Recent content by 3gymgirls

I have recommended it to a couple people, but I don't think they have joined.

My daughters have similar length hair. For meets, I do their hair immediately after a shower. I use a product called Demented to slick their hair into a bun. I also use several barrettes to hold the shorter hairs in place. We use a firm hold hairspray to spray the hair when wet and then again...

What helped my daughters (ages 8 and 10) was something a YouTube video called "pigeon pose" which is like a split but the front knee is bent so they are sitting on that foot. They stretched both sides equally to help stretch their hip flexor. My girls aren't naturally flexy and gain strength...

We live in a lower cost of living area, and I have 2 daughters competing Amerikids 3 (4 hours per week)plus 1 daughter in rec, and our total monthly cost is just under $350. Our gym does a great job of keeping things low cost when possible.

Mine too. She is long in the torso so I would be surprised if she is above the 25%ile in height.

$25 and up for a t shirt, $10 drawstring bag, $15 program, $85 replica leotard, etc We bought tee shirts because we might not get to go back again.

I would recommend arriving early and buying souvenirs before hand. We were almost an hour early, went straight to the souvenir line, and got to our seats about 5 minutes before the show started.

8 year olds tend to be 2nd or 3rd grade.

It's going to vary some depending on your gym, but our preschool gym has appropriately sized bars and floor beams, a trampoline, monkey bars, and a slide. I would expect that the coach would rotate through a couple circuits with a few stations each, do a little stretching, and maybe introduce a...

Our state meet used it last year, and it worked really well. My only complaint was that we didn't have advance notice that the system would be in use, and the venue was a metal building so poor cellular service. Once I was able to tap into the WiFi network, it worked fine.

We have inherited some from older girls at the gym. I also find them at goodwill sometimes for less than $5 for gk.

One thing I love about our gym is the noticeable absence of CGM's. I am probably one of the crazier looking mom's because of my awareness of what comes next because of this site, but as an educator, I like knowing what comes next.

Which vault will Simone do in team finals? Execution scores were equal on both last night. The Cheng has a higher start value, but the Amanar seems to carry some prestige.

A few questions based on what I've seen in my gym where we have had kindergarten and first graders compete level 2. Would she be competing in the fall or spring? Our gym competes January through April so the girls have adjusted to the school schedule already. What skills is she struggling...

My daughter has played softball with a rec team, but chose to skip the tournament that was the same week as her team camp. She also has enjoyed basketball and participates in 4-H shooting sports (archery and BB gun). Her school requires participation in middle school sports (practice is...