My DD main coach, who is on vacation till next week and has become a family friend, just messaged me that she purchased some CDs called the Romanian Beam Complex for DD Christmas present. Has anyone had any experience with these CDs? I think I am just nervous because of the "Romanian" in the...
Our gym apparently does both USAG and AAU seasons. I am well aware of how USAG works it is very clearly laid out as far as skills and difficulty needed in the routines for each level. However, I am having quite a hard time coming up with information on what AAU is and how it works. Our Gym...
So it is not really a secret that I am excitable. My DD is doing very well her first year of gym. The fact that she constantly asks me to "look into" this or that being a new gymmie herself. The great relationship we have built with her main coach and the owner's of the club. All has been so...
DD is not at the level ( I think) where formal weight training is needed to improve perfomance. They do use wrist,ankle, tie on weights (very small ones for her) during some conditioning. But I did hear today, while picking up from open gym, some other mothers talking about going to the weight...
Can someone explain to me what scoring out is? I hear it used all the time and have seen some posts referencing it but I am not really sure what that means? I assumed the first time I heard it used that it meant that a gymnast scored high enough in sanctioned meets cumulatively over the season...
Today my husband, my daughter, and I have been talking about homeschooling starting next year. DD will be on competitive team and will be moving into fourth grade. I work full time and am mostly set up by my company to work at home but sometimes have to go into the office (about once a month...
Hi:
I am Anna and I am a mom of a wonderfully talented young gymnast, Catie Rae. I brag on her a lot. About the gym about school, about everything.
I am new to the gymnastics world that this beautiful child has brought me into and I am a nervous mom when watching my child from the...
I am a mom new to gymnastics. My daughter just started this last August and has really taken off. She is 8 years old. My question is: her dream/goal is to one day be Nationally Ranked. The gym is willing to push her there. My question is: How do I go about deciding the right path? So far...