I can clearly see the skills needed for compulsary levels, but after the level 4 skills, what are the next "big skills" to look forward to? I realize that each kid will find certain skills harder/easier, but are there some typical level 6 skills that most kids will work towards? Thanks!
My girls have been so fixated on getting their kip.. I watched them practice lately and even though they claimed to be "so close", it didn't look like it to me. I was just really hoping they would get it before next season so they would have a hope of moving up to L4. But then they both got...
Sorry, this is a clueless gym mom question, but my DDs (L3) keep talking about working on their roundoff backhandspings. They seem to have been doing a bunch of progressions :wedge mat- spotted and then not, fasttrack trampoline (I think that is what it is called), and now on the tumble track...
The World Artistic Championships will be in Montreal next year and we are considering making a family vacation out of it. After watching the Olympics, the kids and I would be most excited to see the stars from Rio. Which gymnasts do you think will retire or sit out next year's worlds? I am...
Hi everyone. My girls just turned 8 and are in their second year of pre-competitive/developmental and will be in JO3 next year. I am pretty clueless about the sport and have found these forums really helpful for understanding what my kids are talking about when they mention terms I have never...