Recent content by gymnastcheermom

Good point, however if your committed to your sport then you won't mind furthering your knowledge and education. As a Y employee, I can tell you that it is highly recommended that you attend the annual meeting and if you meet that requirement it has always been a raise in your paycheck. Not a...

This year YMCA Nationals is being held in San Diego. If you get the opportunity you should check it out. It is a 3 day event.

My daughter is a level 9 gymnast at the Hanover YMCA and they do compete USAG/YMCA. We also have a boys program. We have an awesome facility! The optional team practices 4 hrs. 5 days a week and the team is very serious about gymnastics. I know of other YMCA's that do not have the means to...

We have a level 9 in our gym who doesn't back tumble at all!!! She does a front walkover, RO on beam. I do agree that you should try back handspring on the floor line and then go to the low beam and stack up panel mats if necessary. Do it over and over as long as it takes to get comfortable...

1st time is the hardest I suggest video taping yourself with a spot so you can see if you have the heighth that you need. If you do then visualize yourself doing it without the spot every night before you fall asleep. If you have or can get video of someone doing a really good tuck then watch...

Remembering back to when my dd started gymnastics, it was the wow factor and then actually getting on team and feeling very overwhelmed. The coaches are such a big help just don't hesitate to ask questions when you not sure about something. They have to know your concerns in order to be able...

When my daughter was working her handstand she would use the front door (inside) to kick up onto and hold. You could hear her clunk the door and eventually she got so good that she could control her body without clunking. Now it's years later and when they do handstand contests for fun she...

I'm still fairly new at this, but I can tell already that this will be a great site for anything a gym mom has questions about or to just support the gymnast and parents. Looking forward to getting more familiar with this site.:)

Just wanted to say Hi! I have 2 daughers which 1 is a level 9 gymnast and the other is a competition cheerleader at her High School. This makes a very busy schedule, but we love it!:)