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    Gymnasts yurchenko 1.5 question

    WAG NCAA 10’s are NEVER 10’s. It’s junk for the crowd and views. Watch MAG NCAA for REAL gymnastics and not just for tv money.
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    Parents How do you handle late practice nights for your gymnasts?

    No such thing as a “daytime” program in Australia - only when you’re already right up there. So we deal with this as a matter of course and everyone does it. My son, now 16, is now training 16 hours per week and training for the past 6 years has finished at 8-8:30. Even before that the finishes...
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    Parents Typical commute to gym for collegiate hopefuls in level 9/10

    I LOVE this approach. Plenty of kids get in from unknowns. I think making yourself known to potential colleges would have a greater impact. That’s how we have to do it from here. No one in the US knows our gyms. 🙂
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    Coaches Pit fluffer

    Can you afford a trampoline base to make the pit less deep?
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    Parents Gym Change? Help

    Tell her the truth about why. Kids are brilliant. Kids are super smart. There is abuse in my family and the best thing I did was tell my son. When my mother started abusing him, he recognised it straight away and called me. This is a life lesson (albeit one she should never have to learn) and...
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    MAG Strength improvement tips?

    My son took ages to bloom and he watched his peers overtake him. It was a little heartbreaking, tbh because he was working so hard. But then the testosterone hit and he went for it. He’s now Aussie L7, strong and kicking goals everywhere. Focus on basics development as a young MAG. They’re real...
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    Parents Travel Distance for a gym

    Before a change in circumstances, we were looking at a 45 minute trip. Incidentally, it is not much different to school - we routinely travel and hour each way to go to school here too.
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    Parents Looking for recommendations on grips

    Reisport. Never met a senior who didn’t use Reisport. Especially the men.
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    Anon Coaches don't like me

    It is already overt bullying and what your son’s coaches are doing is NOT OK either. My son was on long term injury recovery - as several of our senior men have been and they have NEVER been treated like this. It is appalling to me that you would even consider that kind of behaviour OK.
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    Anon Coaches don't like me

    Oh my, this is definitely not OK. In a workplace, it would be bullying. There is not need for the coaches to be rude or nasty to you, or ignore you. You are still training as much as you can, and it sounds to me like you’re generally finding conditioning and rehab to do when you can’t work an...
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    Parents Picking Senior Leotards ... Third Time's a Charm

    And this crap is why the club picks the leos and they’re uniform….
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    Gymnasts Choosing meets

    Our seniors get one in November, control test in March, regionals in March, States in April, Nationals in May (if they qualify) and State Clubs in July. Our Juniors get May, State Clubs in July, regionals in August, States in September, then November. There might be one more scattered in there...
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    Parents Competitive Parents Duties - Volunteering

    Ah…not here mate.
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    MAG Stephen Nedoroscik On Dancing With The Stars

    Men.
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    Parents Any advice appreciated! (competitive pathways)

    Stop emailing and start fronting up to the head coaches. Once you’re in their face, they have to answer. Request a trial at the time, then follow that up with an email.
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