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My girl is just 5 and have normal complexion (maybe a bit taller for her age) and maybe more on a muscular side (not thin). For some reason she is outgrowing her size Child M Leos. Maybe her torso is a bit longer, i dont know. But she really needs some Large leotards now. We cannot afford $37...

My daughter is 12, just started at a new gym and she was working out with the level 7's for the last three months. She has a weakness on bars, she never uptrained giants on strap bar before at her former gym. Everyone on her team has giants, even the level 5 and 6 kids have them on the strap bar...

Do you take your child to a regular pediatrician or to a pediatrician who specializes in sports medicine? I'm talking about your regular, annual check ups rather than seeing a physician for injuries. I realize that the answer will be different for different levels and i'm mostly looking for...

We are meeting with my dd's school next week to see if they might allow dd to leave early 3+ days a week. They do not offer this now, although the school athletic teams do leave for soccer or volleyball, etc. I need advice on what to ask for during this meeting. How much do I share about our...

My youngest is a mummy's girl and we have had tears with one of her sports with regards me leaving her. I think I know most of the triggers, strange places, not sure what she should be doing (umm let her coach tell her), different people, and mostly just wanting me to be there. Most times...

My daughter had a knee sprain, 5 weeks of crutches and 6 weeks of PT. She had an MRI and was found to have a bakers cyst. There is not much to do about it except for ice and motrin. She wears a soft brace and takes motrin before each practice but it kills her. I wonder if she would be better off...

How big is your child's gym ? How many children on the team ? How many in your child's current level ? Our gym is small, but we live in a small city (about 50,000). There is prob 20 girls on the team. In my DDs level I think there is 5 or 6 girls.

Hey all! I posted last week about possibly switching Dd to a different gym because she is outgrowing her other one. She is 8-years old, training Level 6 and at a gym that currently has no optionals. Her coach does a lot of uptraining, but I would like to move her to another gym that has a...

Creating a new thread from conversation that began in "Missing School for Training"....very interested to hear what other coaches have to say! Originally Posted by Gymmommy71 There was a post that implied that the identification of natural ability isn't always correct at the really young...

Hello all, I am looking for some advice on helping my dd. She seems to only view her performance in terms of where she stands at the end of the meet. We have told her repeatedly that is doesn't matter what place she gets as long as she tries her best. We encourage her to have fun and not...

Okay so my daughter is in pre-team and there is this one rotten little girl who really likes to interfere with my daughter. My daughter is one of the better ones in class, her coaches often have her show the other girls how to do things correctly and this one little girl is always getting behind...

I am relatively new to CB, and have found the posts have been so helpful! I have an 8yo DD who has been involved in the sport for over 4 years. She goes to a mostly rec gym which competes L1-L4 in a state-sanctioned program and L5-prep op in AAU. She has what I estimate as average natural talent...

My son is desperate to join the team at his gym. However each gym seems to have different ages for kids to join teams, some 4 and some 6. Does it matter how old they are to start team training? He is coming 5 but has been able to do everything in his class for a while and I don't want him to get...

Title pretty much sums up how I am feeling. DD is L7 training L8 and just turned 12. She is in honors classes in MS and the homework is adding up. She is training 16 hours per week and seems exhausted. She has Elite dreams (i haven't crushed those yet) and eat, sleeps, breaths chalk. She is...

Hey there! So I am 17 years old and going on 18 but my coach treats me like her 4 years old gymnasts and I hate it! I do work really hard in the gym to try to be the best I can but sometimes, my body can't handle one move or something. I'm able to know that, I mean I listen to my body. But my...

My dd struggles with confidence and frequently thinks she "will never get it" - whatever the "it" skill is that month. I will admit it does seem to take her longer to get new skills than other girls in her group - it always has. I made the comment "I know you will get it, I believe in you" and...

I've been trying to learn the UK system the last few months. I think I finally got half of it. I have a few questions in my little head still though... After understanding it a bit more and our own experience, it doesn't seem like the system is very open to those older than seven if the child...

Finished up our first year competing at level 4. Wow it sure was exciting with all the ups and downs of placing and not placing. We bought our daughter a medal holder at one of the meets and it's pretty full :) which is a great thing. So that had me thinking long term. How do parents of...

My DD and I were flying to a meet. Prior to leaving I quickly searched for a gymnastics biography for my DD to read on the plane. I found Chalked Up - My Life in Elite Gymnastics. It is a gymnastics biography - so I didn't even think that it would possibly not be appropriate so I downloaded...

So we all go through life and learn by the time we get to adulthood that not everyone is going to like you. Sometimes for no apparent reason there is a person who just loathes your existence on the planet and you have to learn to deal with it. Problem being my daughter isn't an adult. She just...