Recent content by gym_mom2one

Woohoo the kip fairy paid my little gymnast a visit this week too!!!

azgymrats- my daughter did her first straddle press handstand when she was 4 years old. Of course she is much better at controlling them now but she is 7. I have heard that some girls never get their press. Good luck

For those of you that are at a gym that have booster clubs or parents associations... does you gym make it mandatory to be a member of the booser club or is it optional?

We use the tea bag trick. My dd does tea bags for about 15 mins and then I put neosporin on the rip and socks on her hands. That is how she goes to bed. She got a really bad rip right before her first meet!! We did the tea and slept in socks with neosporin for 2 nights and she was good to go by...

I was told by a coach at my daughter gym that under 5 shouldn't be forced. If they can do a bridge on their own it was okay but you shouldn't touch them... usually they do a stretch they call "table tops"

My DD is a level 4 and she works out 11 hours a week.

How much of a deduction is it in the level 4 bar routine if a gymnast does 1 1/2 mill circle but doesn't fall off.. .rocks back up to the bar and then does another mill circle?

It seems like everyone outside of gymnastics thinks that girls who do gymnastics are trying to go to the olympics. I'm not positive about the #'s but isn't there only like 10 girls on the USA olympic team? That would be 10 girls every 4 years. You would have better luck winning the lottery.

LOL that is so true! When my DD does her splits people always gasp. I'm like what are you talking about she could sleep like that or watch tv in that position.

my DD is level 4 (usag) and she does 11 hours a week

Tumblequeensmom... we were at the meet in Chantilly. DD also qualified for states with a 34.225 yeah!! I think she got a 8.35 on floor. I found the judges to be tough on floor too. I'm just happy she qualified. This is her first year competing at all so now she can just concentrate on getting...

Is anyone going to the first level 4/5 section in VA this weekend?

My DD competed this past weekend as well. Vault 8.55 Bars 8.725 (up from 7.65) Beam 8.6 (up from 7.95) Floor 8.35 (up from 7.95) We have our first sectional in 2 weeks. I hope she can do this again in 2 weeks :)

My daughter competed in her first meet on a friday. It was local but we had to be there at 4:15. She was nervous and excited so she couldn't get to sleep ontime the night before so I let her stay home that day. I'm sure it won't be the last time. Plus she didn't want to go to school with...

Tumblequeensmom- What a tough gymnast you have!! I'm with you.... I wonder how she would have done had she not been sick. I hope she feels better soon and can kick butt at her next meet.