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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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    Women Average age per level?

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    Anon Fears and Gymnastic stories from D1 gymnasts?

    I just heard a podcast where Olympian Samantha Peszek talked about her battles with mental blocks.
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    Parents Body Image Struggles

    You need to contact the owner or general manager and let them know that you have serious concerns about the coach saying inappropriate things to your daughter and that you are requesting a sit down meeting as soon as possible. Do not allow your daughter to attend practice until you have that...
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    Parents To move gyms or not to move?

    I would take your daughter to visit some other gyms after the end of your competition season (not sure when that is in the Uk). At this age, it is going to be important for your daughter to be on-board with a change. The only reason I would force it is if there is a safety concern. We were...
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    Parents Looking for some advice / feedback on some questions regarding Level 2 Gymnast

    The YouTube coaching videos are not representative of what typical practices look like. Also, level 2 does is not representative of an entire DP program. I would *strongly* advise you to focus exclusively on whether your kid is happy and excited to go to gym. At this age/level that is the...
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    Parents Wants to quit, no coaching

    Her frustration sounds justified. Are there no gyms in your area that have level 9s and 10s?
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    Men Wrist overuse injury

    Thank you for this. I think we will really lean into the holiday activities.
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    Parents Grips Level 5

    The transition to grips can be a big challenge for some kids, especially if the style of the grip is not appropriate for the gymnasts needs. I’ve seen kids struggle very hard when their first grips were too wide or too thick and difficult to break-in. The wrong set of first grips can be a big...
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    Men Wrist overuse injury

    Gymnast’s wrist. 😭 The X-rays looked normal but the sports medicine doctor was confident, based on the exam, that he has gymnast’s wrist. The up-shot is that he’s not allowed to do any weight-bearing for 6 weeks (one week already down, 5 to go). He gets recheck on December 15th. Our team’s...
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