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    Parents Gateway skills for DP Compulsory Levels?

    Different kids have different skills that are barriers. I was all prepared for my son to struggle to get his kip and he had it in a week! You just don’t know until you are there. I’ve asked this very question myself and I want to warn you that there are benefits to being blissfully ignorant...
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    Women Giants

    How old is your daughter?
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    Anon Covering Mouth

    Occasionally seeking privacy is not weird—maybe they are talking about their personal business or the personal business of an athlete or how much they hate their bosses. Frequently seeking privacy is a little weird but I’d assume it was personal business because there really isn’t that much to...
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    Coaches Interview with Olympic Gold Medalist

    What was your childhood training regimen like and how did it impact your childhood experience? Would you want a gymnastics childhood for your own children?
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    Parents 4 Year Old Gymnast Advice

    So they are purposing to move her to level 2 at 9 hours per week starting just after her 4th birthday? Don’t do it. Stick with pre-team. If she has time and energy for more sports, put her in swimming lessons. Swimming is an essential safety skill that every child needs to master as...
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    Parents First post ever..please be kind. Crying after a bad performance?

    My kid is not a crier and I have no idea if the things I say have any bearing on that or if it is just temperament, so take my advice with a grain of salt. When my son started competing at age 7, I told him that lower level meets are just for practice. There is nothing riding on it and you...
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    Coaches Question about petitioning into DP

    Good question! Your daughter would have to be 12 to compete level 7 as an xcel petition athlete but I don’t know if your state might be willing to start processing the paperwork early (with an effective date starting on your daughter’s birthday) so you can register on time for level 7 meets...
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    Women Confused

    Each coach has a different body and different comfort level with spotting different skills. It is the coach’s responsibility to set boundaries around what skills they feel that they are able to safely spot (safely for both the coach and the athlete). This coach is telling you that she does not...
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    Women Competitive Mess

    I agree with all of this.
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    Anon Level 10 to elite

    If it is her dream and she has experienced coaches who think it is possible and are willing to support her, then why not give it a go? The adventure of chasing wild dreams is what make life interesting!
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    Anon Please Help (Head Coach bullying)

    You deserve to be treated with kindness and respect. Don’t settle for that kind of treatment. It will eat you up inside. Go check out those other options. ❤️
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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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