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Just wanted to share that the early recruiting phenomena, that has been the topic of many CB threads, is creeping into other sports (or maybe it's been in other sports, but keeps expanding). Just saw a 2019 baseball prospect (an 8th grader) verbally commit to Mississippi State University. He was...

Just saw this on Gymnastike. I wonder where she'll end up?

I found the article below to be very interesting. It's a different perspective on the coaching dilemma that I've seen referenced a few times. What do others think? For parents who have had a bad or less than ideal coaching experience (I'm not talking about a general disagreement about level...

My DD’s 12-year journey is coming to an end. This sport has taught and given her so much and we are so thankful for the ride. Through many highs and lows, she would not be the person she is today without gymnastics. For the rest of her life, she will cherish her memories of meets, travels...

We just found out that our gym will not be allowing event specialists. We have a couple teenagers who were hoping to specialize next season, but our new coaches (been there for a year now so maybe not so new anymore) have decided that our gym will never have specialists. This decision might mean...

Former Brazilian Olympic gymnast Lais Souza suffered severe trauma to her spine during a skiing run in Utah. Souza was training to compete in a freestyle event for the 2014 Winter Olympics. Such a sad thing to happen to a great athlete...

If the present you could go back in time and give the past you one piece of advice when your child first started their gymanstics journey, what would that advice be? For me, I think it would be the saying I learned here on Chalkbucket that gymnastics is a marathon, not a sprint. I have recently...

I was talking to our gym owner today and it sounds like there are a lot fewer girls competing at meets this fall compared to the last several years. Our Compulsory meets started at the beginning of September. Each meet seems to have two sessions: 1 for level 3 and 1 for level 4/5. It looks like...

We recently (in March) had a shake up at our gym where the head coach/co-owner left. She took about half the team gymnasts with her and most of the team coaches. After a couple months of renting time at other gyms for her team to practice in, she recently opened her own facility about 15 minutes...

Can someone clarify the level 8 allowable/required skills on beam and floor? Our girls have been working back tucks on beam, but the coaches are now saying that only C dance skills are allowed on beam & floor. No C acro. This contradicts my understanding from previous threads on here. I have...

Hi all, I hear there is a going to be a new gym in our area. To my knowledge, this will be the first brand new gym in our area in at least a decade. I am wondering if anybody has any idea what the costs of opening a gym from scratch would be, as opposed to purchasing an established gym? I have...

I am wondering if any of your gymmies have ever done a vault drill with a set up similar to the picture below. In case the pic is too dark, there is a large spotting block covered with a sting mat behind the table. My understanding is that the girls were trying to clear the spotting block and...

With all the recent threads about the number of college scholarships available at the NCAA level, I wanted to post this very timely article about two walk-on gymnasts at Oregon State University who have become integral parts of this nationally ranked team. Just last week, these two women helped...

I know that elite gymnasts must show a stick with both feet together at the end of their floor routine tumbling passes (unless they are doing some type of jump/dance out of the pass), but it looks like female college gymnasts can still use a controlled lunge at the end of their tumbling passes...

I was at my DDs meet this weekend and something caught my eye that I had never noticed before. When our girls were vaulting, almost all of them were hitting the vault table toward the front or middle. The other teams were hitting toward back of the table, so they were able to travel much further...

Just wondering if anybody has experience with the Elite Sportz Band. I am considering one for my 14 year old DD to wear during practice. She is starting to experience some back pain and we are wondering if the extra support will help as she works to heal, strengthen and stretch her back. Thanks!

Our gym does one big travelling meet per season. This year we are headed to Phoenix (Yay sun!), but there are many parents who are not able to attend this meet with their child. Instead, their female gymnasts are planning to stay in the same hotel room as our female coaches. I was reading...