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    Women Front hip circle help

    I’m just a parent but I also think she is wrapping around the bar too early. My daughter just went through this learning process too and it has definitely been a challenge. Everyone says it takes a combination of strength, coordination and timing. Most recently, my daughter was struggling to do...
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    Parents Multiple repeat level 3s who train 16 hours per week

    I generally agree with you but I think it’s more concerning when a significant portion of the level 3s have to repeat and have been training 16 hours for the last year.
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    Parents Multiple repeat level 3s who train 16 hours per week

    We had a very similar experience in a lot of ways at our first gym and I completely agree with your take on this. In our case, my daughter had just finished a level 2 season. I had had some concerns about the gym structure and coaching but didn’t know any better as it was our first gymnastics...
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    Parents Grips while learning kip

    They got them in October. I didn’t realize everyone was getting them because we missed the time when the coaches sized the girls for them and I thought her group wouldn’t need them yet. I was surprised when the grips order came in and everyone else got them. That prompted a discussion with her...
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    Parents Grips while learning kip

    It’s nice to see so many still saying Kip before grips since that is the direction we have gone. Hopefully, she doesn’t have a hard time relearning after she does get them. I do wonder why we are seeing so many gymnasts getting them before kips though. As I mentioned before, there’s no way we...
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    Parents Grips while learning kip

    We have only ever been a part of two gyms but both seem to put the girls in grips before kips. That’s kind of what prompted my question. I feel like we are seeing a lot of lower level girls with grips from other gyms at competitions too but I also have heard multiple coaches and athletes say...
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    Parents Grips while learning kip

    Did you think that was the question I was asking? Did you read the whole thread before you responded?
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    Parents Grips while learning kip

    I like your point about small hands. It seems like we are seeing more and more girls using grips earlier in competitions even though so many on here say to wait. In the fall, when a lot of the girls at our gym were getting their grips, I talked to her coach about this. It seems like the gym just...
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    Parents Grips while learning kip

    I’m not planning to say anything. Just curious to see responses and if people think they generally are helpful or harmful before girls get their kip. I have another daughter coming up through the pre-team too so will have to go through this decision again. My older daughter is so close on her...
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    Parents Grips while learning kip

    For those with more experience, what are your thoughts on getting grips before or after girls get their kip? Last fall, my daughter’s training group were told they could get grips and my daughter chose not to. She was barely 7 and has small hands. She only competed level 2 so really didn’t need...
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    Men Moved to Regional (Canada) - practice during school hours

    I have a 7 year old girl and we live in a big metro area in Canada. Day training is absolutely the norm here for the girls. I was surprised when we first entered the competitive gymnastics world that it happens so early but I now know that every gym I know in our area has the girls come early...
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    Parents Advice for 5 Year Old

    I basically agree with everyone saying to ask the coaches more directly what she needs to be able to join preteam. In my experience, the skills were not the determining factor for kids to join preteam. It seems to mostly be about potential and coach-ability. Two of my kids have been invited to...
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    Coaches Quatro leotards

    I’m not a coach but saw this post pop up. I’m a parent in Canada. We have Quatro for our competition suits. They are beautiful suits and seem to be good quality. I wash my daughter’s in our washer on delicate and haven’t had any issues. We have around 150 athletes using them in our gym and...
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    Parents Commonly skipped levels

    I’m in Canada so our seasons are a little different, I think. We don’t have a fall season. Our provincial championships are in April and our gym registers for a later competition in May. Girls who are skipping will finish championships at their current level, compete the next level at the meet...
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    Parents Commonly skipped levels

    Well, as our competition season wraps up and up training increases, the talk about levels for next year also increases. It got me curious, for those who have been at this gym parenting thing for awhile, what are the levels you see girls skipping most often? I have a couple daughters in...
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