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    Women Decisions

    We do some of this. Buddy program is with the whole team. My L9 has a bronze buddy. We also do events with optionals and platinum/ diamond together.
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    Parents Importance of gym having higher level gymnasts

    There are many posts on this topic so you are better off searching. Short answer is L10 by 9th grade. But girls who have just 2-3 years at L10 still get spots in college.
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    Parents Wants to quit, no coaching

    Sorry it's been so hard. Here are a few ideas: golf- gymnasts are really good; swimming, diving, pole vault, rowing, rock climbing.
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    Parents Coaching at the lower levels to produce future level 10s

    When my daughter started in L2, we had an ex-Olympian coach who was a stickler for form. All the levels had the same drills and basics and they spent a lot of time correcting round offs at the upper levels. She was lucky to start with that program and get the basics right from the beginning...
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    Parents First post ever..please be kind. Crying after a bad performance?

    She's young. My daughter got way more upset in L2 and 3 about bad performances than she does now. I think it's a good sign that she cares, but also a great opportunity to talk about how it's just one day in her journey. And discuss how she can cheer for others, look for one thing she's proud of...
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    Parents Intentional placement at lower level?

    My daughter did L2 at 8, had a straight arm kip by the beginning of L3 and she still did every... single... level...2-8 and is now L9. It felt slow and methodical - but the focus on form and basics has proved to be a huge contributor to being successful in upper levels. The skills come quickly...
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    Women Switching Gyms

    That sounds miserable!! A huge part of why my daughter loves gymnastics is the fun and comraderie they have at practice. All kinds of cheering for new skills etc. I can't imagine not being allowed to talk or get excited. The coaches dislike the crying, for sure, but understand it happens once in...
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    Women Age Divisons

    I'm confused? Are you in the US? Most competitions don't have age groups by a whole year. It's done differently every meet.
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    Women Collecting data on training hours for various levels

    L6- 16 L7-10 20-23
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    Women Empty Slots for Level 10 Nationals

    I had no idea until this year that R2 had such small numbers. I guess it benefits our gymnasts, but I suppose it's frustrating for other regions.
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    Parents DP Regionals

    State teams for level 8 are decided at the state meet. In Region 2, it's the top 8 out of the entire level. So only 8 girls go out of about 100. They compete at regionals in a completely different session as the rest of regionals- it's more of a fun meet. But those 8 girls will still compete for...
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    Parents Meet fee evenly split across all levels-typical?

    We assess meet fees by level and coaching travel costs for away meets that just certain groups attend... but we do spread some coach meet pay and travel across the whole team (separate for DP and xcel). With only a few L10s, it's not fair for them to shoulder the cost of their post season meets...
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    Coaches Gymnast Win

    Our coaches never discuss placing. They do all their congrats and high fives over skills and solid routines. Sometimes, the gym will post the top 3 finishers in each level.
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    Parents Changing a club? Advices Needed

    When my daughter was level 4, she wanted to just make it to optionals for one year at L6. Once she got there, she took off and is now L8 and wants to try for college. It's hard to know now what she will want in a few years. If the gym is working, I'd keep her there.
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    Parents Level 6/7 frustrations

    Our gym does L6 and 7 for everyone. It's a great confidence builder. She can do harder skills on other events and get ahead. It will absolutely put her in a better position later on.
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