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  1. Coach Kate

    Coaches Coach Wages

    I coached in a high cost of living area full time from the time I graduated college until the month before our first child was born. I was able to support myself on a pretty modest way -either studio apartment or a shared rental house with friends, yoga studio membership, paying off student...
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    Men NCAA Week 3 Schedule

    Are you posting maybe central time? Surely Stanford wouldn't start a meet at 9pm local time
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    Men NCAA Week 2 Update

    Highlight for me is moldauer coming back to quality to winter cup!
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    Men Wrist overuse injury

    It's wonderful to hear that your son has found a way to stay in the sport, hopefully for a long time.
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    Anon Sitting out a comp season for non-injury reasons?

    I would hope that her coaches would want what is best for your athlete and your family. Severe emotional distress can lead to physical harm as well so I would definitely encourage you to have a conversation with them. If this were my athlete, I would involve her in the team in any way she...
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    Off Topic The side hustle/side project/self-promo/hobby thread

    Does it feel like a radler or a shandy?
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    Off Topic The side hustle/side project/self-promo/hobby thread

    That beer sounds so good! I love a nice spicy beer
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    Off Topic The side hustle/side project/self-promo/hobby thread

    I got into pretzel making last fall. I started with the basics and then experiments - pizza pretzels, pumpkin spice pretzels, spinach and artichoke stuffed pretzels, and bacon egg and cheese filled pretzel rolls. Even did some pretzel buns for burgers.
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    Parents How important is presentation in floor routine?

    What level? For example, elite has a full artistry checklist, but lower levels have their own guidelines. Compulsory routines have to be performed one specific way without much room for interpretation. There is typically a small deduction for finishing off the music and general artistry things...
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    Parents Petitioning to level 6?

    The petition would be coach initiated, include your daughter's date of birth and competitive history, and be videos demonstrating mastery of level 6 skills. We had an athlete go the opposite way during COVID - she had never competed beyond level 4 in house even though she was training level 7...
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    Parents Did I ruin my daughters opportunity at a good gym?

    She is still so so young. Are you happy with your current gym? Is she going to be competing this season? It really wouldn't be a big deal in the long run to do a year or even a couple years at a gym that is good but maybe not the best it could be as long as the basics are solid. At that point it...
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    Men Wrist overuse injury

    I'm so glad you all felt loved and supported.
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    Parents Is it possible to get recruited as a specialist?

    Possible? Sure. I would say vault is the more common event for specialist recruiting because that's the event hardest to fill a lineup with 10.0 start values. But if your daughter can be a standout on bars and show potential and progress on 1-2 others that could put her in a good position.
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    Parents Repeating Bronze?

    I think it's strange to say that right off the bat. Bronze is also really not challenging. I don't think we ever have athletes who repeat bronze.
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    Coaches Increase Score on Floor

    Assuming you're talking about Illinois, you can read the rules with your coach to maximize your start value. https://ihsgca.org/rules-interpretations/ Beyond that, it would be focusing on form and executing your elements well. Again, what does your coach say?
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