Our Xcel (Gold on up) and DP Leo cost $375 two years ago. We switch Leo’s every two years. We have not yet received the cost of the new one for this upcoming cycle.
Parent to two diamonds. Seems like it should. We have a teammate who does cartwheel cartwheel combination, and a round off back tuck dismount. 10.0 start value I believe.
I definitely recommend talking with the gym. That seems like a lot to require gymnasts at the lower levels to have to fly to meets due to distance. Our gym only has one meet a year that requires airplane travel. And only the levels 8-10 and diamond attend. If they say that the meets are...
Are you competing Gold the next couple of months? If so, I recommend you wait to make a decision. See how you are feeling after this current season ends. You may have a clearer picture in a few months. Both physically and mentally. If you do decide to stop competing, coaching would be a...
Our gym hosts a lot of meets each year, including states and regional meets. Team parents are required to volunteer 12 hours per gymnast. If they do not volunteer for at least 12 hours per gymnast, the parents are required to pay a fee for each missing hour. Since we have two daughters on the...
My daughter and her teammates have gone and they loved it. Some have gone back two or three years in a row. My daughter wanted to go back last year but had too many other things going on. Good mix of gymnastics and fun as the previous poster noted.
The night before my daughter’s out of town meet, we were running to the store to purchase a glue gun as the Velcro on her grips was hanging by a thread. Needless to say, mom was not very happy. As others have stated, it is important to monitor the condition of the grips in order to purchase a...