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    NCAA It's nationals week!

    Programs have got to be willing to adapt or change strategies to beat OU. LSU seems to have adopted the strategy of embracing the portal to find the most pieces to maximize scores on the various events. They are not afraid to bring in multiple transfers. UF seems to be business as usual...
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    NCAA It's nationals week!

    Oh Florida....
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    NCAA It's nationals week!

    Agreed, of course the ol' "any given day" disclaimer with LSU, they have the talent, but for whatever reason there is always something with them this season. I mean Chio had a "bad" meet so I doubt she has two in a row, and OU had a vault rotation that probably will not be repeated so who...
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    NCAA It's nationals week!

    That was fun. Minnesota showing just being consistent can get you far. It has been a great ride for them this post-season. I dont think they are a legitimate threat for the title, but it is awesome that they got there and at the expense of UCLA.
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    Women Small Gym to Big Gym

    Everyone will have their own experiences and I am sure you can hear both sides of positive and negative. I think it is always going to be very unique to your particular location, family, gym, etc. There are plenty of poorly run large gyms and small gyms and vice versa. I can tell you that...
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    NCAA It's nationals week!

    Idk, Florida has been so snakebitten at nationals for the last 10 years, until they show up and show out its hard for me to believe they will do it, although on paper I agree, they are the best performing team right now. Just that vault rotation....'
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    Parents College visits

    Official visits are paid for by the university, there are strict and specific rules related to how much they can spend, the time allotted with the athlete, what they can do. Unofficial visits are paid out of pocket, there are also some rules about what the university can do on an unofficial...
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    NCAA Regionals

    My heart goes out to Auburn. Bars has just killed them all year. And after such a great vault rotation, you began to believe they could pull it out, and then.... Hopefully they all get healthy and stay healthy next year, because they have some real talent on that team.
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    NCAA Regionals

    Saw that!
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    Anon Selecting gym advice

    From what it sounds like you are at the appropriate age/level to start asking these serious questions. But I dont think you need to make that decision right now. As many have alluded to probably in another year or two (age 12-13) when time starts to become an enemy as far as longer term goals...
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    Parents Scholarship Hopes

    Gymnasts should reach L10 ideally sometime between 8 and 9th grade. Recruiting actively starts at the end of their sophomore year of high school. This allows a solid year or two at L10 for colleges to view and evaluate potential recruitable gymnasts. This is the average path, so while the...
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    Parents How to find good clinics to attend on the east coast (NY)

    I understand, and again coming from my personal experience (a parent who is getting ready to send mine off to college to compete and having done several of these camps). A two-day clinic is not going to correct perfect lines. There is really no perfect gym (although I think mine is pretty darn...
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    Parents How to find good clinics to attend on the east coast (NY)

    I have stated this before, but my, perhaps unpopular, opinion is that camps are a waste of time and especially money. The exception being when one is near recruiting age and is going to visit campus/programs. These are my points behind that - Most camps are not long enough nor expose your...
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    Parents Help with level 10 routine

    I think that is a little uncalled for. Kate was not insinuating anything about you or your child. She was just relating her own experience/viewpoint as an actual coach. You continue to do you. I will always say a parent knows more about their own child than any random poster on a message...
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    Parents Help with level 10 routine

    Just taking a step back, big picture type thing, if you are coming to a message board for routine construction advice versus the coach that sees your child almost every day and should know better what your child can and cannot do..... I guess if you want to have some academic type discussion...
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