I'll never forget, at the first meet I ever attended, before my child was even competing, I saw a man walk up and lean over the barrier to yell "point your toes" to a girl competing on the beam. Even as a parent of a preschooler on preteam I knew that was bad form!
I enjoyed the article! If I were to add anything it would be to inform new competitive gymnastics parents that they should set up a meeting place with their child or tell their child to stay where they are after awards because they may not have any real supervision at that point.
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"Never talk about another gymnast or team while you are sitting in the stands."
The 2 exceptions I can think of are,
1 - if a gymnast gets injured, it is ok to express concern for him/her.
2 - If you are expressing positive comments/compliments.