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    Anon Trevor Thompson and Jill Powers resign from Powers Gymnastics

    I’ve heard that Jill was forced out of a management role after her poor management led to the complete shut down of First in Flight. They took a thriving gym and ran it into the ground within a few short years.
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    Women Xcel Platinum Hours

    My daughter did platinum last year at an xcel only gym and did 14 hours. We switched to a new gym that does xcel to optionals and their platinums train 15 hours and optionals train max of 16 hours. Depending on your region and whether this is USAG or AAU, etc fewer hours may put you at a...
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    Parents DD wants to quit due to stress

    I think it depends aim where you are in the season. If you’ve already signed a contract/started paying for competitions, I would encourage her to finish out the season and reevaluate. My now 11 year-old went through a hard transition last year with most of her friends quitting and her moving...
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    Parents High school gymnastics teams

    I wish they had high school gymnastics where we live! I feel like the xcel girls have no goal to shoot for and end up all dropping out in middle school because they have no future in the sport. My daughter is a platinum this year but is talking about quitting after this year to do cheer and...
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    Parents New trend in gym ownership? (The Business Side Of Gymnastics / Powers Gymnastics)

    They aren’t opening up more recreational gyms, they’re buying out successful competitive gyms and eliminating the competitive programs. They bought our gym and promised “exciting renovations” ( I was thinking “oh good, they’ll fix that broken sink in the bathroom”). Instead they just took part...
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