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    Parents Navigating reviews

    The group size could absolutely hurt attention - there should be more than one coach with that many girls. But, being late is a big deal. So I'm not surprised they count that against attendance. And girls at any age can lead the warmup. Being late will affect her ability to learn the warmup...
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    Parents How much does ballet help gymnastics training?

    My daughter's coach said that ballet is great, and any dance classes are helpful except for acro, because the moves are different in dance vs gymnastics. We also have a dance coach who comes to the gym every couple of weeks to work with the girls. You can really see the difference on floor and...
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    Parents Is rec camp worth it?

    I would go with the camp at the home gym. Those are fun, especially for a 5 year old. She gets the fun camp games, plus a good amount of gymnastics thrown in. She may not gain a bunch of new skills, but she will get to know more coaches in the gym, and they will get to know her. She will also...
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    Coaches Raleigh Area Gyms

    You could check out SGA. They recently hired a couple of coaches out of Bull City, but they have a crazy huge gold team so who knows? You could also check out Sonshine, but from my word of mouth, they don't have as positive a program as Triumph or TAG. TAG focuses a lot on their compulsory...
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    Parents New gym in Raleigh?? Other gym suggestions?

    If you're looking for compulsory, I would look at TAG. If you are looking for xcel, with the potential to transfer to optionals at level 6, I would look at SGA or Triumph. Sonshine has a program that often places college athletes, but I hear mized reviews of their program from an environment...
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    Parents Revive ME!!!

    You asked for happy stories of our little ones. I am at a completely different place in this gymnastics journey. I'm at a place where I still love to watch practice, where my daughter wants me there because she wants me to see all the new things she can do. When she lands her full turn on...
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    Women Any adult gymnasts?

    I would love to do it, but I never competed in gymnastics as a kid, so I think it would be a pretty high learning (or pretty high conditioning!) curve.
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    Parents New gym in Raleigh?? Other gym suggestions?

    Congratulations! Best of luck with the new gym!
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    Parents New gym in Raleigh?? Other gym suggestions?

    I don't know anything about Oak City, but I do know a lot of other gyms in the area. Is this for MAG or WAG, and for what level?
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    Parents How to tell if you are a pushy... crazy... or overbearing gym parent

    -1, but I think I go up a few points because my daughter always wants me to come to practice and asks me for specific feedback on skills. She's very analytical.
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    Off Topic Introductions Thread (2025 Version)

    Hi, I'm a mom of a gold level gymnast. She first walked into a gym about 2 1/2 years ago and has never looked back! I'm so grateful for all the folks on this site that have shared their knowledge and experience, and helped make this crazy gymnastics world make sense! I finally don't feel like...
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    Parents BQBC (Beam Queen Boot Camp)

    It's going to be within 10 minutes of our house next year, so we're going to try it. I'm hoping for the confidence side more than the new skills side, so we'll see.
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    Parents Meet Critique Website

    Here's the counter. As a new gym mom, you feel like you don't know anything about how scoring works, and you get really frustrated for your child when their scores don't reflect what you think they should. It may be helpful to get someone to review the routine and explain to you what the...
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    Parents Equipment needed at home for beginners in gymnastics?

    Like everyone else said, you don't need anything. But let's be honest, if she likes gymnastics, she will be doing it everywhere. So I think a panel mat is a good idea so she has something a little softer to practice on, even for stretching and conditioning. As she gets older, a pull-up bar...
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    Parents After highest rec level?

    Our advanced rec were doing Gold and even Platinum skills, so I think that you may be able to find a gym with higher level advanced rec. We also have something in our area called Stars, similar to what That_Gymnast said above. It's a rec team, and they meet for their regular rec class and then...
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