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Little gymmie got her back hip circle tonight! She also got her gym report card and is moving to rec level 3, skipping 2. Her coach said she needs a few other basic skills but in another session or two she thinks she'll be ready for pre team or team. She said dd has excellent form and keeps...

Little gymmie's coach pulled me aside tonight and said that she has "immense natural talent" and that she's recommending she skip level 2 and go straight to level 3. She used her to demonstrate some level 3 skills tonight and said she thinks She is amazing and can go really far. Report...

Ok so I'm realizing very quickly that some abbreviations don't mean what I thought they did and since I'm so new to the world of gymnastics, I was wondering if someone could explain some of the most common ones to me :)

On Friday, I got a chance to speak to Allison's coach about Alli's interest in team. She was excited for her and happy to know she's interested. She said she'd certainly coach her with that goal in mind and be a little tougher on her with form corrections. I know being a L1 it's going to take...

I found out on Friday our gym offers a week long summer camp with 4 hours of gym time and 2 hours of crafts/snack/ lunch/free time. For $170. Of course Allison is wanting to go. For those of you whose kids have done gym camp, is there anything I should be aware of when deciding to let her do this?

Allison is very interested in competing once she has some experience under her belt( she's L1) I want her to have a solid foundation before she goes there but told her I would ask for more information. I had to call the gym today about an unrelated issue and while I was on the phone, I asked...

Allison has been practicing her handstand relentlessly since her first lesson on Friday. (L1) she's now done it 5-6 times off of the wall and about a hundred up against the wall. She's pretty much spending all her time upside down. Should I be encouraging her in continuing to try it away from...

My dd8 is starting gymnastics on Friday. She's so excited and I am too. She's been begging to start for 2 years. She can do a cartwheel, and a one handed cartwheel, splits and a round off . How fast do kids usually move up? She's starting level one. She's been stretching for a half hour...