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    Parents Becoming a top gymnast after getting a late start

    Does the gym and more importantly the coaches, have a track record of getting girls to college? How long have the coaches been there? I totally understand your struggles, but you are correct, and I know some might dunk on me as a "crazy gym parent" but you are correct in the timing of starting...
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    Parents Becoming a top gymnast after getting a late start

    I affirm all the previous responses. D1 is within the realm of possibilities. Again, the target to give the best chance is to be a L10 your freshman year of high school. There are certainly examples of D1 gymnasts that hit L10 latter but that is much lower probability. Elite is probably much...
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    2024 State Gymnastics Meet Discussion Thread

    Did great, team did great, finally topped a rival gym in their own back yard. Felt like a college meet with how the girls were reacting. Really fun and positive experience as a parent lol. Now on to regionals!
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    2024 State Gymnastics Meet Discussion Thread

    Florida state meets this weekend! Back down to parkland again. Hopefully L10 team can get the team win, their final season goal.
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    NCAA High Scores in College (Coach Owen Field)

    I am proud of Owen actually saying the quiet part out loud. Twitter being twitter, some folks still gotta try and dunk on him and UF (why I hate twitter). I agree, scores are getting way out of hand. I think there are 2 avenues to address. One is the COP and the other is the judging. On...
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    NCAA Let’s talk skills/strategies for recruiting

    Read the thread on recruiting in the Anonymous section. But starting from a timing standpoint, if colleges can start contacting you and making offers the summer after your sophomore year of high school, that means you want to be able to ideally have a L10 year under your belt your freshman year...
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    Parents Colleges that send "mail" to many

    In my neck of the woods, the south, Georgia is the school that sends out a ton of mail. But I separate the general mail flyers about the program and university from mail about camps. Alabama sends a lot of DMs about camps. Pretty much every school sends out mail for camps. Our gym doesn't...
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    Anon How much to read into scores in early levels

    At that age, scores mean nothing. Just enjoy the time in the sport, her happiness, and that shared journey. Do you trust her coaches? Meaning 1st, they care for her and have a safe environment, and 2nd, do they have some track record of college or elite or even successful L10 gymnasts? If...
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    Parents Post competition debrief

    Are you talking immediately after the meet? or back at the home gym? Immediately after the meet, the coach has the girls line-up and she usually reviews the competition, like "we looked focused out there", or "we need to work on landings for state" etc. In the home gym, its pretty much...
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    [Meet] Atlanta Centennial Classic

    Is anyone competing the evening session Saturday?
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    [Meet] Atlanta Centennial Classic

    Lol. no, dont get on a bus! if you are flying in, there is a tram that goes from the airport terminal to the hotels/convention center and then on to the rental car lot. The tram station is just outside the airport terminal. Just inside the airport terminal, the same location where you walk...
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    [Meet] Atlanta Centennial Classic

    The airport? Since the meet is quite literally at the airport, there is very little around there. You are essentially in College Park atl, there is a cute little strip of some trendy like food places about a 1-2 mile walk from the venue area. But it might be too sketch for some as you walk...
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    WAG Two pass routines (recently on Inside gym and MyKayla Skinners insta)

    You havent watched a lot of college gymnastics have you? UCLA is about the only team that takes the dance elements that you talk to heart. Pretty much everyone else is pose, wave hands, pose, spin, wave hands. When done well, 2 pass routines are exactly what you are talking about (see UCLA)...
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    [Meet] Nastia Liukin Cup

    She would be a senior. Anyone who will turn 17 during 2024 would be a senior.
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    WAG Two pass routines (recently on Inside gym and MyKayla Skinners insta)

    To be fair, I believe Mykala is talking about college gymnastics versus L10. I think its like JBS said, do the routine that is going to score best. In college, coaches are moving towards 2 pass routines because they are scoring just as well as 3 pass routines. Less risk (falls or injury), the...

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