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  1. MaryA

    WAG Gyms in Sarasota, Florida?

    Aw... and now Raendrops is here! It really is like I never left! Flipfloppy gave me the skinny on Dunno. Yikes, indeed!
  2. MaryA

    WAG Gyms in Sarasota, Florida?

    Not sorry to have missed the drama, but if somebody wants to message me the Cliff Notes version...
  3. MaryA

    WAG Gyms in Sarasota, Florida?

    Wow! Coachmolly, txgymfan... I disappear off the main boards for years at a time but the gang’s still here! All I need is for Dunno to chime in with a “yikes” and my life will be complete! ;)
  4. MaryA

    WAG Gyms in Sarasota, Florida?

    Yes, she took last year off because she spent spring semester at the Conserve School in Wisconsin (sort of an outdoorsy naturey semester school where she had an amazing experience). We really wanted her to be done with gym... financially, time-wise, stress-wise it just didn’t seem to make...
  5. MaryA

    WAG Gyms in Sarasota, Florida?

    Is anyone familiar with the gym options in Sarasota, FL? There seem to be a good number of them. My daughter is a senior in high school, competing level 9, and coaching pre-team (plus whatever other classes they throw her into when they need her). She is considering New College of Florida in...
  6. MaryA

    Parents Sadness approaching "retirement"

    What's a mother to do when she feels guilty about making her child quit gymnastics? Lets her keep the dog we've been fostering who she's fallen totally in love with! I actually completed the adoption process on Wednesday, but didn't tell her till Friday when she got home from her last practice...
  7. MaryA

    Parents Sadness approaching "retirement"

    Thanks everybody for your kind words and advice. I'm surprised anyone still remembers me. I've been sequestered away in my own little private discussion group and rarely venture onto the main board anymore. I will try to do so more often. Gymmmomoftwo, no worries. I may very well have given...
  8. MaryA

    Parents Sadness approaching "retirement"

    Haven't posted on the main board since forever. Next week will be my daughter's last week of competitive gymnastics. She's a 16-year-old level 8 (would be a 9 if she continued). She is going off to a semester school for the second half of next year (her choice) and her dad and I (ok, mostly her...
  9. MaryA

    Parents Undefeated Season!!!

    And imagine if ALL gyms took that position. There wouldn't BE a level 8 Regionals. But sorry to have de-railed this post from the OP's original intention. It is super-awesome that she and her teammates are going to be part of the "Super 8" team in her region! I'm sure you're one proud mama! :)
  10. MaryA

    Parents Undefeated Season!!!

    Yes, I get that. But it would make me sad if my daughter qualified for Regionals but wasn't allowed to go.
  11. MaryA

    Parents Undefeated Season!!!

    That's great, though I think only sending the "super 8" gymnasts to Regionals when they qualify is pretty harsh.
  12. MaryA

    Parents Question about Xcel Competitions

    Sometimes the judges just miss it. I remember a level 6 (old, back when 6 was a compulsory level) where a girl forgot an element and both judges totally missed it. I doubt it happens often, especially when there are multiple judges, but I've definitely seen it happen.
  13. MaryA

    Parents Speaking of delaying puberty (in another thread)

    Yeah, I know... we're not supposed to reply to old threads. But someone "liked" this comment of mine today, about 6 years after I posted it, and it was funny to go back and read it. Just for the record, dance and gym did NOT delay puberty for my girls till they were 18 (big shock). Interestingly...
  14. MaryA

    Parents Judging harder in some states or regions?

    Even in our state, I have heard that the judges in the Western part of the state judge harder than the Eastern part of the state. I have no idea if that's true or not. Almost all of our in-state meets are in the Eastern part of the state, but I really think that's just how it worked out... HC is...
  15. MaryA

    Parents Meets that give out leotards

    Save them. I'm having a t-shirt quilt made for my daughter. So fun to look at all the old shirts!
  16. MaryA

    WAG Yurchenko Level 8

    Really? I thought they couldn't touch the vault.
  17. MaryA

    Hello All!

    Welcome to Chalk Bucket. I don't know what I would have done without this group throughout my daughter's time in gymnastics! I hope you will find a lot of support and answers here as well. PS... Love your "name". I'm a Hufflepuff. What about you?
  18. MaryA

    WAG Woodward camps

    DD has been to the one in PA. It's really a great place. No experience with Woodward West but Woodward, PA is really in the middle of NOWHERE so yes, I can see transportation being an issue. Maybe an Amish family will take you there in their horse and buggy. ;)
  19. MaryA

    WAG Yurchenko Level 8

    Apparently not. I hadn't heard that it had changed, but at the one meet DD went to everyone was taking two turns.
  20. MaryA

    WAG Need some meet suggestions near New Jersey.

    Glad I'm not the only one bothered by such things... ;)

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