Lots of State Meets going on right now... talk about them here!
This thread is for ALL... MAG... WAG... Developmental (DP)... Xcel... etc.
Tell us about you or your athlete at the State Meet.
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New for 2024 is the concept of "Meet Threads" here at ChalkBucket.
These threads will be in a specific forum that will allow you to add meets / invitationals to talk about. You can find the forum at the following link...
Would an area with a discussion thread about each of the major gymnastics invitationals be interesting to anyone? Maybe a link to the meet and some information as well?
We are hosting our first meet. Looking for ideas for our gym to stand out. Should we do superlatives, like a prize for the gym thats traveled the furthest. Dont have any other ideas lol
I want to stand out, I want the gyms to want to come back to us, I want the community to come see us etc
Any...
So I don't train on Wednesdays but the mock meet is on Wendesday and the HC was saying because you don't pay for Wendesdays you can't train on Wednesdays. HOW AM I GOING TO GET OVER MY NERVES FOR COMP IF I CAN'T GO TO THE MOCK MEET??????? HELP PLSSSS
What were some meet gifts you or your gymnasts liked? disliked?
We are hosting a meet for the first time and I am the gym mom. I want to make sure this meet runs smoothly and also that we can host one again after. Any advice or suggestions is appreciated.
We are hosting our first meet. Does anyone have advice on it? What we need? Anything that adds a nice touch?
Really any advice or suggestions?
Is there a template you used to stay organized? I want to make sure we stay focused and on track with planning. I know asking parents to volunteer to...
The night before an early morning session, what should I eat? Ik the basics, protein, carbs, calcium, veggies, etc. but I’m looking for actual meal ideas, and something for lunch for an 5 or 6 pm session, because i have a few of those. TIA!
What can I do to prepare for one? What tips do you have if driving? What about if we‘re flying? Minimize hair/ makeup stress? I don’t havpe super long hair but used to get super frustrated when it would slick back or look good. What about day before prep? Day of schedule? I haven’t competed in...
I feel like with the USAG season changing to just having one giant Level 3-10 state meet in the spring this year that we will have some interesting turnout situations arise. All the top gymnasts in SoCal usually compete 4 or 5 states in the fall and then jump to Level 6 or 7 in the spring. If...
My daughter wants a bob haircut which I think will be cute and easy to maintain. If your gymnast has a bob could you show their meet hairdo? My partner thinks it will be a problem for meets, and I want to show that it's possible to do a cute meet hairdo with short hair.
Also open to being told...
We left our old gym a few months ago and things got very messy, lots of hurt feelings all around. I now have the Fall competition schedule for our new gym and would love to be able to know if the old gym will be at any of the same meets. I just want our family to be able to mentally prepare for...
After reading threads on this board for a while, I've realizes this varies vary widely by gym, organization (USAG, AAU, NGA, etc) and level. Curious how many your gymnast does?
I'll start - my daughter, last year at Gold/Level 4 (she competed a couple meets for score out at 4, the rest as...
So I have a meet in an hour so this is kinda last minute but my wrist and arm hurts and I've been sick for the past week and I have a sore throat, I'm feeling tired but I want to compete state do you guys have any tips
I was scrolling and reading some supper old threads (2007 ish) and i saw a post like this in the coaches forum. i though it would be fun to start up again here. I have a funny story. I was competing copper 1 in USAIGC which is basically like level 2/3 and excel bronze. it was my first ever meet...
My daughter is a first year level 10. The bars have been a struggle for a variety of reasons. She lost her bars coach in January, and it has been very difficult to get consistent bars coach the remainder of the season. She is very stressed about the state meet. Her other three events have...