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    Parents Struggling to make a good gym transfer decision

    Ok so it sounds like you are at a gym that is pretty atypical and you’re probably making the right choice to move. Just the idea that enough kids are taking two rec classes and then would want a private, to the extent that they actually have a policy to waive the private fee, is weird. As...
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    Parents Struggling to make a good gym transfer decision

    Ok. I’m still a little confused. She was 6 and in a rec class and couldn’t get her pullover so she did privates? I don’t understand why it was such a concern for a child in a rec program to get the pullover sooner or easier or whatever. Was this the gym’s suggestion? I’m not sure I could get...
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    Parents Struggling to make a good gym transfer decision

    As others have said, your post has a lot in it and it’s a little difficult to figure out what all you are asking. Maybe you just have a lot on your mind with choosing a gym so your thoughts feel as jumbled as your post comes across and a lot of us can relate to that. What I don’t hear in your...
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    Off Topic Introductions Thread (2025 Version)

    I’m just seeing this post so I suppose I’ll join in. I am a mom of 4 young girls. The oldest is 7 (almost 8) and getting ready to compete level 3 or 4 this next season. I’m thinking 3 but 4 isn’t totally ruled out yet. We got into gymnastics as a way to get out of the house when she was a...
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    Parents Gymnastics Leo’s for sensitive skin

    Oh man. I have been in your shoes. My daughter has sensitive skin and is VERY particular about how clothes feel. I would definitely go with GymGear. My daughter basically lives in it. She also likes SylviaP but they have a second layer in the front so she won’t wear them in the summer.
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    Parents Help healing rips

    Thank you all for the advice! I diligently kept it moist with just some polysporin (because I had it on hand) and it looked much better after 48 hours when she went back to the gym. Her coach made her a tape grip and she said it didn’t bother her at all. Now, she’s getting 3 days to heal before...
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    Parents Help healing rips

    Thank you for the advice! She’s working on a consistent kip so she can compete level 4 this coming season. It’s the only thing holding her back and that is where she is getting rips. I wasn’t at practice but the coach said she was trying so hard and so many times on the kip and that’s when she...
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    Parents Help healing rips

    Hey, parents. My 7 year old has suddenly started getting nasty rips. She hasn’t had any in probably a year or more and now she’s had 2 bad ones in the last couple weeks. I can see on her palms where she is about to get another couple too. How can I help her hands? Is there a way to help these...
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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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