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    Women Competitive Mess

    Do you want your kid to switch to level 3 and have you asked explicitly via email?
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    Women National Xcelebration coming in 2027

    Attending “ Nationals” seems to be a highly prized ritual in American youth sports culture. If you aren’t going broke on travel expenses, is your kid even good? I’ll bet they slice and dice the age groups to maximize the number of medalists. They do that with boys Western Nationals. It makes...
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    Women My Meet Critique?

    I’ve been tempted to try it but my gymnast seems to have a very good idea of his deductions, so we haven’t done it. I worry that he might feel like it is just piling on more criticism.
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    Women National Xcelebration coming in 2027

    What do y’all think about the announcement that the will soon be a National “Xcelebration”. starting in 2027? Does anyone have insights into what that will look like? How do y’all think it will impact the Xcel program? Will more athletes be interested in continuing to upper level Xcel rather...
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    Gymnasts mental blocks/fear

    Check out the Perform Happy podcast. There is lots of good sports psychology info there. The host is a former gymnast and a sports psychologist. She offers an online mindset coaching program and she has free webinars periodically. We did the free webinar and it was very helpful.
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    Parents Little one wants to quit completion team due to a fall

    I suggest that you offer her the choice of moving to rec/preteam now or trying team for a month before deciding if she would like to switch to rec/preteam. Kids who are anxious benefit from feeling like they have control, so give her some control. Good luck!
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    Women Wristband Sliding

    Try NexCare waterproof tape. You won’t need prewrap and you can even put it on before practice if time is super tight. It’s stretchy and does not interfere with range of motion. My son used it for wrist rips. Also my son stopped having rips when he switched to 6” underarmor wrist bands...
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    Coaches Program Concerns

    I meant to post this reply on a totally different thread (not sure how that happened) but the advice works here too!
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    Parents XB to JO

    Be sure you are fully set up with a new gym before you breath a word of his to your current gym.
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    Parents XB to JO

    It depends on what the agreement says. Our contract merely requires 1 month notice and you forfeit the meet fees you have already paid (but those don’t start until fall). Carefully read the fine print of what you signed. Did you make a longer commitment?
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    Parents XB to JO

    Now would be the perfect time to look into other gyms. If your daughter wants to go the DP route, it’s best to get started right away.
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    Coaches Program Concerns

    If you need to move for your child’s wellbeing, then do it. Avoid bad-mouthing your current gym before or after your departure. The gymnastics world is small and people have friends and colleagues all over. Be gracious and discrete.
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    Women What makes the double back tuck beam dismount so difficult?

    I can think of a lot of reasons it is difficult but, if it were me, I’d be worried about having my foot slip on the take off, under-rotating, and getting injured.
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    Parents Help healing rips

    Aquaphor or Vaseline will do the same without the risk of irritation and drug reactions that comes with polysporin.
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    Coaches Program Concerns

    At our gym, individual coaches have a lot of autonomy when it comes to day-to-day activities. Staff retention is important and coaches like the be supported not micromanaged. I’ve watched our boys and girls programs each get new head coaches. Our gym owner hired head coaches who fit in with...
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