Hi all! We're wrapping up our first competitive season and looking for wisdom on how to handle the upcoming team shuffles.
My daughter really loves her teammates, but I just met with her coaches and they are moving her from Silver to Gold. This is unexpected for us as she joined the team late...
Is it possible to change gyms right before meet season? Will the new gym suggest gymnast simply train and sit this meet season out or can the gymnast compete given that choreography, etc is from the previous gym? How does this work?
I feel like I am the opposite of a CGM. I am struggling to muster enthusiasm for meet season. This is dd's 6th season and I'm just... over it I guess? I love my dd and I'm so proud of her and all she's accomplished. But there are times, especially recently, when I wish she would move on and...
Can anyone tell me whether Xcel follows the JO compulsory calendar for competition in Alabama (starting in August)? Or what the Xcel season is like here? My daughter is currently preteam in a JO-only gym that starts competing at level 3, and I think Xcel may be a better match for our family in...
Woohoo! After a CRAZY first year of team and gym in general I'm proud to say we're done!
L7 State was a blast, DD (12) had so much fun.. Came in 1st on floor and beam, 2nd on vault and 3rd on Bars and 2nd overall. Super proud!
She will be switching to the L8 group starting on tomorrow. We're...
DD Has about 1 more meet until state, so far she has done great!
She has gotten 1st AA On 2/5 meets so far. I'm very proud of how far she has gotten!
How have your DD's done so far this meet season?
My 8 year old daughter has developed her 2nd mental block with her BHS. Her history goes back to getting it 3 years ago this month. She was doing Rec classes at a Turner’s program and expressed interest in competing. I was not comfortable with their program and we visited a USAG gym in our...
I feel like it's been forever since my DD has competed, she and I are both so excited that her meet season is about to begin. To be fair, she has done one in-house meet (this was around Thanksgiving) and she also competed at the Peppermint Twist meet (first weekend in December) but this weekend...
Meet scores so far this season (2015-16)! :)
Meet #1 (oct 24)
Note!: This meet did not have places for individual events
VT: 8.900
UB: 9.000
BB: 7.900
FX: 8.600
AA: 34.400-1st place
Meet #2 (dec 13)
VT: 8.850-1st place
UB: 8.525
BB: 9.150-1st place
FX: 8.350
AA: 34.875-2nd place
Meet #3...
Whenever DD (7.5) has a sleepover she seems exhausted for the next day at least. She has just been invited for a sleepover this Friday. On Sat she has both 3 hour gym practice plus a rare private with her coach -so I'm leaning towards saying no for the sleepover. Her first meet is next Sat...
I love my gymnasts. I love to watch them during the summer workouts (when I can make it). I love to watch them goof around at home. I am so proud of them.
Why is it, then, that I am dreading meet season? I don't like that I feel negative about another child (why did they get that score, my...
I have to admit that I'm a little nervous for the start of spring season. My daughter has been having a blast working Level 5 (and even some Level 6) skills. With all of this up-training, though, it doesn't seem like the "I'm competing Level 4" mindset is there. I hope she and her team can get...
Hi all, thought I would share a little update. This is not really a brag, but wasn't sure where to put this.
Meet season starts in November, and we're ready! :) Well, I am for sure ready. I always look forward to the season and then once it gets going I always want it to be over. ;)
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wow seems like DD just had her L5 states and already her new season is getting ready to start. DD finished L5 in December. She has her first Xcel Gold meet next Saturday. She loves her new beam routine and she loves her floor music & started learning her routine yesterday. She loves it so far...
I have a question...
The parents at my gym refuse to do just about anything during meet season - they can't do fundraising during meet season, they can't attend a parent meeting during meet season - the list is endless.
I understand that weekends are busy during meet season and although my...
I have couple of different questions for the group.
1. When does your season start and end? We begin Nov and end with States in April.
2. How many meets do you have on your schedule? This year we have 7-8 counting states. I wish we had more is this an average number?
3. How many count...
Just wanted to give everyone an update on Dani. She has finished 3 meets and every meet her AA score goes up by 1 whole point or more :) (1st meet 31.50, 2nd meet 32.80 an 3rd 33.75) :D. So, she is on a nice steady roll and will hopefully "peak" at championships in May. The girls started...
You get the meet times for a meet! Just found out when Beth competes at the Chicago Style meet--first thing Saturday morning--blech! She likes morning meets though as she gets done and doesn't worry all day. And at least she isn't competing Friday, so we can fly in on Friday (and she only...