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  1. InbarSquirrel

    Covid, large meets, and Arizona

    Most of the large meets held in AZ are in venues where social distancing is completely achievable. If you do a basic google search and look at videos that others have posted from years past of the VOS meet - you can see the venue is spacious. Often the meets held at this venue (Rawhide Western...
  2. InbarSquirrel

    Anyone else think that COVID brought the end of gym for your gymnast?

    My 12DD retired today she would have been a training L10. It was a mixture of reasons - mostly she was having exertional syncope episodes with one that warranted an ER visit earlier this week another no long the desire to continue training. Being out of gym for two and a half months sealed her...
  3. InbarSquirrel

    Olympic hopeful training?

    Ditto about the private lesson/group workout if offered. I never thought we would ever own such a device but honestly glad we purchased an air track last week.
  4. InbarSquirrel

    Olympic hopeful training?

    It's a crappy situation all around and we can go back & forth about which gyms are bending the rules. I think at this point its better to accept that yes there's kids still getting an hour or more workout in secret each week then to keep dwelling on it. Is it right no - will it actually give...
  5. InbarSquirrel

    Olympic hopeful training?

    Arizona is under a "Stay at Home Order" - it is what it is...
  6. InbarSquirrel

    Parents How is your gymnast holding up so far?

    This past summer I battled early stage breast cancer that caused me to put my gymnast and her younger sister into public schooling to give myself a break after having home schooled for almost a decade. So now with schools closed as well gym - my girls aren't phased and are easily settling into...
  7. InbarSquirrel

    Parents Coronavirus

    My DD's gym here in AZ closed after today's workout. Honestly if my DD is rusty coming back in a few weeks from not doing any sorts of gymnastic skills on gym equipment so be it - We are humble to have our health and to be able to bunker down over the next few weeks. We even joked if she does a...
  8. InbarSquirrel

    WAG thoughts on American athletes competing for other countries in international competitions?

    As fun to dream of having my daughter compete for her father's home country, Romania - it's a flat out no. The financial burden of the logistics such as coaching, medical, facility to train in, and travel to politics within the country is a big deterrent. Currently we are dealing with a...
  9. InbarSquirrel

    Parents Arizona Gyms

    Another Phoenix gal here - sent you a pm:)
  10. InbarSquirrel

    Parents Practices great, doesn't compete well

    Sometimes even talented kids need to take a step back before moving forward with their training. Nothing wrong with a BWO BWO series in L6 it will lay the foundation for a great connected beam series later on! Some of my daughter's events this year are below SV because its more important to...
  11. InbarSquirrel

    Parents Practices great, doesn't compete well

    Maybe it would be better to step back from upgrades at the moment and focus on the performing aspect of L6 like others have mention above. No reason to rush L7/8. My DD who is a second year L9 is struggling with confidence on beam that reared its ugly head last season from too much up training...
  12. InbarSquirrel

    Parents Excited about the season

    I'm excited to watch my daughter enjoy her sport after changing gyms 9 months ago as well no longer training HOPEs. This past season felt more rushed than anything with trying to attempt HOPEs while competing L9. While some kids can handle both mine definitely couldn't and that's okay. My...
  13. InbarSquirrel

    WAG Changing gyms

    Glad to hear Gymmamabear that you will consider the gym switch. I waited for my L9DD to make the decision this past Spring; looking back she wished I would have pulled her out sooner. It was hard with being 11yrs at the time to have a voice while wanting to please the previous coaches. Deep...
  14. InbarSquirrel

    WAG Popping/Clicking Rib - no pain

    Not ribs here but my DD use to have loud popping/clicking noises with her hyper-moble shoulders until she developed more muscle around the shoulder joints.
  15. InbarSquirrel

    WAG Need happy stories - Bar changes

    I concur L9 bars is when it gets real. Not sure about the start value with not having an overshoot in the routine. This will be my DD's second season of L9; she'll have a lower start value than she did this previous season due to a gym switch (a very welcomed change). She's been unable to...
  16. InbarSquirrel

    Parents Competition leo

    Ty's Dad - Discount Dance has multiple locations in California and would definitely have a liner that would fit. https://support.discountdance.com/support/solutions/articles/6000031720-store-locations
  17. InbarSquirrel

    WAG NCAA’s new recruiting rules

    Yes it was from Utah. Just seems like "gray area" of communicating back and forth.
  18. InbarSquirrel

    WAG NCAA’s new recruiting rules

    My question is that I saw over the weekend on social media a 7th grader filling out a questionnaire for a D1 college that was sent directly to this child; on the questionnaire it was asking to list all the meets the 7th grader was attending this upcoming season. This 7th did attend a L10 college...
  19. InbarSquirrel

    Parents Too much pressure

    Try to work with the coach about taking a night off or reducing workout hours. Coming from a parent who has used online school for my kids over the past ten years to this fall having all of my children in public school... Keep her in a brick & mortar school unless you participate in a...
  20. InbarSquirrel

    Parents On level routines or tougher routines

    Wouldn’t those that did bare minimum just be weeded out by the time they get to state, regionals, & nationals. L9 is hard and while it’s awesome there’s kids throwing higher skills at L9 meets - I give full credit to every kid competing L9 even if they are doing only what’s required.

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