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We are in the process of becoming a 501(c)3. It is a lengthy one! We are also registered as a nonprofit organization in our state. Thank you very much for the information!

No we have 7 girls competing this year. 4 L4s, 2L5s and 1L6. Next year we will have girls joining the team at L3. Sorry for the confusion. We've raised enough money this year to pay for new warmups, pay for certain meets + coaches expenses etc. We live in a rural area, so we travel a very long...

Long story short. Gym is VERY new. It's been open only about a year. This year our team is very small. Only 7 girls. We also have a newly formed booster club (6 moms total) who have been fundraising like crazy. We have raised a significant amount of money since September. Next season we will...

We have this: Made in USA Large Gymnastics Medal Awards Display Holder Sign and Hanger Red | eBay for medals and placement ribbons. DH built a shelf that we hung above the holder for trophies. I also keep a scrapbook with her score card/envelope and her participation ribbons on a page for...

So pretty!

We always joke that our 6 year old spends more time on her hands then her feet. She literally cannot go more then 5 minutes without rolling, doing cartwheels, handstands, etc. I really don't get on her too much unless she attempts to do something dangerous. After all my other 2 daugters (9 and...

^^^ True! And I sure hope so!

I got some flack from DD's teacher today because she will be missing half of Thursday and Friday. She's only missed 2 other days because of meets. I don't know I guess it just annoyed me. She (obviously) knows we live in an extremley rural area and we have to travel long distances. Unfortunately...

In my very limited experience (my DD is in her 1st year of competition as well) and not knowing much about the Excel program, since our gym doesn't do it, I would not be paying for private lessons yet. If the skill isn't required for this years routines, I wouldn't worry about it. There is lots...

Thank you! I really appreciate you taking the time to answer so thoroughly.

That's great! Congrats to your DD!

For us, we would be beyond excited to have a meet within 2 hours close to home :) Ours are usually 4-8 hours away. For the 1 that is close to home, we leave early in the morning. My DD (6 years old) sleeps in the car on the way to the meet. Being in a hotel is not the same as home, plus it's...

Just a quick update. We had a meet this weekend and we had a very firm talk with her before hand, but she ended up winning 1st on beam, vault and bars and 1st all around. So there were only smiles. It was very exciting! However, it was very small meet in comparison to other ones we've been too...

From the limited experience I have with meets (this is our first year competing) our coach seems to randomize or ask the girls in the lower levels. My DD is L4 and she typically always goes first on beam, because she wants to. It's her favorite. She has pulled the highest score of our team...

This will be our first summer doing a gymnastics camp. My DD is 6, will be barely 7, when camp starts. She is going to the University of Nebraska one. It was the closest one to us and it's still 10 hours away. I've heard good things about it, and I'm hopeful it will be a fun experience for her...