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    How does the Canadian system work?

    A coach at DD's gym in the USA is moving to Canada to coach at a different gym. DD is curious if the Canadian systems works as the coach mentioned Provencials (I think I spelled that right?) as a compulsory system. Can you explain how this works?Thanks.
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    WAG Vault Table Question

    Is it normal for a coach to set a requirement setting they want everyone to vault at? At our gym, they want the new 4's (old 5's) to vault on 2. DD can do the vault on 0 at her private lessons. (her coach claims she doesn't touch her and just stands there) She is 4'6 and could probably do the...
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    WAG Were Grips Easier or Harder for You or DD? I'm curious ;)

    Some people say it's easier and others say it's harder while others feel no change. What about you? I'm wonderin'
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    WAG Grips 101

    We've decided our brand (Ginnasta) and style (velcro) but now I have to decide between a narrow or a regular width. Her hand is about a 3 inch width even though she's almost 12. Also just a personal question for me: what does the water on the grips do? Just wonderin' :)
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    WAG Best Bars Ever for DD!

    DD had a private lesson and had an 'ah hah' moment on that darn glide... Later DD goes to bar practice and and makes her straddle cast handstand! 15 minutes later her coach said "If you haven't made a kip, you have 3 tries to make one and the whole team goes on the tumble track!" Her teammate...
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    WAG Front handspring vault

    DD and her team are beginning FHS vaults. DD says last night at practice, they were all doing front handsprings over a pit turned sideways with a panel mat on top. DD made it over but landed on her heels, then fell on her behind. She said this happened 95% of the time. The one time she didn't...
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    WAG DD got sick.

    DD got sick the week leading up to states and it turned into bronchitis and she had to scratch states. DD has asthma and bronchitis sets her off so competing wasn't an option. She was fighting for it though! Pros and cons lists, doing BWOs all over the house to show us that she was fine (she...
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    WAG Knees...

    Wow. DD can compete state... then she wakes up with knee pain. She was at a birthday party at a trampoline park yesterday. She says she did a side aerial and her left knee landed on the trampoline pad and hyperextended it. DD has double jointed knees too. To the side of her knee there is...
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    WAG Awards or not... (and a little brag)

    DD has a very packed day coming up! DD's state meet is in 3 weeks. Her group of level 4s go at 8 am. For once, this is a good thing. DD is also in her school musical. (She is the Mayor's Wife in Bye Bye Birdie.) She has a matinee performance at 2. Although, she is supposed to be there at 1 (this...
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    WAG Last Meet Before State

    DD, a level 4 who is 11, had a meet this morning. Start time was 8 AM. (yay :() They started on vault, where she got an 8.3. They were judged very tough on vault. Then bars, DD ripped the night before so it was not her best routine. She scored another 8.3. Then to beam. She finally broke out of...
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    WAG Grips, rips and kips (oh my!)

    My L4 DD was introduced to kips this summer at camp and has wanted one ever since. She is really close. She says her closest ones are when the bar is just about at her waist but, her back is arched. How can she be sure to lean over? Also, what do grips do and how do they help? DD has a lot of...
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    WAG Meet Report (best one yet!)

    DD had her 4th L4 meet last week. This was one her gym hosted so she was a runner for vault the day before. Her group started on floor, which is her best event. She got a 9.2, her highest score so far this season. :) Then they went to vault where she got a 8.95, a new high score for her. She...
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    WAG Legs Apart on Pretty Much... Everything?

    My DD is a L4 and her season is starting in a few months and her coaches are getting very annoyed with her legs being apart on everything. On floor her RO BHS is ok but her legs are apart. She says its too fast to apply corrections and she really wants a 9.5 this year and is positive to do that...
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    Bent right arm on round off back handspring??

    My L4 (YAY!) is having trouble with her ROBHS. She has a decent one on the trampoline but her one on the floor is pretty bad. After an open gym she figured out her problem is she doesn't move her arm from her round off position to her bhs position fast enough having her hand to the side causing...
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    Leotard Help...

    My hopefully L4 needs a new leo since she goes to gym 2-3 times a week but we have a problem; all the leo all the leos she tried on were tight in the shoulders. Her only leo is a MotionWear leo they handed out at a meet. What would be a good brand or store for her?
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    Vertical Handstand on Beam

    My (hopefully) L4 daughter is working on her vertical handstand. She is confident if she is about 7/10 of the way up but when is spotted or attempts to go for it she freaks out and jumps off. How can she get over her mental block? Her handstand on floor is great so her coaches are pushing her...

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