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    Parents Daughter wants to quit

    We had our intra-squad meet this weekend along with the team of another small club. Jamy was the only level ten. She scratched on the vault. which is, at this stage in the year, a Yurchenko lay out full. I've seen her do it in the gym, but her coach did not want to risk her injuring her ankle by...
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    Parents Daughter wants to quit

    Thank you all for the sound advice. All this has helped me clear my head. Jamy's health is the preeminent issue. Julio Garcia, Jamy's dad
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    Parents Daughter wants to quit

    I appreciate everyone's input and advice. We are getting an MRI on Monday and will see a sports medicine orthopedist the following day. Jamy's health is more important to me than anything else. Jamy is a pretty strong willed individual. I know it would be counter-productive for me to push her...
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    Parents Daughter wants to quit

    I never thought that I would have to entertain the possibility, but my daughter told me that she wanted to quit gymnastics. This was a few weeks ago and since then her coach has convinced her to finish this season, which would be her first level 10 season at the age of 14. But in spite of this...
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    1st Level 8 Meet Update

    Great start. Good attitude. You will keep getting better and better! Julio Garcia, Jamy's dad
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    rips and infection?

    anti-biotic resistent bacteria and gym protocal You should never have an open wound in the gym. The risk of getting an infection increases for you. But it also increases the risk for your team mates. Anti-biotic resistent bacteria is becomming more and more common. You need to wash the wound...
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    Good Luck needed!

    Mojo Good luck mojo is on the way...Four!...Incoming!...Heads Up!, etc. Julio Garcia, Jamy's dad
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    ESPN Article on the notoriously cruel Al Fong

    Gym economics I've heard that the competitive side of most gyms alone does not break even. Our own competitive side comes close to breaking even, but it is the recreational side which really pays the bills. We have 70 to 80 girls on the competitive side. But we have over a thousand girls on...
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    Parents Karolyi Camp

    Re-energized, but tired Jamy came back Sunday night. She was definitely more enthusiasitic about gymnastics, but very, very tired. Jamy told me they had a halloween party Saturday night. As thegirls walked through the woods back to their cabins, some ofthe coaches lay in wait and surprised and...
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    Parents Karolyi Camp

    My dd, Jamy, is at the Karolyi camp for the Westerns/Easterns 9s and 10s. She is having fun and trying to perfect her Geinger, among other things. I don't think she' ll use it until States or Regionals. She has lost some of her enthusiasm in gymnastics. I am praying that this will re-ignite the...
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    Acceptable reason to give coaches for switching gyms?

    Honesty is a two way street. My daughter's coach and I have been honest with one another and I've kept my daughter at the same gym for the last 6 years. Honesty is a two way street. I've told the coach what I think and she has told me what she thinks. We haven't always agreed. More often than...
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    Parents Wow...this is either a warning or a testimonial

    Business plan lacks good will It is bad business for a gym to have the reputation of being mean spirited. They will end up losing business due to people leaving or new recruits going to another gym. In this case, I think the issue is whether the word gets out to other parents in the gym and to...
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    Crazy things that have happened to you/your dd/your team during competitions

    Shawn After my daughter began to warm up for her session that evening, I saw that Shawn was signing autographs and taking pictures. I asked her if she would be available later in the evening after my daughter's competition. She replied that she was leaving in a half hour but would be back that...
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    Crazy things that have happened to you/your dd/your team during competitions

    Sat Last year at Westerns one of my daughter's teammates got to meet and take a picture with Shawn Johnson. Although we were from California, the teammate had scheduled to take the SAT the following day in Desmoines, Iowa where the competition was held. Just before the exam took place, the...
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    Any other college hopefuls?

    Extra Hours Spending extra hours in the lab or library may help our girls be more successful academically in high school or college. On the other hand, can we determine or quantify how successful our girls would have been without gymnastics? Would they still have had that same determination...
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    Lost for words.. Should I give up??

    Enthusiasm and fun No one wants to ruin your enthusiasm because that definitely is a big factor in your enjoyment and success in gymnastics. But, as others have pointed out, you have to be a pretty good level 9 or ten before colleges will become interested in you. Girls that reach level 10...
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    The Full-In

    My daughter is 14 years old and a 1st year level ten. She has been working on learning a Full-in on the floor for the last 9 to 10 months. It was her eigth grade project, which included a report, training logs and a video presentation. Anyway, she is now doing the full-in into the pit onto a...
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    Prep Opt & Elite Track?

    Prep Op and Elite Our club, West Valley Gymnastics, formed a Prep Op team a couple of years ago. It requires fewer hours than the JO team. It is primarily 6,7 and maybe 8 in competition level. It's perfect for girls who don't want to do 20 plus hours in the gym but want to continue gymnastics...
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    YOUNGEST elite gymnast?

    11 year old international elites I won't mention their names. But Airborne and Dynamo each had a girl qualify as an international elite a couple of years ago. I think they both qualified at the camp at the same time. They're up and comers. One of them is the daughter of a very savy commentor...
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    To watch or not to watch

    Let's keep posting Bog: No need for apologies. Let's keep posting and having fun. Julio Garcia, Jamy's dad

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