Recent content by B&M's mom

DON'T LURK... Join The Discussion!

Members see FEWER ads

Join Log in
  1. B&M's mom

    Women Had to quit gymnastics due to injury and miss it heaps

    If you can, try diving. My DD who had similar issues with her knees, moved to diving and really enjoyed it. She ended up diving in college on her D1 team despite only having a couple of high school seasons.
  2. B&M's mom

    Parents When is enough enough with injuries?

    Been there, done that. It's so hard to watch them keep wanting to continue when you know that it may not be in their best interests long term. My kid was extremely talented, on the elite track but then the injuries started. She kept coming back. Between the ages of 13 and 16 she was probably...
  3. B&M's mom

    Parents advice on hosting first meet

    Do you have someone who has worked at meet to set this up? It's a complicated thing. Sorry this is one long paragraph. I've worked big meets and helped set up and run a small meet. Designate someone as the meet director so there's a point person. Start with your venue, do you have the...
  4. B&M's mom

    Parents Daughter says she is horrible and wants to quit after the year is up

    As others have mentioned, it sounds like your gym focuses on having the girls compete rather than on establishing good form before moving up. It's a difference in philosophy. Is there any way she could get more time in the gym working on form?
  5. B&M's mom

    Parents Results with PRP?

    Sorry that it was so painful but fingers crossed it helps it heal quickly. Good luck!
  6. B&M's mom

    Parents Results with PRP?

    If she hasn't had it yet, be prepared. It's extremely painful. We weren't prepared for that and when they were doing the injections (along with some dry needling), I saw my very stoic daughter crying in pain. Turns out that they are essentially reinjuring the area to get the body to respond...
  7. B&M's mom

    Parents Results with PRP?

    It helped with my daughter's partially torn hamstring but it was not a miracle. After the treatment, there was definite improvement but the doctor said that there was still a part that had not healed and likely was permanent damage.
  8. B&M's mom

    Anon Experiences as a parent of a HOPES/training elite gymnast?

    My DD fell into category three not because she lacked talent but injuries kept her from qualifying. Training elite is a lifestyle which requires not just committment from the gymnast but also the family as it consumes time and resources. She started at a small gym who had no experience with...
  9. B&M's mom

    Women To push or not to push?

    NO! Home is the safe place where a kid can just be a kid. There's no reason for privates at L3 or most levels. Either she will want to put the effort in to be the best gymnast or she won't but it's all her, says the Mom of two gymnasts, one who wanted to be Elite and worked to get there and...
  10. B&M's mom

    Parents Elbow injury

    Elbows are hard to examine and image. My DD had elbow issues and we saw some great orthropedists. They all said the same thing. So they rely a lot of on what they are told in terms of pain and motion. And slow recovery is true. But consider how much you use your elbows in every day life, you...
  11. B&M's mom

    Anon Is HOPES possible/worth it for my kid?

    Your daughter really really needs to want to do this. My DD was fast tracked and really wanted to go Elite. We ended up at a gym that was interested in training her. It was tough. She eventually left because of injuries but it was driven by her. I made sure she understood what she was...
  12. B&M's mom

    Women Go for Platinum or Quit?

    Believe me when I say that there are other things that will give you that feeling. My daughter had joint issues that ultimately drove her from the sport at age 16. She had tried qualifying elite but her issues prevented her from being successful. She moved to doing L10 only but still had...
  13. B&M's mom

    Parents Team Score calculations at meets not adding up?

    At my daughter's former gym meet, the team score was calculated based on the coach's selection of gymnasts. Before each session, the gyms participating in the team event had to select their gymnasts whose scores would be used. So, if your selected gymnast had a bad day but a non-selected...
  14. B&M's mom

    Anon Fairness in families

    This is hard. Having done it, there's no good answer. There's no way to balance the scales so everyone gets the same amount of time, attention and money. And yes, the kids notice. You may want to talk with your kids to see how they feel about the situation. The non-gymnasts may not care but...
  15. B&M's mom

    Women How do gymnasts or their parents care for their gymnastics leotards and care for them before while and after wearing?

    Yeah, practice leos got no special treatment. In with the regular laundry, sometimes in a lingerie bag, most often not. Regular detergent. In the dryer on low. In terms of folding, yeah, that didn't happen. Got shoved into the appropriate drawer or gym bag. We did lose some of the shine of...
See more

New Posts

Back