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    Parents Trials…

    In a sane and perfect world yes, this would be a nice approach. The reality is too many have been burned by trying to do the ‘right’ thing. The only situation where is let the gym know in advance is if the gym change is due to a family relocation.
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    Parents Balancing gym with school

    My daughter went to a public high school. She took many AP/IB classes but not all of the ones that were offered. She focused on the math/science because that's what she enjoyed. Her high school was an IB school and she opted to not get the IB diploma because it involved too much extra work. She...
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    Gymnasts Tryouts?

    Also, you are posting on a thread that is over a year old which is usually frowned on in online forums unless you are posting/asking something relevant to the post.
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    Gymnasts Tryouts?

    The post you quoted was not discouraging.
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    Parents Keep paid up

    You've received consistent answers from people here who have lots of experience as a gymnast, coach or parent. Maybe it's not what you want to hear and that's OK. You can take the advice or leave it. A lot of kids have had quite atrocious coaching and it doesn't kill passion...the fact that it...
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    Parents Keep paid up

    To answer your question though - it doesn't matter if she scores out now. Maintaining USAG membership doesn't matter either.
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    Parents Keep paid up

    Of course, but don't you want your kid to ENJOY or have PASSION for what they are doing? Sounds like those are missing with yours right now with gymnastics. Honoring a commitment is one thing (such as finishing out the season vs quitting in the middle of season). Gymnastics is just one of many...
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    Parents Keep paid up

    Before my DD decided on gymnastics as her main activity she took flute lessons. She was a natural with a nice tone and a quick learner but she hated it. She quit at the end of the school year with my encouragement and support. I'd rather she pursue something she is passionate about than do an...
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    Parents Should we switch gyms?

    I would not pay for a 3rd year at L4. Have her evaluated at other gyms and see what they say.
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    Parents Navigating reviews

    My DD's gym didn't start letting parents know they track attendance until her junior year when it was brought up for the 1st time during a random email with attendance stats and then again during the end of season parent/coach meeting. I took issue with it as we've always been very conscientious...
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    Parents Coach ignoring/holding gymnast back

    Time to go. The head coach made up his mind about your DD. Also the references to 💩 are gross and creepy (there’s other ways to say that you want the kid to use certain muscle groups down there w/o using those words).
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    Women Regions judging opinions

    Ha! I’ve always wondered if this was myth too and I’m from one of the supposed ‘hard regions’. I’m in Region 4, specifically the Twin Cities. Anecdotally, it did seem my DDs scores were mostly the same when she had travel meets but generally her performance at these meets was not her best due to...
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    Women WCC's Clinic of Champions

    Personally, I'd be skeptical of anything that says they accommodate L2-L10, Xcel AND Elite. Like, what??? I mean, I'm sure it's fun but not something where your kid will learn anything of substance (and part of the time looks to be spent learning a group dance routine).
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    Women Xcel Cons

    I see what you are saying but this is a blanket statement and not always true. And of course if the gymnast executes the higher skills with minimal deductions they too can win at meets. My DD's Xcel team skewed older (attracted kids who were too old and/or late starters to join JO). In my...
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    Parents Where is the best gym for Xcel in Texas?

    What part of the Metroplex are in? DFW is a huge area with lots of gyms and it makes sense to back into this based on where you live.
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