportunity by our HC to decide which level they want to compete. Of course the coach presented them with the pros and cons for each level. Gymnast A will...

So I'm having a hard time choosing between school or gymnastics. I have a band concert next Tuesday, but I have gymnastics practice on that day. The concert and practice are at the same times, too! The band concert is a summative grade (counts for 80% of my final grade), so if I'm not at the...

How has your child's gymnastics helped with school? My youngest dd has been taken gymnastics for 4 Years (3 years starting from pre school to rec) and nearly 1 year competitive gymnastics. Since starting school dd has always been well behaved at school (at home she can be a little devil), she...

HI there. Im new here! Just wanted to see if anyone has had experience going from the pre school class onto pre team around age 3/4. The levels have changed in recent years, so it seems like level 1 is competed now, and when I coached it wasnt as common. Just looking for anyone else that had...

Since we just moved to a new town both DDs started a new school last week. Older DD was assigned to choir as her elective. Today the choir "contract" came home stating when the concerts would be (there are 5) and stating that students who miss a concert would be docked two full letter grades...

Our school starts dismissal at 3:35, but the children can not actually leave the building until 3:50 when they are sent to either the car line or buses. It's not an exact science, so sometimes it's more like 4:00. We switched to a new gym toward the end of last school year that is 31 miles away...

I'm curious about different countries school systems. In Australia, most (possibly all now) states have: 4 school terms a year 2 weeks break between terms Holidays from mid- to late-December for about 6 weeks. a few random public holidays thrown in through the year School days generally start...

I need help in deciding what type of grips to use for high bar. I'm 16 and I'm in highschool gymnastics. I've already decided that I'm going to most likely buy buckled grips, but I've narrowed my choices down to the US glove and reichel sport. However, I don't know the difference between the...

I go to a college-high school Hybrid school. For the high school part I go from 1-5:30 pm M,T,W,TH and from 9-12 am Fridays, these hours include my English and history as well as a 1/2 hour break. FOr math and language we take it at the college whenever we want and it counts for college and high...

Sad to say I just completed my final season of competing with my club! I had an awesome four years competing but I'm starting high school next year and I don't want to do another year of xcel. I really want to do high school gym in the winter but I don't know if I would be able to make the team...

Hi coaches. I've been asked if I could come and teach kids and adults how to do handstands. I've been thinking of perhaps coming every two weeks for 15 min and teaching progressions. Has anyone ever done this? And how do I charge the school? I feel like I can't charge for an hour of gymnastics...

Hi all - my DD Trixiebelle (13, L7 Gymnast) is working on her final 8th grade project for her SI class (Special Interest). Her project is to go through the steps to start a business. She has an idea (of course gymnastics related!) and now has to go through the "Customer Validation" portion of...

I am hoping I don't get too much flack here, but I have a question. Do you lie to your DDs school when she misses for meets? We have really draconian rules here about why kids can miss, and how many unexcused absences before they haul you into court. DD is a model student (4.0), but has already...

My youngest dd is 7. Her gym has had her on elite track since she was put in pre team last year. ( I guess you can say she has natural talent) she just finished competing level 3 for experience and her coach is planning on scoring her out of 4 and 5 and compete optional next winter ( not sure...

Hello, My name is Coach Mike. I'm going to warn you that this post is probably going to be long, and for that I apologize. I wanted to get some insight/advice from other coaches. This is my first post here on this site, but not the first time me looking around for advice/information on other...