This may be all jumbled and long b/c I am still upset, but hopefully it will make sense, b/c I am really not sure what to do.
I have two girls who are on team. ODD (10) is xcel silver, and YDD (7 - 8 in two weeks, so tech 8)) is xcel bronze. ODD LOVES, LOVES, LOVES our gym, and the coaches love...
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Slightly off topic..............................................
Has anyone got any great ideas for presents for coaches - both male and female? I find female coaches easier to buy for to say thank you! Flowers, chocolates, Champagne - scarves, jewellery etc - Male coaches not so easy...
We just had our first compulsory meet of the season last weekend. The girls did really well, I was actually pretty impressed! A couple falls, esp beam...but otherwise pretty good. Anyway, my main question is concerning one of our level 3s.
She's 8 years old. She got a 36.0 AA at her first meet...
just curious how other coaches manage their time with family? I have 4 children - 3 boys that are not in gymnastics and 1 girl in gymnastics. I'd love to be in the gym more, but I just can't commit to 5 or 6 nights in the gym when my kids are in school all day - I feel like I rarely see my boys...
My daughter is only in rec classes so far, but she LOVES her coaches (and so do we--they're fantastic). I would like to get them something for Christmas, but I'm not sure if that's a thing people do. This is our first year in gymnastics, so I have no idea what the norms are.
Do you get your...
Someone posted that they've been teaching cast handstand to back hip circle then cast handstand to clearhip and that it was magical. Think it's worth trying?
Just out of curiosity & to compare to our own program...what kind of requirements do you have for a child to be on pre-team? Are there any skills that they HAVE to have to be in the group? We have a Jr. pre-team (ages 5-6) and then a regular pre-team (ages 7-10). Right now we have 7 Jr's and 16...