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Congratulations I am so happy for her! What great confidence builder and now the pressure is off. I am beaming with pride for you:D LOL Swiftli I was thinking the same thing 15 MEETS! That is a busy schedule.

Best wishes to your DD this weekend sending your way all the fairies we can. I'm sure she will have a blast. Icing on the cake would be a qualifying score straight out of the gate:D Keep us posted on the results. Oh, and hoping for safe travels as well:)

Sunobo, The "week" at Penn State isn't a week any more. They have two back-to-back 3-day sessions. If you sign up for both sessions, it actually ends up being more expensive than the week my daughter spent at Woodward. I also worried a bit about supervision. I never thoroughly researched it but...

My DD's coach recommended using Lanolin (you can find it in the baby section at your local Walmart near all of the bottles, etc - nursing moms use it) She puts it on at night before she goes to bed and by the next morning it has done wonders and she is ready for practice again.

Well it sounds like you have a very responsible, resourceful daughter!! It does seem to be one of the great benefits of this sport as it encourages them to be very focused and driven.

We are in the same boat as you - my DD's fall schedule starts today. Tues 330-630 Thurs330-630 Fri 330-630 Sat 7am-11am Dance from 1115-1215 She does not start school until tomorrow; however, her school day does not end until 320pm. In good weather the drive to the gym from school is about 12...

Aahh, the dreaded Kip. This was a thorn in my own DD's side when she moved from level 4 to level 5. In speaking with our coach as well as other mothers who had daughters in the upper levels it seems to be a combination of upper body strength as well as learning the "feeling", as in how you have...

My DD is getting her first floor routine in a couple weeks. We are paying $250 for choreography + 3hrs. She is using music from another girl from our gym from last year so we get a break in that respect.

Awesome news!! I am so happy for her - I am sure this will put a whole new perspective on the upcoming season. This is a perfect opportunity to remind her that all of her hard work and perseverance does pay off:D

My heart just aches for both of you:weepy:. My DD just took the last 2 weeks off from gym as she was so stressed about working on giants and felt overwhelmed as she just moved up the beginning of the summer - she will be competing as a novice prep optional in the fall but is now working out...

OOHH, this is a painful year for me - my DD is moving up from compulsory to optionals (new leo AND warmup) and we need to purchase a floor routine $250. Our gym is getting new leos for the optionals this year so we have only heard rumors on the cost, but I have heard anywhere from $200-280...

That's awesome!! I'm so happy for you and your daughter. That is a huge milestone and confidence booster. She should be shouting it from the rooftops:D

I can completely sympathize - my daughter is currently experiencing a fear of giants. She has been working with straps and her tap swings are good, but she just does not want to progress to the giant. I have tried to talk to her about it, but I'm not sure I'm helping:( She just left for camp...

Actually, that is one of the reasons I finally decided to register - my daughter has been working on alot of new skills since May and she has developed a fear of giants. I am hoping to find alot of advice from other parents/coaches here to help her work through it.

Hi everyone - I am a pround mom to a 10 year old dd. She just completed competing last season as a level 5 and had a great year. She also started Tops training the end of last summer, which she really enjoyed and helped her skill-wise tremendously with the extra conditioning. Even though she...