What criteria or score does your gym require for boys to move to the next level?
Our gym is moving from evaluating each boy's skills and situation independently to a hardline score, so I'm wondering how other gyms handle this.
I just found out that my gymnast has been getting exhausted shortly after starting floor each practice, and sometimes on pommel or vault for a few weeks now. He's able to complete the practice, but his endurance is just not the same. Outside of the gym, he has a normal energy level, and he's...
I am thinking of sending my son to IGC this year, but I have some reservations. How much supervision is ther outside of the gym? Are the younger kids just left alone to wander around the campus? Is there any accountability to make sure they get where they're supposed to go?
I'd love to hear...
My son came home today with a large blister in the middle of his palm. I'm used to dealing with rips and overgrown calluses, but this is our first blister. What is the quickest way to get him back in action?
This fall will be my son's first, he is a new level 4.
Being new to the world of gymnastics, I am keeping an eye out for his little 6 year old body.
On a few occasions he has complained of his lower back hurting after practice. It seems as though it is the muscles and not anything...
My 5 year old son was moved to pre-team this fall, and he has almost all of the skills needed to move to level 4 next fall but his flexibility is noticably behind his teammates.
I'm trying to get him to stretch at home on the days he doesn't have gym, but I'm afraid my efforts are going to...