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    Parents Skipping level 3... Thoughts?

    Completely agree! My daughter started gymnastics at 9, competed level 3 as a 10 year old, tested out of 4 & 5 at one meet to compete 6 the next season. Broke her leg before state that year (by hyperextending her knee) but still went on to 7, 8 & then 9 this past year at 14. If she'd gone to...
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    Parents Can you "create" a superstar gymnast?

    Same path. Did ballet, swimming, soccer & ice skating then started gymnastics a few weeks before turning 9. Made new L3 team 6 months later & competed it as a 10 year old (fall birthday). She's in L9 this year as a 14 year old. Not a superstar but certainly not a traditional path to upper...
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    Parents Non Score Related Goals

    Have fun & don't get hurt are always my goals for my gymmie. She has those plus usually hit all my routines. She's been struggling with growth spurts throwing off beam tumbling & bars especially. So one meet it was make her connections for bonus (like switch leap back tuck and BH BT series)...
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    Parents The ranch is officially closed!

    Yes! Finally.
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    Parents Gymnastics Pins

    We've never bought a pin & mine is a L9. They may be popular in another area but around here they aren't a thing.
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    Parents For all parents . . .

    Wait - needing to hold phones with 2 hands isn't normal? I'm not sure I breathe while mine is on bars & beam. L9 may be the death of me this season. I barely survived L8!
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    Parents New Gym, struggling with Coach Communication

    If you do end up emailing the coach the vault is a Tsuk (short version of a more complicated name). My daughter loved it when they first started doing drills for it but thought it was called a "soup". LOL! But honestly, that coach doesn't sound very nice. She was doing exactly what he asked her...
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    Parents north Dallas gyms?

    Metroplex is in Allen, suburb north of Dallas. Large gym, separate team gym w/a very successful program.
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    Parents Sole Impact for sever's

    For more padding on beam my daughter wears 6 inch wrist bands she pulls over her heels/ankle. Mostly just when she's working back tucks either switch leap BT or BHS/BT series. It was a happy accident that started this after I somehow bought 6 inch under armour wrist bands instead of 3 inch ones...
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    Parents Update on mental blocks

    My daughter didn't start gymnastics until a few weeks before she turned 9 but about 6 months later she made level 3 team - without having a ROBH. She was the *very* last person on her level 3 team to get it. She doesn't have a naturally flexible back or shoulders - but she had a lot of...
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    Parents Update on mental blocks

    When I got this text yesterday I thought of this post & had to share. We did a 30 min private w/her coach last week where he told her that she needed to "trust the process". She's a type A perfectionist & needs reminding that she can't fix everything on her own. Since last Wednesday I've been...
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    Parents Update on mental blocks

    Does she say or know why it's scary now? Is she doing the meet but just not doing the BH? I hope so. I wish I had some good advice. I just hope it's something she can overcome sooner rather than later.
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    Parents Update on mental blocks

    WTG mom!
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    Parents Likelihood of College Gymnastics

    We're heading into level 9 at 13 and still know it's a long shot for a college gymnastics scholarship. She's on track for it & wants to do it but until we see how L9 goes there's no sense in thinking about it too much. But, she can do 2 years at L9 and then still do 3 years at L10. She got a...
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    Parents Rant Social Group

    Me please!
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