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It just might kill me... At my gym if your 15 your allowed to work so when my coach asked me Sunday if I could work camp all week this week I said sure of course ( who doesn't like a little extra money) BUT the kids are nuts! And not just a little like full blown crazy! It's only been 3 days...

My daughter started in a preschool class in september and tonight moved up for the second time. She is now in a level 2 rec (they call them tornados at her gym) class and already marked of some skills on that progression sheet tonight. We are so proud of her!

I was Googling another topic when I came upon WOGA's page. The page stated that they have 3000 gymnast with 200 competing. That's just 1 out of 15 kids do well enough in gymnastics to compete. You think this is average? Or it's just cause it's WOGA? I think our gym is more 1:4... Or even 1:5...

I currently coach 2 separate rec classes on different days but one of my classes has a problem child in it... The little boy in question refuses to do what he is told is unsafe and mean. E.g yesterday we were on bars and one of the stations was to front support walk along the top of the bar that...

Hi everyone! I'm new to this whole gym mom thing and find the farther my daughter goes the more confussed I get. Dd (4 yo) started at her gym about 5 months ago. Before that she did a couple sessions at our town rec center. Dd really wants to make a team next season, at our gym they only...

My daughter just switched from rec to pre team (Xcel)-same number of hours per week (twice per week for 1.5 hours) and the price jumped up a bit ($30/month). I'm fine with it but it did catch me by surprise and I'm wondering if this is typical and what the reasoning behind it is. Better...

Happy New Year everyone... I'm curious about the move from rec to team. My DD is 7 and started rec gymnastics at the end of August. She started out 1 day per week, and we have since added 2 additional days for a total of 3 hours per week. She has moved up a level since she started (they are...

How much conditioning and shaping would you expect/think Rec kids to do per session? I'm talking kids training just over an hour a week or so. I've coached at a couple of clubs, one where almost no conditioning was done... I would tell the gymnasts to get into a "dish shape" and they'd look at...

I have 2 girls who are in rec gymnastics, ages 3 (Tiny) and turning 5 (Big) in a few weeks. At my gym, there are 2 more advanced rec classes the kids go to from which they select kids who go to pre-team. One class (let's call it Jr.) is for children ages 3 to 5, and another (Mini) is for ages...

A friend of mine might have to go from competitive gymnastics back to rec classes. Has anyone else experienced this or know someone who has? What was it like going from several hours a week to an hour or so once a week? Sent from my iPod touch using ChalkBucket mobile app :)

Just wondering (:

I've posted before about DD really wanting to join the Pre-Team program, but so far she's not been asked. I am fine with waiting and trust the coaches to know what is best for her development. I just feel really frustrated with her rec experience. She goes twice a week, but she's not learning...

I'm just curious and want to hear from others, like what age you or your DD started gymnastics and how long you/they where in rec before you/they went to team? do you or DD miss rec or happy to finally made it. Thanks for sharing.

I have a friend moving to Milwaukee and she has a 2 year old she is looking at getting started in gym. She is looking for something that would be very fun, with a focus on motor skill development. She wants a very structured program. Anyone have any places I can suggest for her? Thanks!

There seems to be an overwhelming tone on ChalkBucket that many girls rec. gymnastics programs are not progressive...they are basically overlooked and so are the children in them. Is this the case at your gym?...or do you have a nice progressive rec. program? Please describe your rec...

Hello, I'm looking for some external data on pricing our team. I have my own calculations based on payroll and overhead per gymnast per hour but I like comparisons. For those gyms with team training 9 hours per week please weigh in. What is your price per hour for a one hour rec kid and what is...

My girls only come to class once a week. A few of them are very talented and have gotten their roundoff back handspring back tucks, side aerials, walkovers on beam, etc. Bars is a different story. It is very hard for me to teach them when I only have a few minutes once a week. I have two in...

I am interested to know the differences between uk rec gym and USA (and other countries) Rec gym. At my dd's gym the rec groups are held by age and gender - 5-8 year old girls (boys separate class) 8+ girls (boys separate class) All rec classes are 1 hour They then put them in smaller...

My dd had to give up her usual rec gym session to take a exam dance class until next year. I had to change her day and due to the gym being busy could only get a session on a Saturday lunch time. I have noticed that this class is being taught by young helper coaches ( who are all lovely) but...

Is it possible for a gymnast in preschool rec class to be overlooked for the pre team? Why are some girls chosen for pre team & others are not. Especially if they seem to be at the same skill level & focus? Our gymis big & has multiple classes & coaches with a 10 (kids) to 1 (coach) ratio for...