Do you have a say in your daughters Floor Music?

[Tuduri]

I didn't mean to sound so negative earlier. And I sincerly apologize for that. I did say I defer to the coach on almost anything. And lookiing back, I probably have deferred to her on ...well, I guess on everything. But dd's coach has been gracious enough to keep me in the loop on things, whether it is about changing my daughter's beam routine to having some input(but not the final decision)on dd's floor music. Frankly, it would be stupid of me to try to have too much say so in the matter. Dd's director/coach is a former gymnast AND dancer while another coach is not only a former gymnast but also a musician and artist, too. I couldn't find a better pair to choose/ cut the music and to finally choreograph the routine.

I am one of those parents that understands the need to stay out of the way of the coach but one who also has a desire to be kept abreast of his daughter's training. My contribution to choosing my daughter's music was merely suggesting a style of music, flamenco, for the routine. It is understood by this parent, that the real pros take it from there. And the coach is smart enough to know how to deal with this parent.

We have endured good and bad circumstances with our club. We are one of the few optional families that have remained and persevered until things got better.
One of the reasons we did remain was because of the faith we had in our two remaining coaches and for the way they treated my daughter and my family...that is. not just as any paying customers.

Tuduri

[Marge Simpson]

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Originally Posted by lannamavity To anyone I have offended, I am sorry, it was not my intention. ... That being said, this is a forum for parents to voice their opinion...And now I will stay out of the parents' forum so you can have at it.

Hi Lannamavity,

Nope, unless I've misread it, it's Q&A open discussion, not the parent's forum. If I'm wrong, please mirror this to the Q&A.

In either case, please don't just bow out...you have saved DD's coaches from questions that I know you coaches must get tired of hearing--the reasons for a specific distance between uneven bars for a small gymnast being one recent example. You and the other coaches add a great deal to this online community, and while I (and others, apparently!) may not agree with your point of view on everything, it's certainly been a source of insight. More often than not, I come away thinking, "oh, so it does make sense!"

And while I'm at it, a shout-out to all the other coaches who take the time to engage in these discussions. Funny, I'd been mentally writing something to that effect to post in the Coaches' Forum. It would suprise me greatly to learn that I'm the only one to log on nuturing a slow burn over lazy coaching or whatever, only to be completely caught off balance by a perfectly reasonable explanation given by an unknown coach at random to a stranger. Such is the magic of the internet!

PS, All you other parents and especially Bogwoppit, don't you bow out either!!! You are also part of what makes this place great!

[Beammom]

We had a say in our dd's floor music. The coach gave us over 20 CDs to listen to. My dd did not find what she liked, so I searched online. She liked the music to "Toxic". Her coach hated it, so we ended up going with another song. If we did not find the other song, we would have still changed it, because it was around the same time that there was all the controversy with B. Spears in the news. With this sport being subjective at times, we did not want any unpleasant thoughts creeping into the minds of the judges.

[gymgymgymnast08]

I'm sorry if I offended anyone in my comment like on the first page of this. I have walking on sunshine one of my favorite songs and my mom but If I liked one and my mom didn't I wasn't not going to use it because my mom didn't like it............

[Granny Smith]

For my dd's L7 routine, I had no say in the music. None of the gymnast do in our gym. It's part of the process, you wonder what the HC/O is going to pick for your dd. HC/O is an awesome choreographer and you know whatever you get is going to be great, so you don't worry.

Music is also original for every gymnast that gets a routine from our gym. We have a person who cuts the music and you will be guaranteed that nobody will have the same music as you. FYI - dd's music is called "Evil and Good."

HC/O knows our girls' personalities and tailors the routine to their strengths. Dd is a dancer and her music is more of a classical flair where she gets to show off her leaps and jumps.

My part in the process - write the checks, one for choreography and one for the music! Oh yeah, I get to tape it at the end of the day that she learned the routine - WOOT WOOT - I was actually allow down on the gym floor!

[gymnomore]

I am a parent and I had a say in my daughter's floor music. In fact, I asked for advice on this forum and that's how I found my dd's floor music. She loved it, and she wanted my opinion as much as I wanted to help her. The ultimate decision was then left to the choreographer, who loved it just as much. And yes, I do pay the bills. I also drive her to practice, take her to meets, pay for hotels, feed her proper meals, and make many phone calls not only to arrange choreography but to get her any help she needs to continue this sport. Not that it means anything, but it shows I'm interested in what she does and I want what is best for her. It's a joint effort.