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    Parents How (and when) do you know?

    All these replies have given me something to think about. It does sound like I should gently remind her of gym expectations as part of this program and remind her that it's okay to move to the other team if she cannot meet those expectations. She is only 8, so I do feel she's in that age group...
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    Parents How (and when) do you know?

    My daughter is young but talented. I know, we all say that, but she has been added to the 'aspire' program which is a fast track style group. She loves the gym and *thinks* she's working hard... but as a new level 4/5 she just seems to struggle with taking it seriously. It seems (from looking at...
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    WAG Running, weights, and age

    I would never let her run with weights, even though she told me some of the slightly older girls do on her team. She said there are a couple 8 year olds who train every day running with weights or climbing rope with weights when they aren’t at practice. And considering they do 5 day of 3 hours a...
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    WAG Running, weights, and age

    My dd is 7.5 and level 4. She is small and light, but very flexible. She also has great upper body strength but struggles with the power for vault and tumbling. She has been asking to run and to use weights to strengthen her legs at home. I have tried looking up information but it’s so confusing...
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    Anon Bullying in the gym

    There’s a lot of bullying at every level - not just in gym but at school and other sports. My daughter has dealt with it her whole time in gymnastics. Honestly, it’s hard to squash. The coaches, even when aware, have a hard time controlling it, especially with the sneaky kids. It has a lot to do...
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    WAG To push or not to push?

    Thanks everyone for your replies. You’ve basically reinforced the rational side of my brain. I get it - my kid might not be as talented, but I really don’t want to push her so hard to find out. Training constantly at home really doesn’t seem healthy in the long run. The girls and their families...
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    WAG To push or not to push?

    My daughter is a young level 3 and since she made team she doesn't practice at home. She has pre-tops practices twice a week for an extra 3 hours each (she's too young for tops, but there are girls who do tops through the same practices and there are girls from L3 through L8 or L9). I try...
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