Recent content by gymnast2175

I was a level 6 at the time, competing bars. I finished my 1st half of the routine perfectly, but when I jumped to the high bar I was in trouble. I did a baby giant like I was supposed to, but when my hips slammed onto the bar I got down and peed all over the mats! I was 10 at the time

My daughter is going 8 this season and needs to find a music that really suits her. The music she previously had was "explosive" by James Bond. I think she wants something similar in that style or hip-hop kind of music. No swing music. We can't find one that we think really fits...any ideas...

In this past season, Level 7s at our gym competed without giants. Giants are practically the main skill in the bar routine. Yes, they did get low scores but they still competed. Better getting a 8.5 than a 0.00! (:

In a 4 or 5 hour practice we do 45 minutes on conditioning and on each event

So my daughter is going to the University of Oklahoma Sunday for a gymnastics camp. She was exciting when we first signed up to go, but now she's telling me she doesn't want to go. She tells me "What if the coaches make me do a skill I'm afraid of?" She's been getting really nervous because she...

Well if they don't want to work, that should make you want to work harder! So you can kick their butts when season starts again and they will be getting low scores! I know it's hard, but just ignore them and show them how it's done!

Right now I'm daughter is competing a Tsuk. She has worked on yerchenkos but they do not come as naturally as her Tsuk does. It really depends on the gymnast. My daughter has very tight shoulders which is a factor in her yerchenko. Does your dd have a good front handspring vault? If so, Tsuk...

Yes, my daughter is currently training level 8 and her times during the school year are 4-8 Monday through Friday. Then on Saturdays she has it 9-1 so 24 hours per week. In the summer her hours increase to 5 hours each day so 30 hours per week

My daughter is very tight in everywhere possible. Her legs won't straighten all the way. I know since you have a son instead of a daughter this will seem weird, but doing hot yoga helped my daughters flexibility GREATLY

I love this post! Thank you so much! I will definitely tell my daughter to look at the big picture and not focus on others! Thanks to everyone for all the answers!

Bars is easy for my daughter, but she struggles with beam

Thank you for all the answers! I'm sure once she realizes the talent it takes to get to her level, she will be more self-confident. Thanks to everyone!

My daughter competed level 7 for the 2nd time, she finished her season with a 37.4 all around score at regionals. Her birthday is in January and she finally became a teenager(13) She has been feeling really insecure about her age and level, and that she is too old. She is definitely going 8 next...