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    Parents Mental Performance Coaching

    Do you have any advice or resources to help a gymnast focus on their own journey and to stop comparing with others? Specifically with their siblings or teammate? My daughter has been experience some doubts recently because she feels like she is taking longer to get skills than teammates. She is...
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    NCAA NCAA athletes who don't compete

    I'm curious about NCAA teams where there are certain athletes that consistently don't make the roster for meets. Do they still retain their scholarships?
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    Parents Gymnastics accessories for 6 year old

    Generally it's not recommended to do gymnastics at home. I don't think it hurts to do some conditioning and flexibility work. My daughter enjoys doing some of Anna McNulty's flexibility videos which she watches occasionally on YouTube.
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    Parents Evaluation for team

    I would remind her that being coachable is a huge asset. She should make sure she listens and puts her best effort toward applying any corrections offered. Every tryout is different, but we found we didn't have a lot of opportunity to ask questions. They were mainly focused on evaluating my...
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    Parents Travel Distance for a gym

    When my daughter switched gyms, the new one was 35-40min away. I knew it would be a bigger commitment from me to get her there, but I haven't had a moment of regret seeing how much she loves the new gym and how it's a perfect fit for her.
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    Parents When to lean in

    I faced a similar dilemma and left my daughter for a year in Xcel at the smaller gym. By the end of that year, I could see her passion growing and knew we had outgrown the gym. We went to a tryout at a bigger gym and earned a spot on their team. I might have been able to leave her for 1 more...
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    NCAA Signing day

    Thanks. Is there a maximum number that can be signed by each school each year?
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    NCAA Signing day

    Can someone give a bit more color about the NCAA signing day? Is this the day where those 2025 high school graduates that had verbally committed sign their contracts officially?
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    Parents Hours were supposed to practice:

    Our gym does 20-25 hours once you get to optionals.
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    Parents Parent interaction

    I'm curious how much interaction you have with the other parents at your gym. We've come from a background in team sports where there was lots of comraderie. We are finding gymnastics have minimal interactions with other families despite our girls training together for so many hours each week...
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    Parents Is Competitive Gymnastics different at each club?

    I think it's pretty normal that clubs will differ. Some head coaches will have aspirations of their gym building elite level athletes and they will surround themselves by a coaching staff that will have these goals in mind. There will be other clubs where the head coaches prefer to see happy...
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    Parents Skill level listing?

    My daughter is a lower level gymnast who is very keen. She's asked me a few times what are A vs B skills (and higher). Does a list exist somewhere that you could point me to which would show skills by difficulty level for the various apparatuses?
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    Parents Best strong hold hair products!

    I've been struggling with flyaways for my girls hair too so ordered the spray and gel too! Always appreciate the advice from experienced gym parents!
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    Parents Competitive Gymnastics tuition costs

    I am also from Canada. We pay $735/month for 20 hours/week.
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    Parents Sensitive child

    Looking for advice from others who may have a sensitive child. My 8 year daughter is a very good gymnast, but she needs a fair amount of validation from her coaches. She often comes out of practice with concerns the coach is frustrated with her for asking to watch her skills and feels like the...
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