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    Parents Grips while learning kip

    Grips are to help grasp on to the bar. Not to get too nerdy with you but the force pulling you away from the bar increases with your weight and velocity and at some point it will outpace grip strength. Typically no one needs grips until they are around 80lbs and swinging giants. My daughter...
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    Parents When is it time to quit?

    Not to be a Debby downer but if my daughter (8th grade, training 9-10) told me that she wanted to quit we would be gone. High school sports are so fun, and your athletic gymnast will probably be a standout somewhere else. Plus she will have more time for other teenager pursuits (music, friends...
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    Parents Advice for 5 Year Old

    That does sound frustrating. If there is an actual issue, meaning she’s just not being overlooked. That sounds really frustrating. In my experience, if she’s just not being overlooked, the issue with moving small children up is either 1. Maturity or 2. Strength. Is she good on both of...
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    Parents Balancing gym with school

    I’m watching this too. My daughter will be a 7th grade level 10 who is very academically minded. (My, I can almost not bare to share it on an anonymous website dream, would be for her to use gymnastics to get into a top school). The intention is for her to take ap & honors, but I’m not sure...
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    Parents How long should gymnast be at L10?

    I agree that she is in the realm but not a shoe in. And it will be such a sacrifice to get there, possibly taking her out of regular school, no high school sports, less time with friends, no summer job, etc, etc and it’s very possible she could make miss all these typical adolescence milestones...
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    Parents How long should gymnast be at L10?

    It’s such a delicate balance. My daughter is a 7th grade second year level 9 who is doing great, on track for 10 next year, but maybe not great enough (she’s never scored above a 37, those 9.9s needed for college recruiting seem far off and she’s also tall) and I have no idea which way to...
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    Parents Dropping out of Pre-Team?

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    Parents Are gymnasts entitled

    I hope so too, their familes are mostly pretty nice.
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    Parents Are gymnasts entitled

    At a minimum a competitive gymnastics needs a ride to practice and far away meets and a lot of money. My gymnasts, who I consider a very nice girl, gets that plus the best medical care anytime she is hurt, homemade high protein smoothies for breakfast and a pregym snack, more leos than she...
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    Parents Are gymnasts entitled

    A few of my daughters teamates who she considers friends are in my opinion incredibly rude and entitled. My husband (who is somewhat anti-gymnastics) says their behavior is a natural extension of all the resources we parents devote to them. Travel, their insane training schedule, pt, chiro...
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    Parents Travel: Flights Cancelled & Rising Costs (Time To Worry?)

    I told my daugther we might not attend her fly away meet next winter. I could techinically afford it but she's only competing 7 right now so there is plenty of competition in our tri state area, only her and I would be able to go (versus the whole family) and I'm just not sure it's worth the...
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    Parents When Kids Should Start Swimming Lessons?

    Both my kids were on swim team by 6, they probably learned around 4 or 5. My daughter had to give it up once gym became too intense but it really helped with stregnth and coordination early and I think she could easily go back to it if she ever wants to.
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    Parents Advice for gifted toddler?

    It sounds like she's going to be an amazing gymnast. I knew at 3 my daughter was going to be good at gymnastics based on her monkey bar skills. That being said there is no need to rush it. If she loves to be active, keep her active, that's all she needs at this point. If she's bored in her...
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    Parents Moving up levels

    There is nothing wrong with asking when she will move up, it should be a good thing for them that your daughter is motivated. These gyms have power over us parents because 1. We want our children in gymnastics and 2. We don’t always have options on where to train. Sometimes gyms use that power...
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    Parents Questions about gymnast's path

    Thanks everyone for the response. My daughter’s gym is pretty laid back, does not currently have any level 10s and definitely doesn’t meet with parents about their gymnast’s ‘path’. For the most part this is what I like about it there, gymnastics is stressful enough and my child is seven. I...
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