Recent content by Daffodil

I am so sorry to see the changing of the guard. You have been so helpful over the years. I tend to be more of a lurker than a poster, but I have gained so much from you sharing your knowledge of the sport. Best of luck to you.

I am very sad to see you go. I have found your advice to be very helpful and have always felt you were honest and upfront in your statements. That has been very appreciated. You will be missed. I wish you all the best.

I know the typical gymnastics mantra is to try to help the kids push through. However, I think it is sometimes helpful to also remember that gymnastics is not life. I had a 13 year old level 9 with a history of numerous injuries and chronic pain and an 11 year old level 7 who suffers from fears...

Please add me to the group! Thank you!!

Is it appropriate to go to the event to watch and support teammates or is that more of a distraction?

Thank you for your responses. I definitely have no plan to watch the process. I am a skittish mess right now about gymnastics due to recent injuries for both of my kids. I know I am no help to them by watching and stressing. Lol I am glad to hear that the gainer is no more dangerous than...

Hi all. My daughter is training the pike gainer off the end of the beam. Any thoughts on this dismount? Honestly, my biggest concern is injury risk. Lol Any experience with it?

Congratulations!!!

Thank you kassgymnast_. She is working on the straddle presses on the tumble track. I will mention the toes to her.

My daughter seems to be having difficulty keeping her one leg straight on a cast straddle handstand on bars. Does anyone know why this might happen? It is always her left leg. She thinks it is straight but it is consistently bent when she casts and moves to the straddle (looks like a frog...

What is the deal with Laurie Hernandez? Is she hurt?

That is great news!! So glad to hear that she does not need surgery. If it makes you feel any better, my daughter had a trabecular fracture of the tibial plateau (bone bruise) recently, and was non-weight bearing for almost 6 weeks. She started full weight bearing about 3 weeks ago, was tested...

I would suggest a sports medicine doctor who has experience treating gymnasts.

Thank you everyone. It turns out she has a trabecular fracture of her tibial plateau. No weight bearing for 4-6 weeks in a hinged knee brace and on crutches. The doc said it will be a very frustrating couple of months, but she will be as good as new once it heals. He said she was very lucky and...

Thank you BachFlyer. I am crossing my fingers that it is not torn, but it helps to know what she might be looking at.