quitting

Hi Chalk Bucket Parents, Well, after almost 9 years, my DD has decided to quit gymnastic to persue other things. Even so, I will always have gymnastics in my heart, and so will she. I videotaped her on bars and beam during her last week, so please enjoy. Please note that she just suffered a...

I'm an adult gymnast (almost 20) and I just started taking classes back in June 2010. I was a dancer before this for about 14 years, so I picked up a lot of skills fairly easily. I almost had my front tuck on floor, and then at the end of August 2010 I was working on them on tumble track and I...

I know it looks like some weird, I'm 15 and thinking about quiting gymnastics but I'm really been thinking about that lately and most before having confirmed that i won't make it to London next year. For who don't know I'm a Rhythmic gymnast and I compete in Elite level. I've been doing...

I dont know if I should quit gymnastics or not. I dont know how to tell?

My elderly neighbor recently made the too-typical comment that she reads the obituaries to check up on her friends. Several recent Chalk Bucket threads made me think that gallows humor might seem an appropriate respite in gymnastics, too, as we watch so many of those super-talented kids leave...

My daughter has been doing gymnastic since she is 3 years old. Now she is 13 and wants to quit. First since she is in level 8 she has been dealing with fears up and down, sometimes she gets quick out of the gym because she does not want to work on her skills. She is really good, especially at...

well recently (ok basically since i started wheni was 8(iam now 14)) i have been bullied by this one girl. Recently it has been bothering more andmore andher comments to me keep getting worse! I amreally quiet at practice and just work hard toget my skills becausei am nowa level 7 the skills...

I never thought that I would have to entertain the possibility, but my daughter told me that she wanted to quit gymnastics. This was a few weeks ago and since then her coach has convinced her to finish this season, which would be her first level 10 season at the age of 14. But in spite of this...

I'm a new member to this forum. I've been a gymnast since 1974. During recess one day a couple of girls ran out to the field and did what looked like a million back handsprings. I was amazed and hooked. I started gymnastics the next day and never regretted it. Gymnastics is the most amazing...

Hi, Well it has been a bit of an upheaval with a new coach with a new approach (HA that rhymed! win!) and the club has put out an expression of interest for a selective rec class with level 4 minimum standard and must be ex - competitive. The question is do i take this class. At the moment it is...

My DD who's 6 y.o. says she wants to quit gymnastics. Why? The coaches are mean and she doesn't like sweating. I don't think the coaches are really mean, more like tough., and the sweating part.. well I don't know anyone who really likes sweating. I think the real problem is up until now...

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Okay, I'm majorly distressed here. My DD (level 8 age 10) has always been a devout gymnast--aggressive and committed. Usually gets 36s at meets and was usually the first in her group to obtain a new skill. Anyway, we moved to a new town several months ago and joined the only gym in the area...

Hi All, I have written about my dd's before, but I am feeling a lot of heartache today. My youngest DD, who has been doing this sport for 8 years, is really struggeling. Earlier this month, everyone in her class moved up except for her. They had only been in her class for months, while she...

Well,after a year of injuries dd lost her desire for gymnastics. It took about 5 month with this last injury for her to recover and be pain free. Very frustrating especially since she had so much upgrades in her skills. She did accomplish a lot in only 6 years of gymnastics and she looks at this...

I am thinking of quitting gymnastics. Right now, I am an AAU Prep Op gymnast. I just got my front tuck off beam, and I'm working on my fly-away on bars and my roundoff back tuck on floor. I am constantly injuring myself, like I pulled both of my hip muscles and hyperextended both of my knees @...

I am worried because a lot of my dd's teammates have quit in the last month or so. These girls are her friends, so it is hard for her to see them go. Her closest friend just announced she was quitting last week. My dd still doen't know. My own dd sometimes talks about quitting, but I...

Is my daughter ready to quit? Is she just mad, is this a little bump that she should be pushed through, or is it time to move on? She is almost 10-years-old. She just finished her level 6 season in November. At the end of the season she was very happy. The following month she spent enjoying...

DD has had two bad level 6 meets in a row. After today's meet which she didn't finish she says she is quitting. Last meet was travel meet right after our vacation so she had only practiced once and made two critical mistakes - on beam she touched the beam after saluting and then withdrew her...

I have been having a really discouraging past 3 months in gymnastics. I fell on a ROBHS and haven't done one without a spot since. I still had my standing bhs, but now that's gone too, I guess I just lost the feeling. I had a really good bar routine but now I lost the single leg shoot through (...