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Thanks everyone for the input. I was taken aback by this discussion since she had been uptraining for level 5/6 all season and prior to her being out sick, that was the plan according to her coaches. I think some of this is a business decision - the level 6's they have right now are moving to...

So, I recently had a conversation with my daughter's coach, and he mentioned that he wanted her to do level 4 again next year. She was the only girl doing level 4 at her gym this year, and they might not have enough gymnasts to field a team for level 5. He said he doesn't want to put pressure on...

My fourth grader is in a similar situation. She had her ROBHS by age 6, and has always had advanced tumbling skills. However, her bars were so messy last season, they decided to have her repeat level 4. Even with her strong tumbling, she would rack up a bunch of text errors on beam/floor. At...

Mine prefers to start on vault - it's not her best event, but she's solid and gets pretty consistent scores and can build from there. She doesn't like starting on bars, which is her worst event, but she also said once it's out of the way she's happy about it.

Two meets this season so far! She fell off of bars in both meets but placed in her best events, beam, and floor. She's building confidence and having fun!

Thanks all for the advice! She had a massive bun right in the center of her head, I will have her try either super high or low and see how it goes during practice.

Not having a kip is definitely annoying! My DD didn't have her kip going into level 4 last year, is repeating level 4 this year, and still doesn't have a consistent straight-arm kip. I She can easily do a level 7 beam or floor routine and does well on vault. I wouldn't want her to be held back...

Hello! Hoping someone here can give some advice for an ideal hairstyle that will not affect my DD's back extension roll. Her gym requires a bun, and at a recent meet she caught her bun on the floor while doing a back extension roll in the middle of her routine o_O Any tips for a bun or ideal...

That is so cool. My 9-year-old is obsessed with Joscelyn's floor routine, so much explosive energy!!

Thanks everyone for the helpful replies!!

My DD is currently training for level 5/6. We went to an open gym out of state while visiting family, and she mentioned how she liked having more space to run before vaulting. She goes to a small gym and the vault runway is definitely on the shorter side compared to other gyms. Does anyone...

My daughter just finished her level 4 season and it took her so long to get her kip, probably a good 4-6 months, and it's still looking muscled, but she has level 7/8 floor skills. Bars just doesn't come as naturally to her as the tumbling does, but she's super determined and slowly but surely...

I wonder if they do this for timing purposes. My daughter doesn't get her start time/day for states until less than a week before the meet because they need all of the qualifying events to have finished, then they have to divide the girls into even groups by age. It's frustrating not to know...

Hi all, Looking for some advice for my 9-year-old. She just finished her Level 4 season, and while she had a good amount of success on vault/floor, and did well on beam when she hit, she struggled big time on bars. She has excellent air awareness, and is a powerful tumbler - she will sometimes...

I don't have any issues with adult women embracing their sexuality, and making money off of it. Someone like Olivia clearly works hard and has the talent to get as far as she has gotten - it's just an added bonus that she's gorgeous and able to capitalize on that. Although I do think that it...