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You are way better informed... I was just going on twitter comments :cool::D

Trying to read something into who is a Lilleshall at the moment - Ruby is, Louis and Max are. The gymnasts know the team already, so would they make people train if they are not in? Thought Louis might have blown his chance at the final trial, coming 5th on pommel, but he wouldn't be a reserve...

Yum, fondant fancies - my favourites! Far too nervous watching Wimbledon and finding ways to distract myself on-line. Cake pics will do it every time.

Pommel final was sad to watch. Not quite 'everybody fell off; the end' but almost. There was talk about someone having put something (water?) on the pommel and making it slippy, certainly Louis didn't seem to do anything wrong but his hand just sipped off, whereas some of the others made more...

That's brilliant - Well done to her for sticking it through and not giving up. One of my first posts on here was down to my dd having an issue with her bhs. It seemed to take forever and she was so frustrated. Your dd is right, it does seem to open up a world of possibilities once they have that...

We went on Friday and Saturday. Loved watching the juniors - though there didn't seem as many of them as I was expecting and there weren't too many surprises. Saturday was electric and I was so happy to see all the new routines and upgrades. I think the girls were looking very strong for this...

I won't offer to look, as I know nothing. But you can definitely make a difference in three weeks. I know the first year my dd learned the compulsory range she was getting better and better every week, I could see it clearly, and I remember just longing for an extra two weeks. She did fine in...

I agree with the general consensus - Downies, Amy, Claudia and then I am hoping Gabby can get back to something like full strength, I love her gymnastics, or possibly Ruby, who is such a fighter. I think Kelly will struggle on performance so far this year, although I like her, and it looks as...

Can you just clarify what you mean by 'level 5' and 'level 4'? Do you mean she is competing compulsory level 5 out of age, or one of the grades (national or regional) in spring and then wanting to do voluntary level 4 in autumn? You can compete regional grade or national grade 5 in spring and...

We did catch bars. There didn't seem to be too many falls. Some of the girls who will be doing compulsory 1 in age or 2 out of age in June inevitably did not quite polished and ready routines, which meet the basic compulsory 1 or 2 requirements but nothing more at this stage. Some of them did...

You can watch the youtube livestream via gymdata too, although it's hard to make out who is who on the split screen and the scores aren't always quite synched with the screen, so it's quite confusing! We went down yesterday. Some amazing espoirs and so good to see most of the favourites all fit...

This is such a fun idea. You could hide stars in the pit? (Although you might never see them again). You could maybe attach them on strings to toy animals on the surface of the foam and have more animals than stars so they have to find the stars. You could hang stars near the top of the rope so...

Merry Kipmas. It's been a while for us, but I still remember the look on my dd's face when she came out of the gym - a cross between shock/disbelief and sheer joy.

This has never really come up at our gym or at home, so I'm not sure if there is a 'rule'. DD wears nail polish on her toes all the time, but takes it off for comps (not allowed). But make-up - no interest at all. I don't see any of the other girls wearing it in the gym (goodness knows how it...

I'd say yes. It sounds like a low pressure meet and a good one to go to for getting back on the horse. Coach wouldn't let her do it if she wasn't ready surely and if she only does one or two things it'll still help test out where she is mentally and physically. Plus she'll be there to support...

I don't think our situation is too bad, especially compared to lots of yours, but I still worry because dd likes her sleep as eh is getting older: They get up at 7.30 to be at school for 8.30. They go a homework club after school until 4.30pm, so get all homework done there. They have food in...

Bless you!! You need to stop beating yourself up over this one, it will pass and believe me there will be bus loads of opportunity to beat yourself up as a gym mum, so try and be kind to yourself. The coach will not have based his opinion on one thing. As parents we notice those, but the coaches...

I have to say that, much as I love Max's gymnastics, I secretly wanted Louis to get this one. He has been such a pioneer and done so much for the sport, but always been the bridesmaid and never the bride. I thought he was robbed of Olympic gold - no way his execution was less than Berki- and I...

They start the little guys on pommel pretty young over here (and by little guys I meant boys, not the GB team!). The youngest boys in our gym start to circle a mushroom and get on a pommel with their feet in a bucket on a string right from the start in rec. What kind of sport allows you to say...

The guys helping with set up are members of the coaching/support team for those gymnasts, so they know what the requirements for each persons vault will be. They are not usually just random tech guys. The u-block and mat are safety items for yurchenko vaults - I believe the u-block stops the...