Last year DS broke his pinkie 1.5 weeks before states. They put him in a cast from the tips of his fingers almost to his elbow. This year he hurt his ankle 2 days before state. At first we thought it was tweaked. He said he could compete on it; but just left out bonuses that he thought would...
Our state meet is Saturday, and tomorrow during the last 20 minutes of practice, the team will have a "State" party. Last year I made scrunchies for the team, but this year there are boys.
Trying to come up with an idea for a treat that is is not junk food or candy. It has to be cheap...
Well, we all survived and DD had an awesome meet. There were not many girls in her age group so placings don't mean much but her scores were great and she came home with medals. She had a personal best AA of 37.125 and her whole team did awesome! She hit on all 4 of her events with no falls...
I have a question about how team totals are calculated at a State meet when there is a TIE between gymnasts. In our state for the team it is the top four AA scores, with the top 3 scores per event to create the team total.
It was my understanding that if there was a tie between gymnasts (2...
Got an email from one of my parents last night that her daughter has not been herself for about the past week. She is unable to sleep and is really stressed out about States this weekend. I've noticed a difference in practice too. What can I do to help her?
So as you all know I've been very discouraged with my dd's gymnastics of late because of injuries, recruiting frustrations, and meets scores. But Saturday night everything we've been through, everything she's fought for and worked for, all came to a wonderful and glorious head. She had a solid...
For whatever reason this has felt like the longest season! Glad its over and hopefully on to bigger and better things!
Here in Missouri we had winter storm Virgil visit the day of Alex's State Meet! Thankfully we did drive up (only 2 hours) the night before but St Louis was hit with about a...
It was our state meet this weekend and DD did a fantastic job coming on 3rd AA for her division and 15 out of all of the level 6s. She didn't win any events but came in 3rd on floor with her highest score of the year, 4th on bars with another season high score, 5th on vault with her second...
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Well another season over. After a spinal cord injury last summer and 10 weeks out of the gym Little ONE did great to end the season. Flipped and stood up her vault, beautiful bar routine, great beam and rocking good floor. Second best AA score for the...
My little one has struggled a little bit to put up really high finishes this year. She didn't win a single gold medal all year. In fact, I don't think she cared at all about trying to win. That was fristrating for me. I try to teach my kids that competing to try to win is more important than...
I just wanted to brag about my DD had phenomenal state meet! She took 1st AA with a 38.725, the highest AA score at the Missouri state championship in at least the last three years. We are so proud of her! Bars 9.825, Beam 9.70, Floor 9.600, Vault 9.600.
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Hi, guys. I've missed being around to chat, but I accepted a new position and it's kept me hopping. Tomorrow is my daughter's state champs! I'm excited, as always. To those who continue to grind through the season- well wishes from me to you!
I'm so proud of my little DD! This was her very first state meet and she had a personal best for every event. The competition was tough, and she had three 5th place finishes, one 8th place, and 4th All Around in her age group of 15. Her AA score was 36.75, also a personal best. There were...
Little man was state champ for rings, and placed well in his other events and placed in AA. A very good day for him and his teammates. According to his coach and current schedule, it looks like level 5 is in the cards for next season. Nice to see him getting his own day in the sun since his...
He (now) says that last night his ankle started hurting a little during practice; but not enough to say anything. Then he went outside and played on the playground - I didn't realize that he did this without shoes on. Just before going to bed he mentioned that his foot hurt; but he often...
So proud of dd, she went from an injury to start her season to saving the best meet for last. She was solid last night and in a very tough age group. Level 7 Vault 9.4, Bars 9.225 8th place, Beam 9.225 8th place, Floor 9.325 10th place and an AA of 37.175 9th place. Her team of 5 girls took...
Yesterday, my just turned 7 year old (last week) competed at her first state meet! It was a tough meet in comparison to others we've been to this year. Overall, she did amazing. She placed on 6th on bars, 10th on beam, bronze on floor and 4th all around! Vault was a disaster with her literally...
This was a short season! My dd didn't start competing until February due to injury, and now states are in 10 days. We just received the schedule- 8AM start time (ugh) and she is all by herself again this year. The rest of her team will be competing in the next session after her. My DH can't...