I'm new to competitive gymnastics with my DD and at the gym yesterday a mom mentioned a girl on another team "scratching" on bars. I had no clue what this meant so she explained it but it got me thinking about other terms I've heard my DD and have no idea what they mean. Like "hollow body" and...
I know I shouldn't focus on scores however, it baffles the heck out of me. This is DDs first competitive season on level 1 so I really need to chill, I know. But after today's meet I'm so lost. She did great. Her beam was beautiful and she got a 9.30. The girl after her wobbled and almost fell...
So glad I found these forums! The wealth of info here is awesome! I have 2 boys and my little girl gymnast is stuck in the middle. She took gymnastics when she was 3 and it was like watching the coach herd cats so we quit. She begged for years and so we started back a year ago, January 2014. I...