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    Parents Advice for new (kind of) to gymnastics

    There is good and bad starting with a “good gym” - good is more likely to have a solid foundation, build long term relationships and trust without needing to change gyms later on, and have more opportunities to go to bigger meets and recruitment resources when the time comes; the downside it...
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    Parents Cheap meals for gymnasts

    What stores do you have? Do you have Lido? Aldi? Or Asian stores? Some meat parts are really cheap, pork nape, chicken gizzards, turkey leg/neck, salmon head, large pack of chicken wings, tips of beef. If you don’t have access to a proper kitchen, get an air flyer, a small one costs very little...
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    Parents American Cup

    So fun to watch!
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    Parents Improvement in season

    Mid 37 is very high for xcel bronze, it is meaningless to be higher than that, I would be more concerned about her upgrades throughout the season since she is already doing great with her routines.
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    [Meet] Star Struck Invitational

    Buy the weekend pass, stay at Sheraton, don’t go on the board walk, then you will survive.
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    Parents Level 6 - current gym has no track record of college recruits -NY- not NYC

    I am not impressed by NYC elite…coach does not know how to spot and protect girls properly…Apex is deep in Long Island. It has a solid programs and consistent feeds NCAA. If you are ok with traveling to Long Island, there are another two that are closer, one with harsher coaching but girls who...
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    Parents Level 6 - current gym has no track record of college recruits -NY- not NYC

    Galaxy, paradigm come to mind. Not sure exactly how far from you, but it has to be much closer than driving to NJ.
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    Parents Level 6 - current gym has no track record of college recruits -NY- not NYC

    If you share your approximate location, people may be able to suggest, doesn’t have to be exact, Westchester, Long Island Nassau, Long Island Suffolk, Hudson valley, west NY. If you are 2.5hrs away from NJ, you shouldn’t be too far up, there a plenty of great gyms in these areas.
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    Parents How to?

    AAU nationals is right in TN this year and many usag gyms attend during their off season, it is a huge comp but fun at the same time. By “seen”, if you are talking about instangram, then nah, they don’t get much out of it beyond a few free Leos. Their profiles don’t matter until they are high...
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    Parents DP to XCEL

    6 hours is very little time, even for her age. At 6/7, she shouldn’t have more homework than a worksheet/subject a day + reading. If it is more, talk to the teacher. If she struggles with her homework, get help for her homework, don’t try to do it yourself. Mathasium is a great afterschool...
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    Parents college dreams

    I think you are at a pretty solid gym. Going to an “NCAA feeder” gym almost always equals to more hours, more chances of needing home school, more chances of burn out and more chances of getting injured. I literally just had a discussion with a friend whose daughter is in a “best” gym - what you...
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    Women Bronze vault has turned into a roll

    She was apparently solid before. Why wasn’t she moved up then? Only speaking from personal experience - when my daughter was a 2nd year bronze, she all of a sudden started falling out of her bhc, it turned out to be her power had “outgrown” the skill but her little brain couldn’t fully control...
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    Women Bronze vault has turned into a roll

    Why is she on bronze for 3 years? Maybe she is ready to move up.
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    Parents Petitioning to level 6?

    your coach will just need to email the videos of her L6 skills. I am pretty sure skills will suffice not the full routines…but it also depend on how connected your coach is…
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    Parents Did I ruin my daughters opportunity at a good gym?

    Now knowing OP posted both posts, the timeline makes more sense. Having <3 kids join independent class is an exception not a norm and probably there is more to each case (ie my 4 yo was put in rec with 6-9 group because her group didn’t get enough sign ups and the gym didnt want to spend $ on...
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