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    Parents Favorite meet gift?

    My daughter's favorites, that she still uses post college graduation, were pajama pants and a beach towel. Both went with her to college and will now make the journey with her to her first full-time job!
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    Parents Changed gyms

    That coach seems beyond petty. I choreograph routines, I get paid for said choreography, the routine now belongs to the kid. Over the past 30 plus years I have experienced kids moving on to another gym and competing the routine that I choreographed. It was not a big deal to me, because I...
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    Parents Senior celebrations?

    We recognize seniors at the banquet, which is specifically scheduled around the seniors' obligations. This means it normally happens before the end of the school year. Each senior gets a special gift (changes very year), a plaque, a coach says a few words about them, and then they give their...
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    Coaches Coach gift ideas

    I really love getting a framed photo of the team and/or a personal note from gymnasts. Aside from photos, a couple of gifts that have stood out over time were an engraved cool looking clock for my desk and a nice stop watch (no longer as needed with iPhones etc. but back in the day I loved it)...
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    Parents Finish Times (Late Workouts)

    Practice times for us vary by level. 8-10 tends to come 3:00 - 7:00 or 7:30 depending on the day. Levels 4-7 and Xcel have practices that run either 4:00-8:00 or 5:00 - 9:00 or somewhere in between those times depending on the day. The late end time is not ideal for kids or coaches, but it is...
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    Women Lowest score?

    My daughter got a 6 something on level 4 bars after falling three or four times (maybe more, I lost count) on the squat on. I am not sure why the bar coach didn't have her climb up after the first or at least second fall, but she kept trying. I (coach but not bar coach) kept saying just climb...
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    Coaches Ideas for what to do during floor routine practice?

    We have several side stations including arm thru routines (gymnasts do just the arm movements from their routine); mini-dance thru where they walk thru the dance of their routines in a small space focusing on details; leap stations; turn stations; sometimes tramp drills if one of the tramps is...
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    Coaches Usag certs and compensation

    As an employment lawyer (but not offering specific legal advice here) I would have concerns that there are FLSA implications for not compensating hourly employees for time spent obtaining certifications required by the employer. I believe that this time would count as hours worked under the FLSA...
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    Parents Low to high score progression

    My daughter scored a 36 only once in two years of level 4 when she happened to get a really high bars score and somehow stayed on the beam in the same meet. Never scored a 36 in level 5 - best score was probably a low 35. Once she started level 6 things she started scored over 36 consistently -...
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    Parents DP or Xcel?

    My daughter switched over to Xcel Diamond after one season of level 8, and has no regrets about the 5 days a week life she lived for levels 6-8. She says that she had the best time in the gym during those years with her best friends, and because she had such a solid foundation she was able to...
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    Coaches Tuition for your own child

    I did not pay tuition for my DD but did pay meet fees etc. However, I was paid a very low hourly rate for my coaching (think a couple of dollars above minimum wage) while my DD was in the program. Coaching is not my fulltime job - it is what I do for fun. So getting free tuition and a little...
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    Parents Favorite meet gift?

    My daughter's favorite was always pajama pants that were given out at a particular meet. She was always disappointed if that meet wasn't on her gym's meet schedule. She still wears them all now!
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    Parents Beam requirements

    The back walkover back walkover and a bhs to back tuck dismount meets requirements for Diamond. The isolated bhs and then handstand to back tuck dismount would not as the handstand to back tuck dismount does not include two connected skills on the beam. Alternatives for series into dismount...
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    Anon How often do your share your child’s accomplishments on your own social media

    When my daughter was competing I posted videos from most meets on FB for her out of town family. Now that she is out of high school and no longer doing gymnastics I treasure these FB memories! I will sometimes send the videos to my daughter when they pop up and we enjoy reminiscing about that...
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    Off Topic The Last Of Us (the game, the show, whatever)

    I haven't watched any of the series yet, but my daughter called from college to say that the most recent episode was the best thing she has ever watched on t.v.
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