Parents Sweaty palms and not allowed chalk?

[iwannacoach]

the owner was a clean freak and thought the chalk was "too messy' ...uh you own a gym fella

Now that's gotta look like $$$$$ to a lawyer in an injury lawsuit.

 

[still hanging]

Past coach tried that crap....girls chatting too much....or too dependent on caulk. As I stated PAST coach.

 

[mommyof1]

My 7-year-old will not even climb the rope without chalk.

 

[NoDramaMama]

We had an issue at our gym with girls chatting around the chalk bowl. However, after a few rope climbs for talking, it has significantly declined. It's amazing what a little discipline can do. Using chalk is a safety issue to me, so I can't imagine not allowing it.

 

[Gymsanity]

I know I don't want to be the guy going to court trying to explain why I wouldn't let the poor little dead gymnast use chalk on bars!! ;0 Also, if my older girls see a younger girl not using chalk (because sweaty hands strip the bars of chalk), they would take care of that in a heartbeat! Some crazy folks out there for sure......... Good luck (and I do mean 'good luck'. She'll need it with no chalk on bars!)

 

[munchkin3]

You can always buy your own, and she can keep in in her grip bag....but that might set a weird precedent in the gym.

 

[Amusibus]

Not sure when chalk was introduced but Pea always uses it on bars. I know that not chalk, but the chalk bucket has become an issue...too much chatting not enough work...not that I can sympathize

Yes, of course they socialize at the chalk bucket. Socializing is GOOD. Everything within reason, of course. That's what it's for, right? Thus, the name of this site!

 

[shelovestoflip]

My daughter bathes in chalk, I'm sure! When I pick her up, it's all over her legs etc! They obsessively chalk up btwn turns. I'd say find a new gym if they dont' let anyone use chalk!!

 

[Deleted member D3987]

Recently my 7 y/o daughter's level 3 bar coach began telling the girls they are not allowed to use chalk on bars - whether at practice OR competition (they also are not allowed grips) -- this has become an issue because she gets sweaty palms (especially at meets, and has missed a skill because her hands slipped. I saw her frantically trying to dry her hands off on her competition leo seconds before her turn at a meet last weekend. Her coach is not big on explaining things - to the kids or the parents - but am I missing something?? Is there an issue with using chalk that I am unaware of? I don't want to rock the boat with him - but this is a problem.

there is not an issue with the chalk. THERE IS an issue with stoooooooooooopid coach.

 

[Deleted member D3987]

One time at a meet , the host gym did not allow chalk....we never returned to that meet

stooooooooooooooopid host gym if that was for bars.

 

[Deleted member 14190]

stooooooooooooooopid host gym if that was for bars.

Yes I believe that would fall under a safety violation for the host.

 

[bookworm]

stooooooooooooooopid host gym if that was for bars.

It was for ALL events ...."no chalk allowed in this gym"

 

[bookworm]

It was for ALL events ...."no chalk allowed in this gym"

And the kicker was that no one was informed of this gym's policy until we arrived at the meet....never would have signed up for it in the first place had we known...

 

[JBS]

We just purchased the new AAI chalk free rails.

They seem like they will last forever...cause no one ever touches them!

 

[Deleted member D3987]

We just purchased the new AAI chalk free rails.

They seem like they will last forever...cause no one ever touches them!

bahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

 

[Deleted member D3987]

It was for ALL events ...."no chalk allowed in this gym"

you can't fix stoooooooooooooooopid