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    Parents Realistic expectations

    You should say nothing. Having dreams is one of the joys of childhood. Every 9-year-old dreams of one day competing at the highest level of their sport and (nearly) every kid eventually figures out that it’s not going to happen. There is no need to accelerate that realization. Often kids’...
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    Parents Help with level 10 routine

    I think that people need to remember that just because the coaches at your gym are attentive and communicative does not mean that every gym is like this. There are many gyms where optional level gymnasts are expected to take a lot of initiative in goal-setting. If a gymnast does not understand...
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    Parents Improvement in season

    I have a boy and it’s not uncommon to see an improvement of 0.5 or more per event from the beginning to the end of the season. My son increased his AA by 2 points (over 6 events) from the first to the last meet. That is typical.
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    Parents How many meets does your gymnastic do a year? What level are they?

    Our boys team has 4 local meets, 1 travel meet for level 5 and above (optional for level 4), plus state, regionals, and nationals.
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    Anon Trans gymnasts past high school

    NAIGC club gymnastics is co-ed and has opportunities for a gymnasts of all ages and genders to compete. It’s a great program that values inclusivity. Rules around trans athletes competing in high school, college, and international elite gymnastics are evolving and I don’t think anyone knows...
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    Anon Adults in USAG competitions

    I don’t think that female gymnasts in their 20s have a significant physiological advantage over female gymnasts in their teens, so I don’t think there is any inherent unfairness.
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    Parents Do you think gymnasts deserve more recognition?

    As a parent, I might play around with a photo editing program if it were easy and cost <$5
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    Anon Overstretching injury

    This is an old-fashioned method. It was common in the 1990s when I was a gymnast, but I have not seen it in the 2020s as a parent. Coaches at my child’s gym is not a “touchy” in general.
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    Men USAG v FIG

    The Junior Competition Manual explains the ways in which the FIG rules are modified for level 10. Most of the modifications would not be meaningful to a fan/spectator. USAG also has a system of bonuses for meeting difficulty and execution thresholds. JE and JN follow all the same rules and...
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    Parents Flexibility

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    Parents Level 6 - current gym has no track record of college recruits -NY- not NYC

    once you have a short list of gyms you are interested in, you can post on one of the large FB gymnastics groups and get connect with folks with first-hand knowledge.
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    Parents Level 6 - current gym has no track record of college recruits -NY- not NYC

    I would google every gym within 1 hour of your current location. Then I would score-stalk these on MSO and Scorecat. Look for gyms that have gymnasts doing well in the lower age groups in levels 7-10. You can even score-stalk individual gymnasts to see what level they were each year to get a...
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    Anon College gymnastics but I’m level gold

    NCAA is not attainable but check out NAIGC club teams. https://naigc.org/
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    Parents Looking for a gym for college freshman

    He should look for a local NAIGC team: https://naigc.org/clubs/
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    NCAA Mountain West History

    congrats!
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