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Some parents at our gym are interested in starting a booster club. I will be attending an initial meeting to explore our options sometime next week. The biggest purpose for the club is to set up a more effective fundraising vehicle to offset costs for travel and coaches fees. (especially fees...

Kipper is 11, and has had bouts of Severs flare ups since she was 9. Always during meet season, of course! The previous 2 seasons, the flare ups only lasted a few weeks, and only affected 1 meet, it any. The current flare up started more than a month ago and is showing no signs of improving...

Just curious..(and really don't want my dd's coach to know I am a secret CGM). What are the pre-requisites for training the clear hip to handstand? Kipper has a decent clear hip, some days better than others, but normally above horizontal. She has mentioned doing some spotted clear hips to...

There are two girls at Kipper's gym who are out with nagging back injuries. (They both moved to our gym post-injury) I am wondering if there are warning signs or ways in which parents can/should advocate for their kiddo regarding this type of injury? Kipper has started working BWO/BHS on beam...

So probably a dumb question. I searched and can't seem to find the answer. If Levels 4-7 all compete the same FHS vault, is there a difference in how it is scored? (for example, a cast is required in each level, but the way it is "scored" changes through the levels.) If a L4 gymmie received...

This is simply a matter of curiosity for me. I don't want to ask Kipper's coaches b/c I don't want them to think I am meddling or doubting them. But, I really want to know. At what point do you focus on teaching a gymnast to keep their knees together during BHS series? Kipper has pretty BHS...

Our gym owner is a great person with a very positive outlook on everything. The gym has grown a lot lately, and we have record numbers of girls competing this year. Recently, the owner commented to me that she has had her absolute worst ever experience with this year's parents. And it's the...

Just curious....now that it seems most gyms have made team level assignments and starting teaching routines, what is going to be the reality of the New Levels 5 and 6? Is your gym doing one or the other...or both? Our gym held a move up meet to score out of new L5. Everyone who would have...

Okay, CB friends. Please help me finish this list. I could only go so far because we are still early in this journey. I want to create something fun for new team parents (and slyly introduce them to CB along the way) Our experience went something like this: • I think Suzy should try...

DD spent the summer at a t new gym training 16 hours per week for new Level 5. She LOVED it. Our gym made a decision to test out of old L6 and compete L6 instead of competing L5. DD (moving from non USA gym) was the only one not ready to test out. (BARS, ugh!) As a result, she was moved to...

Recently I found myself face-to-face with my first honest-to-goodness CGM. Thanks to so many of you...the experience felt surreal...like I had finally spotted BIG FOOT or the Loch Ness Monster! Her dd was obviously the most talented gymnast this gym has ever seen....some of the coaches even...

DD is almost 9 yo. She is not fat, not thin, just right. Her rib cage shows when she stretches, and when she holds herself correctly and "sucks in", she has beautiful lines. (IMO) However, she has a postural issue of frequently standing with her belly out. Her previous coach commented on...

So, I (jokingly) asked dd if she could teach me to do a back handspring since I would like to do one on the beach this summer. (Now, make sure you have the correct image in mind...overweight, out of shape, and barely able to complete a "beginner" cartwheel...got it?) You could almost see the...

DD wears glasses to correct near sightedness and an astigmatism all the time....except at the gym. At her last eye appt. in March, I was surprised by how much worse her vision has become. (Unfortunately, I am nearly blind myself, so I am sure it will only get worse for her.) I'm not sure at...

So...I posted earlier about dd competing "above" her level and my husbands difficulty in swallowing a last place finish meet after meet. (On that note, hubby is finally coming around!) Our team competes both AAU and a state-wide, non sanctioned program. Our "state" meet is this weekend. DD...

Okay, so I just had to share with others who would have a clue what I'm talking about. DD was VERY excited to get her kip this weekend, and wanted to tell everyone she knew. The reaction was the same for almost everyone: "That's great! What's a kip?" :confused: She would tell them, "It's a...

Just found out dd has "lost" her squat on. She learned it in May of 2012. I seldom see bar practice, but I know I have seen her do it since...even as recently as Jan. She also "lost" her cartwheel on beam. That happened in December after "getting it" in April 2012. In that case, she had a...

After 4 years of being involved in this activity, it occurred to me recently I am just like the proverbial frog. Had anyone tried to place me directly into a pot of boing water, I would have run screaming as far and fast as possible. Instead, I was coaxed into a soothing bath of tepid water...

My dh is a wonderful, loving dad. My ds (10) plays sports, and dh (who played varsity sports in HS) has helped coach. My older dd was in color guard with marching band, and that was something else my dh knew well from personal experience. He became an active volunteer parent during her years...

I looked through some older posts and can tell this has been an issue for many others. DD is new to her group of 6 girls. The ages are 7, 8, 10, 11, 12 and 15. DD is 8, and emotionally mature for her age. The group spends 12 hours per week training together. Since joining the group, DD no...