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My DD had her flyaway until her coach told her one day that her feet were very close to the bar.....needless to say she had a mental block for a good few months after! Including during her provincial qualifier where she went for the flyaway but didn't let go! When she realised she could've won...

Parent + have just done my level 1 WAG judging course. Have yet to find out if I have passed LOL!

They are kids after all - let them eat cake! :)

Thankfully DD is quite level-headed and agreed right away that it's not a good idea! So cake + ice-cream it will be :) And she is a terrible skater, so a great decision!!

That's my feeling too! Basically end of the season meet and if all goes well could qualify to compete internationally (Within Africa).....

My DD has been invited to an ice-skating party on Saturday. The problem though, is that she has Nationals in 12 days time! Am obviously worried about broken arms, cut fingers etc etc...... Am curious to know what other Mom's would do - to let her go or not? It is one of her gym friends birthdays...

Had a similar experience with my DD before Nationals - she just completely "lost" her vault (handspring half) about 2 weeks before Nationals. Had been doing it all season really well! Her coaches told me to ignore it, and not bring it up with her at all which was really difficult! On the day of...

My DD is also struggling with her RO BT. She is a level 6 (10 yrs) and the mental block seems to be getting worse and worse with each practise! Her coach is not too concerned as she believes "it will come" in time, but until then, the frustration (and tears!) grows. She has a beautiful RO BHS...

cysts are also related to overuse injury and unfortunately often recur after surgery.

My DD is a level 6 and trains 12 hours a week. Her gym operates out of a school hall which is only available in the afternoons from 3:30pm, so all levels have to squeeze in from that time. They have to pack all equipment in and out every day which also takes time out of practise. But despite the...

My daughter absolutely LOVED the Gym Rats books! What was even better was that we could order the books through my kindle - living in SA means that we probably wouldn't have been able to get hold of the books otherwise. Now the important question in my household is......when is the next one...

THanks everyone! Will see what I can get hold of online. Bar Coach - Looking forward to reading your books! Contact me if you want your booked distributed in SA:)

Perfect 10 looks really good = it has great reviews, but I think I'll wait until my oldest is a teen herself before I let her read that. Gym Rats look ideal, but are out of stock on amazon! Has anyone read "Letters to a Young Gymnast" by Nadia Comenici?

Thanks - they are ages 5-9yrs, so anything suitable for that age group.

Hi All :) I'm mom to 3 gymnasts - level 6, 3 and 1. We're from Cape Town, South Africa. My DD's are gymnastics crazy, but unfortunately there are very few books etc available for them to read that are specific to gymnastics. Does anyone have any suggestions for me on the best books to order for...