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    Parents Picky Eaters & Milk Drinkers Vs. Muscle Mass

    Just commiserating… my gymnast doesn’t have allergies, but my other kids do. For 15+ years, we dealt with milk, egg, peanut, tree nut, and mustard allergies. Fortunately, they are down to just milk and tree nuts now. It’s definitely a challenge…. And the grocery bill!! 💸💸
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    Parents Carpool in Western Mass

    Elite is definitely not in western MA. It’s in the suburbs outside of Boston often referred to as Metrowest, which may be the confusion.
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    Parents Seeking gym with strong competitive training in MA or NYC area

    The gyms listed are all excellent. I’d add Elite Gymnastics in Ashland, too. Nyla Aquino, a freshman at University of Georgia, is from there.
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    Parents Questioning Coach - Preteam - How to address

    I remember when my daughter was little and learning her BHS. Her gym had tumbling clinics that had team and rec gymnasts. At the clinics, the coaches let the rec kids work through the drills fairly quickly and move onto spotted and (eventually) independent back handsprings. They were always safe...
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    Parents High school gymnastics teams

    My daughter does high school gymnastics. She’s an Xcel diamond. The high school gymnasts who compete range from probably gold/platinum up through level 10. It’s a fun, relaxed atmosphere- she really enjoys it
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    Parents For those who have changed gyms…

    I’m pleasant to all of them. The ones I was actually friends with, I’m still friends with. A few of the current moms and I took a bunch of the girls to cheer on two former teammates at their first meet for the new gym. Zero animosity- some sadness and missing them, but the girls are all still...
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    Parents Beam requirements

    No, the series has to start and finish on the beam.
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    Parents Beam requirements

    My daughter does a CW-CW series and a back handspring for her beam acro, and she has a 10 start value.
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    Men Favorite Men's NCAA team?

    I love watching Fred Richard. I was waiting for my daughter’s session to start at a meet a few years back. His session was happening on the other side of the gym. His high bar blew my mind then and, of course, has only gotten better since. Between that and having mutual acquaintances (who all...
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    Women L8 to Xcel Platinum I think, maybe???

    My daughter has gone up through the Xcel program and is a second year diamond. Meets range from kids working to get to a 10 start value up to a few former levels 9s and 10s (who are usually easy to pick out)- with a lot of kids in the middle. There are far more Xcel only kids and former 7s and...
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    NCAA College Gymnastics Schedule (College Gym Talk)

    We watch on the SEC Network (they have 2-3 meets each Friday night), and occasionally the Big Ten Network or ESPN2 will show them.
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    NCAA College Gymnastics Schedule (College Gym Talk)

    Yes, I’ve heard her do a couple of meets and think she does a great job.
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    NCAA College Gymnastics Schedule (College Gym Talk)

    My daughter and I watched that last night. We’ve always enjoyed Michigan, but MSU was *really* fun to watch. The commentary, was excellent, too. I wish the Big 10 Network televised more meets.
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    NCAA College Gymnastics Schedule (College Gym Talk)

    I can’t find the video from last night’s meet online yet, but Helen Hu’s beam is my absolute favorite in the NCAA right now.
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    Parents Age/Level and Path they took to get there

    My daughter just turned 16 and is a sophomore. She’s an Xcel diamond. Kindergarten- Kindy class Grade 1&2- two levels of preteam Grade 3- bronze Grade 4- silver Grades 5&6- gold Grades 7&8- platinum Grades 9-10 - diamond She’s cut back on days to do school sports so I’m not sure if she’ll...
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