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    Parents Form in rec classes

    Yes this is common. I find floor coaches can walk around and make corrections more, where as bars there is typically a spotted station the coach stays at so its difficult to give corrections on side stations. Seasoned coaches can multitask, however most (not all) rec coaches tend to be younger...
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    Parents Worth it for a year?

    Hi! I know this is a few weeks old but thought I'd chip in my 2 cents. I'm a coach but I was a dancer growing up. I suggest having her take a tumbling class at her gym instead of team. I know the ins and outs of both dance and gymnastics, and its going to be hard for her to do competitive...
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    Parents Form in rec classes

    As a coach who selects rec kids for xcel team, I would take a gymnast with potential, even if their form is not great. Especially because I know form is not always emphasized in our rec program. So if a gymnast isn't being corrected on their form, I wouldn't expect them to have perfect form. I...
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    Coaches Competitive leotard mark ups?

    Thanks, that's exactly my mentality. A little extra for shipping, fine. But not more then that.
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    Coaches Competitive leotard mark ups?

    Thanks! This seems reasonable. I talked to a coach friend of mine who said they mark theirs up by nearly $100 😧 that to me is nuts.
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    Coaches Competitive leotard mark ups?

    Hello! I'm curious how many gyms out there mark up their competition leotards, and how much do you mark them up? I am in charge of designing our new xcel leotards, and I got excited that I was able to design one at a very reasonable price. But then my boss said we will have to mark them up. I...
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    Coaches Reasonably priced long sleeved leotards

    Thank you! I like this idea. Does it cause any issues between parents/the girls? As in "I have the most expensive leotard and you don't" kind of thing? Kind of hard for me to explain.
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    Coaches Reasonably priced long sleeved leotards

    I'll definitely check them out, thank you!
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    Coaches Reasonably priced long sleeved leotards

    Hello! I am the xcel director at my gym. Our level 3 and xcel kids have tank competition leotards. However my older xcel kids have been begging the last couple years for long sleeve. Our gym owner isn't into the idea, as our xcel program is intended to be low cost compared to DP, which I...
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    Parents Meet Critique Website

    This. I'll never forget when the rules became more accessible to the parents, and I was ambushed by a group of xcel parents that were angry at me for not telling the kids they had a "30 second break" as they put it if they fell off beam. I said well that's because I dont want them to know that...
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    Parents Meet Critique Website

    These meet critique sites need to be shut down. (Coming from a coach/judge).
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    Coaches Double back hip circle vs 2 back hip circles in a row

    I like that!! Yes I agree and totally understand coaches have preferences when it comes to terminology which is fine. I just don't see the point in getting riled up about it.
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    Coaches Double back hip circle vs 2 back hip circles in a row

    Hello coaches! I have a bit of a strange question. A fellow younger coach of mine was coaching xcel gold bars and asked one of the girls to show her double back hip circles. Another older coach immediately went off on her, telling her that wasn't the correct terminology, that it's called 2 back...
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    Coaches Injury tuition

    This makes sense to me!
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    Coaches Injury tuition

    Hello! Head coaches or anyone with inside info, how does your gym handle tuition as far as injuries go? At my gym, gymnasts pay full tuition even if they're injured. A friend of mine works at a different gym and they said they discount 50% for injuried kids. The only time we dont charge tuition...
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