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My son competed for 4 years and then had to leave gymnastics because of an achilles injury that wouldn't rehab sufficiently. That was a year ago and we're still looking for a new sport for him. He has been doing parkour and loves it (mainly for the flips), but there don't seem to be many...

Some gymnastics parents can be really intense and overly invested in their kids' performance (which then extends to a weird fixation on other kids' performance). I tend to keep my distance. I'm literally only there to cheer on my kid, wave and smile, give her a thumbs up, etc. I'll shoot the...

Oh my gosh, you guys are SO HELPFUL. I never would have thought of most of these things. Thank you so, so much!

I honestly don't know. We haven't even visited the gyms yet (not moving for a few more weeks). One of my daughter's teammates is also moving (to a different place) and she went and trained with the girls for a day or two at each gym. Is that common? Should I request something like that?

Super helpful questions to ask! Thank you! How do I find out about the injuries? Do I just casually chat with the parents?

We're moving to another state and our house will be about equidistant from four gyms (and several more if we're willing to drive 45-60 minutes instead of 20-25). How do we choose? How do you go about determining which gym is the best fit for your child and your family? Up until now (level 4)...

I’ve definitely been chatting with her about it to get her thoughts. She’s only 8 and not a super opinionated kid. She seems to be fine either way. She really just loves all meets, so I think she would like to attend every meet she can. But also, it’s not like we’d leave this entirely up to her...

She’s only level 4. We would definitely be able to drive to the state meet (moving from NY to CT). I just assume she won’t be able to participate with her current team in May after she has been training with her new team since March. (I definitely do not want to drive to the city four times a...

We are closing on a house in a different state in a couple weeks. We’ve been planning on staying where we are until our daughter’s state meet in mid-May. But it recently occurred to us that maybe we don’t have to let gymnastics rule our lives. So we’re considering the possibility of, you know...

Oh, wow. That's really interesting. We have actually always homeschooled (even before the pandemic and before gymnastics), so that shouldn't be too big a problem. And even though we live in Manhattan and attend a Manhattan gym, it's still about 40 minutes each way via subway. Would Toronto be...

My husband works for a Toronto-based company that wants to promote him, and they prefer we move up there (though they are willing to work with a commuting situation). We are currently in New York City. Obviously USA women's gymnastics dominates globally, and we have the developmental programs to...

Thank you so much. This is super helpful!

It all depends on location. I live in NYC and we paid literally double that for Level 3 tuition (9 hours a week). *Cringe*

My daughter was recently invited to join the TOPs program at our gym and she's really excited about it. We live in NYC and are staying here for the next year, but we're planning a move after that. We are somewhat flexible with location, but need to stay within an hour or two of the city. We'd...