What kind of gymnast do you have? - Page 3

Megley · 09-01-2006, 10:52 AM

Thanks for your welcome Canadiangymmom! I read that your daughter is going to be competing this year! How exciting for her! My friend's 6 year old will be competing Level 4 this year and they too are very excited about getting their new leos and warmups. We are going to go see the inter-gym meet they hold in December (sort of a practice meet) so my children can see what it's all about. My son is saying he wants to compete too so we may consider seeing if he can do pre-team boys. I'm not sure I can afford three team gymnasts, though!

canadiangymmom · 09-03-2006, 06:32 AM

She is very excited to compete

She's definitely a natural show off!

I can't imagine having 3 doing team gymnastics. I have 3 kids but the other 2 are involved in different activities. Fortunately for me, their sports don't require the same time or money commitments at this point. If they did, we'd have some major $ issues. Lol.

Our gym doesn't offer men's gymnastics except at the recreational level. So all boys and girls in the rec program are in the same groups. It would be cool to watch the differences in training for a boy's team.

Canadian Gym Mom

Megley · 09-05-2006, 10:31 AM

The boys are great to watch! My son is just in the beginning class but the pre-team and Level 4, 5 boys I have seen working out are just so impressive. They get so strong and muscular at such a young age and it is amazing to see 7 year olds doing circles on the mushroom or pommel horse.

Tonight is the first night of the Fall schedule for my girls. They go from 5-8, which seems like a long workout. They do get a break in the middle for a snack. I am crossing my fingers it goes well.

canadiangymmom · 09-05-2006, 11:34 AM

Megley,

My dd's new hours start today too, and it's also the first day of school for us! Our hours are the same as yours 5-8 and she goes Tues, Thurs and Sun. Good luck to your girls!!

Unfortunately she doesn't get a break, (well, drink stop every 1/2 an hour, but no food) so we'll be doing early dinner and then packing a snack for the drive home.

Watching the boys must be fun. Even watching girls had been a huge eye opener for me. Until we got involved in gym, I had NO IDEA how much strength and commitment was required of this sport. I imagine most people don't realize what these kids put into the gym to learn even mid level skills. If the general public knew what was involved,they might be a whole lot more respectful of these athletes. It's such an under appreciated sport.

Canadian gym mom

gracefulone · 09-05-2006, 06:53 PM


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Originally Posted by canadiangymmom Megley, My dd's new hours start today too, and it's also the first day of school for us! Our hours are the same as yours 5-8 and she goes Tues, Thurs and Sun. Good luck to your girls!! Unfortunately she doesn't get a break, (well, drink stop every 1/2 an hour, but no food) so we'll be doing early dinner and then packing a snack for the drive home. Watching the boys must be fun. Even watching girls had been a huge eye opener for me. Until we got involved in gym, I had NO IDEA how much strength and commitment was required of this sport. I imagine most people don't realize what these kids put into the gym to learn even mid level skills. If the general public knew what was involved,they might be a whole lot more respectful of these athletes. It's such an under appreciated sport. Canadian gym mom

Even though I'm only 15, I have started compiling knowledge to write a book about the average gymnast so the public would be more appreciative by our book. Little Girls in Pretty Boxes inspired me when it said that it was not a book about the average girl. We used to have chances to bring someone to practice and get them to understand the sport. I would bring my guy friends who thought gymnastics was a frilly girly sport until they came and were sore for a week!

virgogal1979 · 09-08-2006, 05:09 AM

Hello! I am new to this board and this is my first post. My daughter is 7 and completely LOVES gymnastics! She has been doing it since she was 2 with only like 9 months off from gymnastics. Since being at this new gym she has moved up each class cycle and is currently 2 classes away from making Level 4 team! The class she is in now meets 1x a week for 90 mins, but Sierra wants to take both classes 2x a week for a total of 3 hours a week. I am going to be letting her do that as SHE WANTS TO, and her goal is to make the team! I feel that it will happen for her. I even signed her up to take ballet so that she gets that in to help with the gymnastics. My sister was on team when she was younger, and she did ballet too and it helped her especially with pointing of the toes, as well as the hands! She doesn't mind taking ballet on top of gymnastics if she knows that it will help her with gymnastics.. I am 100% behind my daughter and want to see her dream come true!

canadiangymmom · 09-08-2006, 02:30 PM

Welcome to the board! It's nice to *meet* other gym parents through these forums. Good Luck to your daughter. I'm sure with her love of the sport and you commitment to her she'll go far

My daughter is 7 too and passionate about gymnastics!

Canadian Gym Mom

gymmom · 10-07-2006, 04:36 PM

Hi,

Its great to have a message board like this. The moms at the gym can be very competitive and sometimes you have to watch what you say. My daughter just turned 8 last week and is in the middle of her first competitive season as a level 4. She is doing very well and loves to see what color ribbons she gets each meet. So far she has blues and reds but she is going for all blues at the next week! She practices 16 hours a week so as a family, it is a big committment.

She seems to be enjoying the whole thing and I really want to keep it that way! I look forward to being apart of the board,

gymmom

midwestgymmom · 10-07-2006, 07:36 PM

WOW! 16 hours, that's amazing my dd's level 4 team only does 6-9 a week. It sounds like your dd is very dedicated & talented.

canadiangymmom · 10-08-2006, 08:32 AM

Welcome Gym mom!

My dd will be 8 in about 2 weeks and is also competing for the first time as a level 4. Her first competition isn't until sometime after Christmas though.

We're finding it to be a big commitment for our family as well, although we are really fortunate to have 3 other families who share carpooling with us. I don't think any of the 4 girls in our carpool could participate without the carpool arrangement.

As for the competitive parents, I found the same thing at our gym initially. The parents were far more competitive than the kids! Over time the vibe has died down. My dd is in a different group now and the parents are very sweet and encouraging. I think some of the initial vibe I was picking up on had more to do with me being the *new* mom than anything else. We all want to see our children excel, just save your best brags for this board! We'd love to hear about your daughter's success!

It's an exciting sport and nothing matches the sparkling eyes of a child who has found their passion!

I hope to hear more about your daughter.

Canadian Gym Mom