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It's nice to see other mums who have packed schedules like us - at the school the mums think I'm crazy (which I suppose I am a bit but as long as my kids are active and happy I'll cope!). Our week at the moment is like this: Monday - Ds1 gymnastics 4-7, ds2 4-6 Tuesday - Ds2 multiskills after...

Thanks again for the replies :) We're happy where we are but it's good to know that should they wish to do artistic in the future it could be possible. Actually, there is currently a very small artistic group at the gym so who knows, by the time mine are older they might have a full on artistic...

Thanks for the replies :) One reason I asked is there has just been a boy leave our gym as he had been offered a place on a squad at an artistic centre, and I was wondering how far ahead the children were likely to be and how much of his skills would be transferable if that makes sense - I'm...

And what is the majority of their time spent doing at the gym? I read (on here I think) that between the ages of 5-7 most of the training is conditioning and not apparatus work, is that true?

Thanks for all the replies :) Faith, I live in Southampton, where abouts were you a coach?

I'm new here and relatively new to gymnastics. My middle child is 5 and has been part of our gym's development programme for 2 months now, which is a smaller group of those identified as 'talented', and he now trains for 6.5 hours per week. My eldest son is almost 9 and he started gymnastics...

I haven't got any tips but after seeing your post I'm tempted to try too! I recently customised a pair of gym shorts for my daughter, and I was surprised how well they turned out (I'm not creative/artistic in the slightest!) so maybe I should experiment with her leos too........ I'm sure in the...

Thanks for the replies, Faith you were right I was referring to acro.

What body type would be preferred for being a tumbler and which for a base? I know that body type is not the only factor that is taken into consideration, but I overheard one of the coaches saying that although a boy wanted to do tumbling he believed that he had the perfect build for being a...