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    Parents Looking for a Gym - Greater Boston

    Some people would consider a gym starting team at level 1 to be a huge drawback as it significantly increases the costs for families and the pressure on young kids.
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    Parents What wacky skills has gymnastics helped your child with?

    Well, my kid has been training with much older boys since he was 8, so now he has the skill of fitting in with teenagers. He knows all the latest slang, curse words, and inappropriate jokes. I had to run him through sex-ed early because he knew way too much. He has also learned how to stand...
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    Anon Bullying for multiple years

    It sounds like you have done everything you can possibly do short of leaving. It’s important to teach girls not to accept mistreatment. She deserves better.
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    Parents Blatant Favoritism

    This does not mean that no favoritism is occurring. It’s entirely possible that this coaching decision could be The result of favoritism rather than the best interests of the gymnasts. If you are coming to that conclusion, then this is probably not the first issue. Other things must have...
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    Parents Blatant Favoritism

    Yes. It is normal and justifiable as people here have stated over and over.
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    Anon Trying to get into college D1

    Most meets have deadlines for changing levels that are usually a couple months before the competition. In the future, go online and look up the level change deadline on the meet website and talk to your coach at least 2 weeks before the deadline about changing. As a teenaged gymnast, it is...
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    Anon Putting age caps for DP levels

    The lowest competition level when I was a gymnast was level 5 (equivalent to current level 4). The requirements for joining team were a kip, BHS-BHS on floor, a cartwheel on beam, and a FHS on the old scary vault. Gymnasts with lower skill levels still enjoyed the sport in rec and pre-team...
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    Parents Cheap meals for gymnasts

    Ground pork is cheap and can be used in stir fries—google “egg roll in a bowl”. Ground pork or ground Italian sausage can be mixed into pasta sauce or white gravy for biscuits and gravy. Tofu is cheap protein and it’s great cooked in the air fryer. Beans and rice go a long way. Peanut butter...
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    Parents Blatant Favoritism

    It is normal at this time of year for the group to separate into two sub-groups: the kids who are expected to move up next season and the kids who are expected to repeat. The repeaters focus on the skills from their current level and the advancers start up-training. It could be that your...
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    Anon "bad" teams vs. "good" teams

    1. Selectivity of entry into the team program. 2. Focus on form, proper technique, and training efficiency. 3. Training up and competing down.
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    Coaches Kip rehab?

    it sounds like a strength issue and the solution to that is more conditioning.
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    Parents Age/Level and Path they took to get there

    You should create a separate post for this question. There is lots to say but not in the middle of this on-going thread.
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    Men State meet time!

    Good Luck!!!
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    Anon Trying to get into college D1

    D1 is exceedingly unlikely. But check out NAIGC. Club gymnastics has a lot to offer. Acro and Tumbling could also be an option. https://naigc.org/
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    Parents Motivation to Go to Meets

    Flying for Bronze? Bronze is essentially preteam. There is an argument for doing a meet or two at this level for fun and to give the kids a reason to care about straight legs and pointed toes, but spending 1000s of dollars on novice level competitions is crazy to me.
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