Recent content by PortageGal

Try searching for how to videos on YouTube. This is where we found instructions to make bars and a treadmill for 18" dolls. It was really fun for us to do together. Sent from my SPH-D710VMUB using ChalkBucket mobile app

My dd has this on her pinky toes. We keep it in check by putting Vicks Vapo Rub on the nails at night and wear socks to bed. This along with filing and gently clipping the thickness works. Npt sure why Vicks works but it does! Sent from my SPH-M910 using ChalkBucket mobile app

I found a few more old school routines. No sound, but those of you who recognize the routine will be able to hear the music in your head! Gymn. Meet, Mary, (?) 1982 - YouTube Not sure if this is Class IV? Look how thin the beam mat is! Mary's 1st Season, 1979-1980 - YouTube Class I comp...

This was the one I remember too. I also remeber doing a mill circle and catching the high bar. Ahh..old school! Sent from my SPH-M910 using ChalkBucket mobile app

I agree with you and the others. Sometimes it's hard for parents to let the coaches do their job. The fact that the entire level is being held back and not just her daughter says a lot. It may also have something to do with the upcoming changes for 2013. We live about ten minutes from our...

We have different pre-teams based on age. Twisters, flippers, aerials.

I found a proposed element listing on usagym. Accurate? IDK. But the skill set for each level looks a little harder than what it currently is. http://usagym.org/PDFs/Women/Junior%20Olympics/2013-2020Finalelementlist-March2011.pdf

I don't have anything high tech, but I pull up the video on any video playing program on my computer. When I get to an area that I want to capture, I pause it. Sometimes it takes several tries to get the frame that I want. Then I press the Print Screen key on my keyboard. Open Paint, which is...

Thanks for the welcome! Much appreciated. Love the forum already.

Hello, my name is Beth and I live in Michigan. My DD Caroline (Caro), age 7, just started gym again last month. We're getting a late start in the grand scheme of things, but up until this point she bounced from sport to sport trying to find what she really liked. Gymnastics it is. We're...