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    Parents Advice for 5 Year Old

    Are the girls in preteam older? Does your new gym have an age thing? I know our gym won't put the girls on preteam until they are at least 6, and they only move girls into preteam May - July. And that is legit: we have a freakishly talented kid at our gym (not mine!! But seriously, watch...
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    Parents Form in rec classes

    I would nicely ask the gym how their preteam and team programs work, or what your daughter should work on. We had a similar situation with my daughter. She was in rec and very ahead of the other girls, but seemed stuck or forgotten in the class. I emailed the gym and asked a few questions. I...
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    Parents Is switching gym’s the right thing to do?

    I agree with Dahlialover, visit the other gym and watch. We switched gyms when we made a big, out of state move. Our new gym is absolutely amazing! I knew it would be different within 10 minutes of being there: fantastic positive atmosphere and smaller class sizes. Our old gym had huge...
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    Parents Is anyone else excited that meet season is almost over?

    Are you excited that meet season is drawing to a close? It's been an amazing year, and it has been so fun to watch the girls improve! Every single girl on the team has grown a lot this year! But, I am also so excited to watch the girls grow their skills in the "off season." Is that weird...
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    Parents Team Size?

    Our XCEL teams are between 4 and 10 kids per team. JO has 8 kids.
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    Parents Team changes post-season

    With meet season being over here very soon, our gym will determine next year's level for each kiddo. They've already started splitting girls up differently in practice and they have some girls training with the next higher level team. We are fine with whatever the coaches decide! They know...
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    Parents How do you handle late practice nights for your gymnasts?

    We have a long drive to gym, so schoolwork is done in the car. Often dinner is prepared ahead and eaten in the car. That way bath or shower, teeth, and bed are all our daughter has to worry about when she gets home.
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    Parents Parenting an Extremely Driven Gymnast

    How old is your daughter? I was similar when I was younger in a non-gymnastics sport. I was also a perfectionist and extremely self critical. When my parents would point out the good things, I would simply not believe them as my inner voice told me I failed; I thought "they are just trying to...
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    Parents XCEL - Team Score

    Thank you!
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    Parents XCEL - Team Score

    Hi all! My DD will have her first meet ever soon! How are XCEL team scores calculated? Sorry if this is a dumb question.
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    Women Rolls on Beam

    Great, thank you!
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    Women Rolls on Beam

    Level TBD. Currently in a bronze/silver combined training group.
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    Women Rolls on Beam

    Hello! Rookie question here. My daughter rarely successfully completes a forward or backward roll on beam, she usually goes sideways and says they hurt. Her gym does a lot of drills on beam with rolls. She successfully does handstands, cartwheels, and back walkovers without hesitation and...
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    Parents Checking My Ego and Adjusting My Mindset

    I enjoyed reading your honest post, truly. Thank you for posting! My DD is just beginning her gym journey, so I haven't experienced that with gym yet. That said, I can relate so, so much to what you wrote when I think about her other sport. In her other sport, I remember the very long...
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    Parents Looking for hobbies when injured

    I read a LOT as a kid when I was injured (non gymnastics sport). My parents discovered I liked Nancy Drew books, and they kept the house stocked. I also walked the dog a ton when I had upper body injuries (broken thumb, dislocated shoulder, etc.), and it was really nice to get out and get...
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