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  1. Carly

    Coaches Coach gift ideas

    Is this a hint at a gift that your gymnasts could get for you? 😂
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    Women Floor Music Copyright

    We used floorexpressmusic.com. They have some show theme songs. You have to pay for the music but it gives you the rights to use it.
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    Parents Trials…

    I would definitely not say anything. If you do, you may be asked to leave immediately. It does depend on the gym and the reason for leaving but I wouldn't risk it.
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    Parents Keep paid up

    I would not worry about score outs or membership. She does not have to do a specific meet over the summer that is hosted mainly for score outs. She could do it during the regular season if she decides to come back. And from what I can remember, you can basically renew her membership pretty much...
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    Women Xcel Cons

    But the same can be said for some of these for DP too. It's not necessary an Xcel only thing but a gym philosophy thing. There are gyms that hold DP girls back in compulsory levels to get high scores. I've personally seen that happen at gyms that we competed against. DP gyms also create routines...
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    Women College Club Gym

    It is going to vary a lot depending on the college. I would look to see if you can find any info for colleges that you would consider attending. We went to a meet once because a family member competed club in her senior year of college. There was a huge variety of skills being competed like...
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    Parents Moving Gym…

    If the red flags are that bad, it might be worth having your child leave that gym even if you can't find a new gym. It might not be worth the safety or mental wellbeing of your child to stay. I can't really comment on that to know for sure because I don't know what the red flags are but it is...
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    Gymnasts Vault fhs help?

    Aren't you already using a spring board for the front handspring vault? I can't see how you can do that vault on the vault table without one. I'm not understanding your description of what you are currently doing. I can only suggest to work on mastering a handstand flat back on a mat stack using...
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    Women Decisions…

    Is there a possibility to switch to an Xcel program with less hours so you could have time to try another sport in high school? Or maybe there is an option to try one of these sports over the summer to see if you love it enough to stop gymnastics? Good luck with your decision.
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    Parents I think my daughter is being intentionally held back….

    I would start checking out new gyms now. At this point in time most state meets for beginning team levels are happening so gyms are starting to wrap up their competitive season. So it's the best time to start looking around.
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    Parents Xcel platinum best practice group

    There are a lot of skills allowed in Platinum. So if your daughter is not competing the hardest skills, she can still work on getting and competing those. Then she could be set up for a better season of diamond the following year.
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    Parents Moving up

    The gym let us know the first week of June and the team practices started the first week of July. As mentioned above, the cost will be much more than just training fees. There are usually competition fees, coaches fees, leotard/warm up costs, hotel/travel costs, meet entry fees for spectators, etc.
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    Women Shin Splints

    In addition to the great advice from previous posters, wear good supportive sneakers instead of ballet flats, flip flops, fashion sneakers, etc.
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    Women Big Jump

    Those skills seem more like L5/L6 so it does seem like a big jump to go to L8 next season. It doesn't seem like she has L7 skills yet. I don't know if anyone can really say if it's possible since they all progress at their own pace. I'm just saying based on your list of skills that she is...
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    Women Big Jump

    It is possible to make this jump because girls doing platinum could be doing L7 skills. How big of a jump it is for your gymnast to L8 really depends on the skills that she is currently doing. It can also depend on the number of hours she does a week. The gym could increase her hours...
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