ok, very sticky situation.We have a gymnast (lvl 8) who's mom is a coach of the compulsory teams. The gymnast does a lot of "bragging" for example, "you know, I cant wait for this weekends meet, because then after that I will be moving up to another level!!" then at meets she says " Did you SEE my bar score A 9.4!!!" Can you beleive it!!" " You know, I was THE ONLY ONE who didnt fall on my beam routine !!" then the kicker, she sends texts to level 9 girls saying that she made the "real regional" team , and the other 2 only made the mixed state teams. The father let it slip at a meet one weekend, that " Well, I guess all those extra weekends spent in the gym have really paid off !!", so.....ok, she gets perks because her mom is a coach, and we all actually had a clue she was getting extra practice, it really showed. But HELLO, dont admit that your kid is getting free practices !! As parents we as a group have decided long ago to let the kids take care of her, as only 11-12 yr olds will, but it seems to be getting worse. And yes, the coaches of the optionals did come down on her, but it seems to have fallen on 11 yr old deaf ears. in fact , the "bragging" has gotten worse, hence the involvement now of the older optional girls. We hear from the "coach mom" of why doesnt anyone like her daughter, and she wants to hear the truth, but when some have told her the truth, of course, it hurts, and she blames US, the other parents, and gymnasts, for being jealous, or downright mean to her daughter, and that she is just fighting back. That may be true, I have learned long ago, to drop and run, I dont hang out with the other parents, or in the lobby, as its A LOT OF DRAMA, so I dont know what the kids say, we do have some pretty interesting personalities on the team, some are shy, and quiet, most just ignore the gymnast, Any help would be greatly appreciated, I try to stay out of it, but of course everyone talks.