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    Off Topic Happy Holidays!

    Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! My kids got a slackboard (a small free-standing slackline). They immediately started doing cool tricks on it. Such a win since they are both into physical play and they both currently have broken wrists!
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    Women Al Fong and Armine Barutyan SafeSport Suspension

    I just saw this and I’m interested I hearing what people think of it. https://gymnastics-now.com/gage-coaches-al-fong-and-armine-barutyan-suspended-by-safesport/
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    Gymnasts Fear of peeling

    You should be breaking in a second pair of grips at this point. Do that and you’ll know if The grips are the issues.
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    Anon Safesport question

    That story is not plausible.
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    Anon International 13 year old junior elite question

    Wow!
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    Parents Age/Level and Path they took to get there

    MAG: Age 7: started rec in January, competed level 3 in March, moved to level 4 in June. Age 8: level 4 Age 9: level 5 Age 10: level 6E (injured, probably won’t compete, but very excited for level 8 next year)
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    Parents How to tell if you are a pushy... crazy... or overbearing gym parent

    The quiz is available in a clickable format here: https://www.competitivedge.com/resources-for-parents/are-you-a-winning-parent/#gf_9
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    Men Wrist overuse injury

    Thank you. Sorry about your daughter’s injuries. It’s such a challenging aspect of this sport. I’m really impressed by the gymnasts who persevere through multiple injuries. I don’t know if I could do it. I hope your daughter has a great season.
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    Parents Looking to narrow down gym choices that would be a good fit for our competitive daughter

    Since your daughter is still in Rec, I would prioritize distance. The drive should be a maximum of 20 minutes each way. Once your child is doing 3-4 hour team practices, 20 minutes each way adds up to 80 minutes total. That’s manageable, but anything more than that becomes incredibly...
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    Parents Excel → DP? Rookie Gym Dad Asking Smarter People for Help

    Once she is 12, she can petition into level 6 without testing out of level 4 and 5. You might ask if she can start training with the level 4s and 5s as soon as the competition season is over, so that she can work on the upgrades with them. Good Luck.
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    Men Wrist overuse injury

    I hope your son is healing quickly. How’s PT going? Best wishes!
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    Men Wrist overuse injury

    Thank you! ❤️
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    Men Wrist overuse injury

    The “cripple corner” is what the last batch of injured boys named the area where they did their conditioning. Every inch of floor in our gym is scheduled, so finding a spot to do conditioning can be challenging. My son has mostly been staying with his group and goofing around when he is at...
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    Men Wrist overuse injury

    Saw the doctor. Getting an MRI of both wrists and a work-up for autoimmune disease, since it’s a little weird that he’s having such a bad flare up of inflammation and pain in both wrists and both feet at the same time, and resting for 5 weeks has not helped. We’ll decide about casting after...
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    Parents How can I help my daughter overcome a rough meet?

    With my son we use humor. When my son had a bad fall at state, we joked about him unlocking a new gymnastics achievement. I congratulated him on his recovery and told him that he was lucky because he never has to be afraid of having a hard meet ever again because now he has done it and it was...
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