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    Parents What level would my daughter be at your gym

    Then if she could get the beam and vault skills she'd be good for Gold.
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    Parents What level would my daughter be at your gym

    Xcel Silver. Her skills are all over the place across different events, so I don't think DP would be a good fit. If she could get the full turn and cartwheel on beam, ROBH and FT on floor, vault with a springboard, and squat on for bars (you didn't say if she had it so I'm assuming she doesn't)...
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    Men Wrist overuse injury

    (Totally trying to be funny here...) They can each use their one good hand and work as a team to take the garbage out!
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    Parents Looking for gymnastics bar

    I would get a chin up bar and place it in an area where it is not possible for her to swing on it in any huge way. A floor bar could be good, for handstand and clear hip drills. A chin up bar can be good for pull ups, chin ups, leg lifts, windshield wipers, scissor lifts, etc.
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    Off Topic Happy Holidays!

    I got a magic bullet for smoothies! Also some cool diamond art!
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    Women Extra swing deduction

    AFAIK, your one coach is right about that not being a deduction in Gold. I'm pretty sure it is in Platinum tho.
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    Parents Elite gyms in Indiana or Illinois

    What used to be FLIPS and is now Lake Forest Gymnastics Academy had Hailey Klein, who was a top level 10. But that's all I know of in northern IL.
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    Women gymnastics vs show choir

    There's no true right answer here. I know what *I* would choose if I were in that scenario, but nobody can make that choice for you. Talk to your parents, because as it's been stated above, it's likely their money paying for all of this. See how they feel. There's probably someone in show choir...
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    Parents Mental block/growth spurt

    AFAIK in XS a spot is technically allowed and there's no deduction (for the spot specifically) unless the coach actually touches the gymnast. I could absolutely be wrong on it, but we definitely had coaches spotting girls on a BHS or ROBHS when I competed silver 5 years ago, and their scores...
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    Coaches Gold tumbling passes

    Front handspring step out round-off could work if she can do that!
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    Women Which event are you always mentally prepared for, and which one completely ruins your mood when your coach suddenly switches to it?

    I was always ready for Bars and Vault. Beam was my panic event always.
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    Parents Wants to quit, no coaching

    Swimming, diving, figure skating, and circus arts are all great for gymnasts. I also really enjoyed weightlifting after I quit gymnastics. I would imagine a gymnast would be pretty great at wrestling too. Rock climbing is fun, and uses a lot of the grip strength and flexibility from gymnastics...
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    Parents Grips Level 5

    I once knew a gymnast who made it through level 8 without needing grips. It was when she got to level 9 and needed releases and transitions that were more dangerous that she finally decided to get grips. So, it is definitely possible to not necessarily need to use grips until the really high...
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    Gymnasts Front Walkover Hip Pain

    We can't technically provide medical advice, BUT, get it checked out if it keeps happening. I pulled something in my hip doing a backbend 3 years ago. It still hasn't healed. No doctor can tell me what's wrong with it because it's not worth it time-wise for my family for me to go get an MRI...
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    Coaches Skipping levels in Xcel

    I believe Gold is the first required level. You would have to at least score out of Gold before moving to Platinum.
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