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I can answer at least some of these :) The levels 1 and 2 have different coaches whom I do not know as they practice on a completely different schedule than we do. Level's 3 and 4 have their own "managing coach" but are also coached often by the two head coaches. Levels 5 and up and XCEL are...

Are we discussing TAAF or USAG? I know very little about USAG other than sideline stuff. That team did have a massive merge thing that happened with another local gym (Metroplex), and as far as I know that has gone smoothly. I couldn't ask my 5 year old to do the kind of hours they do, but that...

Sorry one more thing, as far as the USAG team goes, quite frankly you couldn't pay me to sign up for it. It's far too much pressure for such little girls. However, I kind of feel that way about every USAG team

I will say that sometimes there can be a little issues with the management though I have never personally had a problem.

My daughter just ended her competitive 4year career after two years at United elite. As with all gyms there were good things and things we didn't like so much. In terms of the recreational classes Kennan and Chris are absolutely phenomenal. I wouldn't use to sign up with any of the female...

I disagree that you can't get to college on fewer than 20 hours per week. We have known a few do it. It really depends on the girl. 1 girls 15 hours is another girls 10 hours depending on how hard they train and how quickly they can make corrections. However, the chances of getting a scholarship...

So this is kind of a random thought and just meant to be something to think about...My daughter is never going to go to the olympics or train elite. I love her and she is a dedicated gymnast but that is the truth. She would likely spend more time in the gym if I let her. She loves it. It is...

I wonder if it is a TAAF vs USAG thing. I didn't hear any Bond this season! In fact, I liked most of the music I heard. Someone used the Peanuts theme and it was SO cute! Definitely on of my favorites. My DD used music from the movie Brave.

If you like Lindsey, check out Bond as well. They tend to cover some classical pieces but they definitely modernize it a bit with the violin. We did not hear any repeats this year except for one and of all songs, it was a really random sort of song that sounded like a bad ring tone to me. One...

Your daughter needs to be the one to make this decision. Get her all the information and let her decide. She is the one that has to spend the hours training. Xcel has been an excellent option for my daughter and she would have been great at competing level 4. She chose to go to Xcel and is...

My daughter was a 7 year old level 2 and is still a completely average gymnast, but competes well and enjoys it. If your DD is interested, it is worth mentioning it to the coaches. Some girls pick up really fast, others need more time.

Our gym has a cheer team attached to it and the tumbling between gym team and cheer team is VERY noticeable. I would not want the cheer coaches teaching my gymnast to tumble. Also, and this maybe stepping over the "don't tell me how to parent" line, but you might want think very hard about doing...

Level 4 stressed my DD out so much she went xcel this year :/ She actually lost her BHS for a while. Thankfully, she seems to be having fun though and has worked out whatever was bothering her. This is just a tough sport.

Ok, it was intersquad and there was only one judge, but it was still fun and I am still proud. Our season doesn't officially start until late January so this was an assessment and divisional placement meet. DD scored highest in beam and tied for highest on vault. It was the best vault I had...

I agree with the others. I actually think as a paying parent you have a right to ask for updates as often as you want them, but I think it will quite likely get you labeled as annoying if you ask for them weekly. And as others have said progress is slow. I will casually ask about DD every 2-3...

This is actually something she is very ok with. Especially since USAG at our gym skips level 5. Repeating level 4 as a USAG gymnast makes perfect sense to me. It gives her a TAAF season to learn the skills and then a USAG season to transition in with routines and skills she is already familiar...

Well, I got the response I expected from our coach. I got the distinct impression it hurt her feelings that K was considering the move. I get that. They put a lot of work into the girls, but I have always been under the impression that USAG was the end goal for all of the girls. The email I got...

We WILL NOT be jumping in at 20 hours. I will ease her in and increase her hours as we go.

She will compete 4 at 11 hours and score out of 5 and go to optionals ideally. A lot of the girls do optional practices. I will cap her hours this first season around 15, but honestly, every USAG team we have looked at does high hours. I think it is just a Texas thing. The gym we looked at the...

When we switched gyms we tried out a USAG gym. It was too far to realistically drive so we went with a closer gym that has a TAAF team and a USAG team. At the time we joined the gym wasn't accepting younger gymnasts onto USAG so we continued with TAAF. We let the coach know up front that USAG...