Parents Clothespin Trend

[SupportingHerDreams]

What do you all think of this trend that seems to be coming over to the Competitive Gymnastics world from the Competitive Cheer world?

My daughter got her first pin this past weekend at a meet and we loved it. It seems like a fun way to build comradere and just have fun supporting others.

 

[JBS]

No idea what it is or how it works... haven't even seen one yet.

Tell us about it?

 

[SupportingHerDreams]

No idea what it is or how it works... haven't even seen one yet.

Tell us about it?

Here is an Instagram post:

Basically your gymnasts decorate wooden clothespins, usually using encouraging phrases (the one my daughter got simply said: “stick it!”), then they quietly clip the clothespins to a competitors backpack without the competitor seeing. So it turns out to be a little anonymous encouragement.

 

[MaggieMena]

What do you all think of this trend that seems to be coming over to the Competitive Gymnastics world from the Competitive Cheer world?

My daughter got her first pin this past weekend at a meet and we loved it. It seems like a fun way to build comradere and just have fun supporting others.

Congrats!

 

[SupportingHerDreams]

I guess the Instagram post didn't show up. Sorry.

Here's a blog explaining the activity at cheer comps:

What’s the deal with Pinning at Cheer Competitions? - The Cheer Mom Blog

What's with the pinning at cheer competitions? Learn what it is, why it’s popular, and how to display your pins. Get all the how-to's on The Cheer Mom Blog.

thecheermomblog.com

 

[JBS]

I don’t want to be a buzzkill… but I don’t see myself pushing our team to do this. You never know though… I’m a guy coach… so I get overruled quite a bit.

 

[SupportingHerDreams]

I don’t want to be a buzzkill… but I don’t see myself pushing our team to do this. You never know though… I’m a guy coach… so I get overruled quite a bit.

I totally get it, honestly my daughter's coach will probably feel the same way. That's why I asked in here... I was cureious to hear other oppinions and thoughts.

Is there something that you don't like about it? Or just not your thing?

 

[NutterButter]

This is similar to girl scout friendship trading pins or baseball team trading pins (although there are usually organized times for trading these pins instead of randomly being pinned).

 

[txgymfan]

My hesitation is that I would not want anyone getting close enough to an athlete or any child and being covert, even for a good reason. If someone I’d close enough to clip on a pin without someone knowing then they are close enough to steal or put something in a water bottle. I know it’s innocent and fun but I don’t like the sneaky aspect to it for any age.

 

[JBS]

Is there something that you don't like about it? Or just not your thing?

Not really... I think it's just not my thing. I don't think I would have a problem if they wanted to do it... I just wouldn't be the one bringing it up as something I wanted to do. I'm more of a "let's go to the go-kart track and then get chicken wings as a team".

We do other things... like stickers... we are a super sticker team. They earn stickers sometimes during workout and they put them on their water bottles. We also have them bring stickers home for wherever they travel too... we stick those all over the spotting deck and bar uprights.

 

[Coach Kate]

My hesitation is that I would not want anyone getting close enough to an athlete or any child and being covert, even for a good reason. If someone I’d close enough to clip on a pin without someone knowing then they are close enough to steal or put something in a water bottle. I know it’s innocent and fun but I don’t like the sneaky aspect to it for any age.

This is a fair point.