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    Gymnasts Xcl. Category?

    Different meets do the division differently FYI so might be junior one week and a senior the next, might be 6 kids in her group one week and 16 in it the next week. It's up to each meet to divide it up how they want. Some meets put all the kids in a line and divide into equal sized groups...
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    Parents Cried in front of the coach :/

    Once she got older and really close with the coaches my DD cried in front of them all the time. Tears of frustration on learning hard skills, tears of fear when she is nervous to work them into her routines, tears of joy when it finally happens. Coaches cry along with her sometimes because...
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    Women Benefits to competitions at lower levels?

    If the goal is to make a high level gymnast then lower level competitions are a speed bump to that goal. If the goal is to enjoy the gymnastics journey the low level competitions are fun and memorable. They are a soft landing when it comes to getting familiar with the competition setting and...
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    Parents Blatant Favoritism

    Since the level and the skill were not mentioned in general please keep in mind that: Scores are not an indication of a gymnasts ability to do higher level skills. Willingness to work hard and try things are also not an indication that they are ready for said skills. The coaches have to...
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    Parents Advice for new (kind of) to gymnastics

    I guess this might come off as more parenting than gymnastics advice but I recommend having her participate in a team sport of some type (soccer, basketball, etc.) just to build those social skills and dymanics with teammates. Coaches aren't always going to want to or be available for 1 on 1...
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    Parents TOPS

    At my daughters gym it added two hours a week. Was kind of a waste of time, was the only time ever my daughter did not want to go to gym, the training was boring and to her it didn't feel helpful, got tired of climbing ropes and doing press handstands, she wanted to tumble not strength train.
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    Parents Alternative to meet critique

    Same, maybe it's just for individual skills not full routines.
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    Parents Home beam

    You probably are not going to get recommendations here for home equipment. In general you shouldn't be doing skills at home without a coach other than early skills like handstands and cartwheels, even if the beam is quality there isn't padding around it and self taught skills are almost always...
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    Parents Mental Blocks

    Did she grow recently? Lot of times skills like this go away when there is a growth spurt, might want to check the door jam to see if she's taller.
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    Gymnasts workout help

    Strength Training and Endurance Training are two different things, what are you trying to accomplish? Strength = Lifting the heaviest weight possible for a low amount of reps. Think doing one pushup with someone sitting on your back. Strength is built by doing progressive overload and using...
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    Parents college dreams

    In todays world of social media and easily available data I don't think it's as necessary to be part of an NCAA feeder gym as in days past. Does your gym attend large meets with event finals, does she or will she have a social media account to promote herself, will she attend college camps at...
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    Parents Repeating Bronze?

    You really just need to let her enjoy the sport. Trying to score and perfect skills at age 5 is a great way to get her to hate it. If she forgets the routine it is not a big deal, I'm shocked they are doing competitions at all other than maybe an end of the year in house style competition.
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    Parents Skills tracker

    Reasonable yes, but don't get caught up on that good or bad. Some girls repeat a level, some girls skip a level. Many end up doing both, very common to skip 1-3, 5, or 6, but repeat 4, 7, or 8. Upper levels there is no normal path.
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    Parents Repeating Bronze?

    At 5 years old scores are at the bottom of issues you should be worried about. Skills is probably right next to it. A second year of bronze is sort of strange if your daughter was 8 but at 5 the gym is probably more concerned about grouping her with friends and mastering shapes than fast...
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    Parents Excel → DP? Rookie Gym Dad Asking Smarter People for Help

    Would advise she does the season in gold that the current coach has set her up for and not worry about any other levels at this time. Next summer she can work on transitioning to DP since she will be old enough to petition into 6, or do test out meets for 4 and 5. That is something for the...
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