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    Women Benefits to competitions at lower levels?

    I think in addition to the nerves, it helps the young athletes learn how to recover from mistakes quickly in a competition environment. I’m glad my daughter learned in levels 2 and 3 that a choreo mistake on floor or a fall off the beam in front of judges isn’t the end of the world, it’s a...
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    Parents How does your gym's team program work?

    We started at our gym in level 4 after transferring from another gym so not sure how the preteam to team selection works. At level 4 there were 8 girls. At level 6 there are 9 girls. About half of this year’s level 6 team were last year’s level 4 girls. Some of last year’s level 4s left and the...
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    Parents Age/Level and Path they took to get there

    Love this thread! My daughter has been steady so far. 6: started rec, pulled out after a couple weeks and put on pre-team 7: L2 8: L3 9: moved gyms, L4 10 (current): L6 Her goal is to get to level 10 and college, but we’ll see how things play out. She also dances and participates in at least a...
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    Parents Level 6 - current gym has no track record of college recruits -NY- not NYC

    A couple of years ago my daughter’s team (in Manhattan) discontinued their DP program after her level 3 season. The two gyms that were recommended we pursue were Gotham and Galaxy based on the quality of their programs and their vision for the future - meaning those programs were built to get...
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    Parents When did you “know”?

    I actually love all the different interpretations and hearing everyone’s responses! And thank you!!
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    Parents When did you “know”?

    Yeah, my original question was somewhat self-limiting in that I was curious to know whether parents of gymnasts who had actually made it to certain levels could look back and remember a time when things seemed to change or click. I completely understand that you can’t actually know with 100%...
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    Parents How can I help my daughter overcome a rough meet?

    I wonder if maybe she put extra pressure on herself after coming off such an excellent meet. You mentioned you could see her nerves from the stands. Maybe after finishing 1AA she consciously or subconsciously set that as the “bar” for herself and then felt too much pressure at her next meet...
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    Parents When did you “know”?

    I love this SO much!!! Congratulations to your daughter for accomplishing her goal.
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    Parents When did you “know”?

    I love this!! I feel very similarly about my daughter. There are so many moments of “knowing.” I knew she should start gymnastics when I saw that she could do the monkey bars faster and longer than anyone else on the playground. I knew that she had a special kind of drive when I saw how much she...
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    Parents When did you “know”?

    To parents of Level 10/elite/college gymnasts- I am curious if there was a moment or a season or a level when you became pretty certain that your daughter had what it takes to get that far. I know there are so many uncertainties in this sport and as someone whose daughter is just starting...
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    Women Gotham Gymnastics

    Sure! Without giving too much detail to protect the gymnasts privacy, the practice schedule is generally 4-4.5 hours every day after school and most girls attend a mid-day Saturday practice for another 4 hours. So, between 21 and 25+ hours per week. The meet schedule usually runs December -...
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    Women Gotham Gymnastics

    My daughter is on team at Gotham. The quality of coaching and the opportunities available to the girls there are excellent - I’d say top tier for NYC. They are very focused on getting girls to college, have a great network particularly with the Ivys, and are building an elite program as well...
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    Parents Summer gymnastics sleepaway camps vs. regular team training

    My daughter is a 10 yo Level 6 gymnast and attended IGC Sleepaway camp the last 2 years (after L3 and L4). I would say do it now while you can! This was probably my daughter’s last summer at IGC because the higher the level, the more important that intense team training is, and IGC is more of a...
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    Parents How many hours a week of practice is appropriate for 9 years old level 6

    We’ll be at 20 hours over the summer and 17 hours in the fall. My daughter is also 9 but she’ll turn 10 before the fall season starts.
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    Off Topic Introductions Thread (2025 Version)

    Hi all! I am the mom of a 9 year old training L6. I knew nothing about gymnastics and signed my daughter up for a rec class in 2021 thinking she’d have fun because she loved the monkey bars - 2 weeks later I received a call from the team coach recommending that she try out for pre-team. 4 years...
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