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    Parents Cried in front of the coach :/

    I get easily emotional too (commercials, books, you name it) and have most definitely gotten weepy in front of coaches - for both positive and negative situations. I think they are well accustomed to it.
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    Parents Back to basics

    There is definitely hope! I think natural talent for sure but also being willing to do the work and ask questions if the corrections don't make sense - ie "what do you mean do this with my hips, can you explain it in another way?". She was very diligent. To answer your question - she moved to...
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    Parents Back to basics

    My kiddo is someone who was an able to correct her form after several years in gymnastics. She started in xcel and was at a low key gym that just didn't bother with many corrections. But once she started getting really into watching college gymnastics, and hearing the commentators who are always...
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    Parents Blatant Favoritism

    Agree this is common before state - if your kiddo needs a bit more targeted practice on her routines, that should tell you the coaches are paying attention. I know it isn't fun to miss out on upgrades but they won't do your gymnast any good right now anyway. I think it's odd they are just now...
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    Parents Alternative to meet critique

    Well yeah - not from us parents! But my daughter can tell me down to the tenth what her deductions are in the skills that are in her routines. Upgrades, no. But definitely the skills she is competing. For example she told me she was getting .2 off for not flattening her hips enough in a back...
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    Parents Alternative to meet critique

    I am genuinely curious why someone wouldn't ask their coaches for this type of feedback instead of paying for it? No judgement whatsoever, truly curious. At our gym during meet season, deductions are discussed at every single practice with very specific feedback.
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    Parents XCEL is limiting?

    Is there a DP gym that you can reasonably commute to, knowing that as she progresses the hours and commitment will increase? If yes, reach out to the gym(s) after state meets are complete and ask for your daughter to be evaluated. However, she's young and absolutely fine to stay in xcel. In...
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    Coaches Team games

    My daughter always loves a stick contest and it can be done with multiple levels - girls do the passes from their routines. She feels like it is a great way to get some focus time on landings and it's fun!
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    Parents college dreams

    Aside from the low likelihood of making it to the NCAA level, your daughter might not even want that later. It's pretty normal for younger girls to be absolutely devoted to gymnastics in the early years but as they get older, especially into middle school, things can shift overnight. Puberty...
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    Parents DP to XCEL

    It only goes up from here. Even is she moves to bronze, silver will have more hours and so on. My 12-year old optional daughter struggles with the balance (we had tears yesterday over this very subject!) and there is no great answer that works for everyone. She does homework on the way to the...
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    Off Topic Trends at Your Gym

    Nike pros (no other brand will do, apparently), ugg slippers, coordinating matching leos from past meets with teammates, memorizing everyone's floor choreography and enthusiastically dancing every.single.routine......
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    Parents Petitioning to level 6?

    It's a very simple process but as mentioned above, your coaches need to do it. My daughter didn't even realize it was completed until many weeks after the fact - videos were taken during practice (no formal routines) and then submitted with the forms.
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    Parents How important is presentation in floor routine?

    It is definitely important but it will come! My daughter was a bit more shy/reserved when she was younger. Now she looks like a UCLA gymnast on floor and her scores reflect it. She now understands the performance aspect (she's 12) but it would have stressed her out previously if I had pointed it...
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    Parents Skills tracker

    In our experience, the girls are well-versed in what is needed for the next level and after that. It is frequently discussed and drills and progressions can start years in advance. If you want a tracker for your own info, great, but it should not be a mystery in terms of what is needed to...
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    Parents WAG/Xcel does your gym switch between?

    It varies region to region, state to state...in our area, the large majority of girls start in Xcel and then decisions about path are made after Gold. In my daughter's current team of 20 girls, levels 6, 7 and 8 -- every single girl started in Xcel.
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