Recent content by honu

This was my thought too. Most meets we attend have 2 judges for each event. The Regional meet had 4 judges for each event. To me that is trying to balance the human factor and give each gymnast the fairest score possible. I will never attempt to understand the details of judging and...

100% agree with Texastwister, we are consumers, paying a hefty sum every month for a service. Lots can change at a gym and the needs of the family or gymnast can change over time too. Being educated about your gym options and keeping up to date on gyms is being a smart consumer. It is common in...

My DD is the same. Age 14 and almost no body fat. We and her pediatrician have no worries. The only one sometimes bothered by this is my DD. She'd like to look more like her peers. She eats plenty and this is just the way she is for now. I was a late bloomer and she is too. Even amongst her...

Some gyms are very respectful and private about tryouts. Maybe it is not the norm, but we were pleasantly surprised by the professionalism of gyms we contacted when making a switch. Honestly, that was something we prioritized along with highly experienced optional coaches and a program with...

I think it is common and completely normal for anyone looking to start on team to have "big" dreams. As time passes, she will figure out for herself what may or may not be possible in the future and if she even likes competing. There are phases of gymnastics and starting on team is an exciting...

I appreciate all the responses and having some coaches perspectives. It may very well be coach is pushing for a higher expectation (especially with states and regionals coming up). DD is not fearful and has done this series for awhile. I think mainly it is combination of a habit and...

Thank you both! I think that is a great idea to have DD specifically say one thing she is focusing on and to then ask for additional feedback. And yes it is exactly an issue of DD feeling that the legs are straighter than they actually are. They are not horribly bent but I do agree with coach...

Sorry accidently, posted before I finished. Both new coaches sometimes resort to telling girls to "try harder" or will tell girls they are not trying. For my DD it is an issue with keeping legs straight in beam series for others it could be falling on a vault. DD has told coach she is trying...

We have two new coaches in our upper optional program (level 8, 9, and 10).

At the end of year banquet, gymnast were called up by level to be recognized and given a end of season gift. The coaches also had small trophies for special awards at each level. The categories were most outstanding, hardest worker, most improved, and most team spirit. Could add "most...

Last year our comp leo had mesh sleeves. We had no issues with snags. I did carefully hand wash the leo and also air dried it. The only thing DD did not care for was that the sleeves were full length and on her they were a bit too long. I was worried she might get a sleeve caught on floor...

I think you are absolutely right about being cautious. I would be worried too about him being tired, weak, or even dizzy. Gym activity and competition ready are different from feeling well enough for school or a low level activity. I've heard countless people proclaim they have the flu when...

Fitting in other scheduled activities is hard. I have never been a fan of "gymnastics is my life". Everybody needs some balance. One thing we have always emphasized is having some close friends outside of gymnastics. We made a deliberate effort to have school friends over on the weekend or...

Your situation sounds incredibly frustrating. Some gyms are less organized or poor at communication, but there should be some level of customer service and help that goes beyond what you have gotten. Hopefully, you will meet more parents from your DDs team at the meet. If possible, see if you...

Meets are plenty stressful enough. I can't imagine the extra stress that is added with those strict requirements. Our gym will scratch if gymnasts is injured, lacking bulk of skills needed for an event, or safety issue (new fear, bulking in warm-up at meet). Our gym has a general rule of ready...