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    Parents Lower Back Pain During Cast on Bars?

    Agree with @NutterButter definitely see an ortho who knows gymnastics. We had a girl on our team who was having back pain during casting and it was a fairly serious issue with fluid in between her vertebrae (not sure of the official name). Her pain would come and go but was most frequent during...
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    Women Can i switch from excel gymnastics to JO?

    There is much to be gained from the gymnastics without even thinking about college or beyond. Silver to level 7 would not be a possible move for most people. What are your competition ready skills on each event? Regardless of what level you may fall into, find a gym that is supportive of you...
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    Parents "inability to get skills" - questions about this

    Wondering more about levels 9 and 10 since those are in our sights...so far flipping a vault is going well for my daughter, but I can definitely see that as we have a girl who bails every single time she tries and is now going to repeat level 7 for the 3rd time.
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    Parents "inability to get skills" - questions about this

    A recent thread mentions that the inability to get skills can be a reason girls quit. Makes sense, though I have not really thought about this before. How common is this - that a girl wants to keep going but can't because she's reached a plateau? Are there certain skills that tend to be the...
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    Parents How to ask and what to ask her coach.

    We are in a region where xcel in place of compulsory is common, and if you're at a strong gym you'll be trained with proper basics and foundation in xcel. Our entire optionals team has xcel roots and several have been state/regional champs, on state teams, etc. So - it can work. My daughter...
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    Parents Looking for Elite-Level Daytime Gym Options in South Carolina

    Have you asked to have her evaluated for level 4 instead of Gold? That might help get you to the type of training you are looking for. Sounds like she was trained Gold in place of compulsory which as you probably know is different than Gold as "intended". Not sure where you moved from but in...
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    Parents Looking for Elite-Level Daytime Gym Options in South Carolina

    Perhaps things might be different in your state (we're also in the south, region 8) but when I was looking for a day program for my level 6 last year (she went to a flexible school for non-gymnastics reasons) - we had a hard time finding anyone that would take her at level 6 into a day program...
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    Parents Suggestion please! Raleigh NC WAG Programs

    Not in NC but to address your question - I think the absolute adoration is common at age 9 and younger (most girls on a L4 team probably think they'd like to do college gymnastics). As us adults know, it's an incredible long shot...so I'd find a gym that is logistically reasonable and offers all...
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    Women Press handstands

    Our former gym used press handstands as one of the major gateways into compulsory vs. xcel track. My daughter lost hers recently after growing several inches and the only other skill that became temporarily challenging was cast handstands. She's since figured it out but all that to say - it's a...
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    Parents Importance of gym having higher level gymnasts

    We are in a similar situation - followed coaches to a new gym and they are rebuilding the optionals program. The gym has only had a few level 9s and they've each transferred to a neighboring gym for level 10 (and several have been recruited). I originally was hesitant to join the coaches for...
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    Women Daughter Discouraged because of gymnastics videos

    How old is she? I agree with the comments about managing online activity but also think that in this sport, girls have to learn early on how to manage their feelings about other girls getting skills faster, scoring higher, being a better gymnast, etc. There is just about always someone who is...
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    [Meet] Atlanta Centennial Classic

    It kind of depends if you want to do anything else while you're in Atlanta. I would not stay by the airport unless you are truly flying in and flying out and only doing the meet. There are nice hotels downtown near the convention center but downtown can be hit or miss in terms of vibes...
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    Parents XCEL at lower levels, then JO

    Xcel in lower levels will not hurt her chances to get to level 10. There are many factors that can impact that goal beyond whether she's in xcel or compulsory right now (quality of coaching, injury, burn out, losing interest, etc). In our region, using xcel instead of compulsory is common and...
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    Parents Intentional placement at lower level?

    Yeah - the gym owner thing is weird. In terms of college aspirations - don't even think about it now. In general, girls who go D1 need to be level 10 by freshman year but there are a ton of things that can happen between now and then. Let her enjoy the sport!
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    Parents Intentional placement at lower level?

    what level and how old is she?
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