Recent content by sara74

OP here again. Thanks for all of the responses everyone! The day the initial comment was made I went home, made sure the kids were occupied and called the coach back and gave her an earful. Interestingly, she works mostly with prep op and preteam/level 3. So she hasn't coached DD in a...

Thanks for the replies, everyone! The awards part - I stressed to DD that (IMO) she's into gymnastics for a lot more than a simple shout out at the annual awards banquet and she agreed. She really truly enjoys it and that's why she goes...well, that and the sparkly leo ;-) And for the...

I'm a long time lurker who needs some words of encouragement. DD is 10, just started training level 5. She's now setting the gymnastics world on fire, but she loves it, loves the gym, looks forward to every practice and if she's happy, then I'm happy. : ) But this week she's not happy...

Can I just say that I don't know you in real life, but I love you? How many times I wish a few parents I know would see this in their own children??? You are wise to nip this in the bud, and I have to say I agree with Bog about telling her you will pull her and then holding to it if she can't...

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Thanks everyone for your replies! No one around here 'speaks gym' so it is just too hard to explain the excitement! DD started the season reasonably well, then the next several meets were big disappointments for her - falls, a confirmed judging error on beam (the judge took the deductions...

I am a frequent lurker, but had to, just had to post this! DD hasn't managed a clean bar routine all year. She's level 4 and hasn't had an easy go of bars this year. Even though she's gotten all the elements at one point or another she hasn't pulled them all together into one routine. It's...

So this kid is 6ish and she's been acting this way for 3 years??? Wow. Just wow. I've seen a kid like this and at 9 the kid is worse, not better.

We have a wedge mat, a flat mat and a floor beam - got all three for $150 from a family in town. The cat sleeps on the folded up wedge mat. The four year old stands the other mat up on its edge and hides behind it. The beam? It's in the basement. No one uses it. And I tripped over it last...

Fantastic! You are right to be proud! She did a great job!

DD (level 4) tripped/stumbled on her vault run today. She didn't fall down entirely, but you could see how thrown she was. She actually did vault on that run, but she looked like a frog while she was doing it. Both knees bent and flopped apart too. When she went back down to get ready for...

Thanks for the replies! The meets are spread from October until states in April. She's so excited to do them all that we just might let her... In cotober there are two but one is just our gym and the local Y - a 'get your feet wet' sort of meet for the first one. Then there are two in...

We just got DDs meet schedule. Our gym is relatively relaxed and I know from last year's experience that they don't expect the girls to compete at every meet. There are 9 meets on the schedule - which DD got to before I did! She thinks 9 meets sounds great! I think it is a bit much. She...

Congrats! My DD fell on her mill circle at her last meet too, but she was so excited to have her first official level 4 practice yesterday! It will be so much fun for your daughter for the next year - just think what she'll be doing a year from now!

DD went to her first state meet tonight. We weed prepared by the coaches not to expect much, they said the judges tend to be harder and we knew the competition would be stiff. I think DD did a great job! She was at vault first and scored an 8.55. Reasonable start. Next was bars, which...