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    NCAA It's nationals week!

    Florida had the most talent on paper… former elites and Olympians all back from injury and they couldn’t pull it off. It’s going to take major errors from Oklahoma, like a couple years ago when they had a beam fall fest, for anyone else to win because KJ has her system locked in and it works...
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    Women life after gym

    One of my girls became an amazing diver in college ...she had to retire from gymnastics after a devasting knee injury but watching her dive, unless you saw all the scars, you'd never know it.
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    Parents Paying Tuition while injured

    My daughter was out of the gym completely from August of one year until the end of April the next for elbow surgery ...she was not allowed by the doctors to even come in and condition and it actually was a prerequisite to the doctor even agreeing to DO the surgery that I agreed to keep her out...
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    Parents Looking for a Gym - Greater Boston

    Is Beyond Gymnastics the old Brestyan's? If so, how do they stack up to when Mihai coached there?
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    Parents Blatant Favoritism

    What level are we talking about here? and how old is the gymnast? I agree with Nutter Butter that I don't see this as blatant favoritism....from the posts it seems like some skills needed work so the coaches are targeting those skills. Maybe the mom hasn't seen this type of coaching but the...
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    Parents Is it possible to get recruited as a specialist?

    Can you get recruited as a specialist? Perhaps....if you're the National Vault Champion or something similar it would be easier. With roster limits at 20, the colleges like to get athletes in with as many usable events as possible (ideally AA) and then the SCHOOL makes them a specialist. It's...
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    Women How does moving gyms work at your gym?

    The only time a gym is really "okay" with someone changing gyms is if they are relocating (selling house, states away etc) otherwise it's just nasty and I would never inform a gym I was moving until I was out the door...BTDT. Gyms will "say" they're ok with it but don't belive them and protect...
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    Parents Balancing gym with school

    I had 2 level 10s (one was L10 at 10yo , the other at 12 yo) and they always went to Brick and Mortar school , no homeschooling. They were dismissed every day at 1:30 pm for our 2 hour+ commute (each way) to arrive by 4 pm for practice...they ate a snack on the way up ad did homework...at 8:30...
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    NCAA NCAA athletes who don't compete

    I think the biggest thing that screwed up recruiting was the “extra COVID years” … some weren’t even affected but got extra years, messing up the pipeline of years down the road.
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    Parents Should we switch gyms?

    And AFTER you have left, in a polite email. Mum’s the word until you’re out the door … BTDT
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    Parents Should we switch gyms?

    There’s not a chance I would stay at a gym for a third year of Level 4 when she already has the mobility scores to move up…..Compulsory scores do not dictate her optionals potential. As I have said before, my 7 year Level 10 D1 gymnast NEVER broke 32.00 in any compulsory level … so I would move...
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    Parents Coach ignoring/holding gymnast back

    You are continuing to give this gym money because? No notice necessary, find another gym
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    Parents Navigating reviews

    She went from perfect attendance and glowing reviews to late 10 times and less than stellar reviews? For starters, in a group, if someone is running in late all the time it can be disruptive to the rest of the group and your daughter as she hasn’t heard the instruction from the get go … and you...
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    NCAA Women's NCAA Championships Weekend

    “A dud” ? It’s not like Utah, Oklahoma, Missouri and UCLA are unranked teams that squeaked in… but maybe it won’t be as close as Thursday’s meets were. I definitely think LSU and MSU peaked a little too early but i think the right 4 made it through.
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    NCAA Women's NCAA Championships Weekend

    And Beam Queen Helen prevailed! Looks like taking a year off worked out well for her!
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