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  1. Lynn08

    Coaches Gold tumbling passes

    Front handspring step out round-off could work if she can do that!
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    Women Which event are you always mentally prepared for, and which one completely ruins your mood when your coach suddenly switches to it?

    I was always ready for Bars and Vault. Beam was my panic event always.
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    Parents Wants to quit, no coaching

    Swimming, diving, figure skating, and circus arts are all great for gymnasts. I also really enjoyed weightlifting after I quit gymnastics. I would imagine a gymnast would be pretty great at wrestling too. Rock climbing is fun, and uses a lot of the grip strength and flexibility from gymnastics...
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    Parents Grips Level 5

    I once knew a gymnast who made it through level 8 without needing grips. It was when she got to level 9 and needed releases and transitions that were more dangerous that she finally decided to get grips. So, it is definitely possible to not necessarily need to use grips until the really high...
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    Gymnasts Front Walkover Hip Pain

    We can't technically provide medical advice, BUT, get it checked out if it keeps happening. I pulled something in my hip doing a backbend 3 years ago. It still hasn't healed. No doctor can tell me what's wrong with it because it's not worth it time-wise for my family for me to go get an MRI...
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    Coaches Skipping levels in Xcel

    I believe Gold is the first required level. You would have to at least score out of Gold before moving to Platinum.
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    Women Competition makeup?

    I usually only wore mascara. Nothing more. If I had a really bad pimple maybe a bit of concealer.
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    Coaches spotting specific lifts

    I would imagine front squats would be good as would deadlifts.
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    Parents Natural Deodorant for practice

    I like Native. What scent are you using? That could be the issue. Are you sure she is putting on enough? She may need to reapply right before practice. I wear Native but reapply before doing anything where I'm going to be sweating a ton.
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    Gymnasts Wristband color preferences

    I always had purple. It was my favorite color. I also had a pair of black wristbands as backups and for competitions. Same brand, thickness, everything. Just different color.
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    Women Wristband Sliding

    Can you prewrap and tape your wrists before practice so that all you have to do when it comes to bars is put on the wristbands and grips? Otherwise I would make sure you are taking good care of the skin on your wrists and filing down any calluses. Additionally, could you tape the wristbands in...
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    Parents 3/4 sleeve practice leo?

    I had a couple GK stock leos that were 3/4 sleeve. I liked them and would wear them the week before a competition.
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    Parents Help healing rips

    Tape grips can help before they get grips, but I would talk to her coaches and see if they think that's a good idea. Otherwise I would say Vaseline/Aquaphor or Rip Fix or anything else you can find for fixing rips that works well for her - might take some experimentation, in fingerless gloves or...
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    Women Hezly Rivera Perfomance

    She did look like she was having a lot of fun on floor. But yea, everything else looked really rough. I hope she's doing better by nationals.
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    Parents Relocating to northwest Chicago.

    I've got experience with a couple gyms in the area: (Used to be FLIPS but is now) Lake Forest Gymnastics Academy: Owned by the same people as Libertyville Gymnastics Academy. I had a really abusive coach that I didn't realize was abusive until after I had transferred gyms - this was my first...
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