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    Parents How can I help my daughter overcome a rough meet?

    It’s not normal, although it does happen. My guess is that she’ll probably wake up with a fever tomorrow.
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    Anon Level 5 woes

    She wasn’t last! If she is omitting or balking skills due to mental blocks, you can’t hold that against her. That doesn’t mean that she is bad at gymnastics, it’s just a temporary obstacle like an injury. I really encourage you to become more sophisticated in how you look at her performance...
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    Anon Level 5 woes

    I really think you should do everything in your power to relax and not get ahead of yourself here. I just took a look at one of the first meets of the season in our area and the median level 5 score was about 34 with several AA scores in the 20s. Perhaps your score expectations are a bit...
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    Anon Level 5 woes

    Level 6 is going to be easier in many ways than level 5, since she can work around any skills that are vexing her. She just needs to get through the season. It’s a growing year. It’s a good time to focus on personal goals instead of scores and placements.
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    Men Wrist overuse injury

    It has been 5 weeks and my son’s wrist pain has not improved. 😢. I regret not pushing the doctor to put him in a hard cast from the beginning. A splint is just not enough protection for a hyperactive kid with poor impulse control. I expect he’ll get a hard cast when he sees the doctor next...
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    Women gymnastics vs show choir

    There is no obvious “right answer” here, so you should do whatever you prefer.
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    Parents When did you “know”?

    How old was your daughter in level 7?
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    Parents When did you “know”?

    This is such a smart way to ask this question! I’d also love to hear from people who thought they knew and then realized that it wasn’t going to happen like they expected.
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    Parents Back Pain in Gymnasts Study

    Done
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    Women Quitting

    A lot of gymnasts quit before high school in order to have a fresh start. If that is what you want to do, that is fine. The key is to make a plan for what comes next. I recommend looking into other sports and exercise activities you might like to do after you leave gymnastics, so you don’t go...
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    Women DP level suggestions

    You were all good until you got to bars. I recommend focusing on upper body and core conditioning so that you can get that kip cast handstand. Work on press handstands a lot. You can find really good videos on YouTube about learning press handstands. Getting set of paralettes will save your...
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    Women Daughter Feeling Very Discouraged

    You leave. You are a parent and your job is to protect your children, so do it! You signed a contract to pay the gym until May, not to stay there until May. You are not a hostage! You have the ability to keep your children safe and you are choosing not to do so. Why? I know you care about...
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    Anon Fell out of love with gymnastics

    This happens a lot in life: you work really hard for something and when you get it, you discover that it’s not as cool as you thought it would be. This usually occurs, not because you made a mistake, but because you grow and change, so you are not the same person at the end of the journey that...
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    Anon Fell out of love with gymnastics

    It sounds like you are ready to be done with gymnastics, but something is getting in the way of you making that decision. Can you tell us a bit more about why you think quitting is not an option?
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    Parents Body Image Struggles

    So… There is something you can do; you can leave. I get that it’s an important part of your daughter’s life, but it’s not worth it. There are other hobbies out there.
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