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    Parents Returning after a year and half and back pain

    We're back! My daughter had decided she was done with gymnastics almost a year and half ago and had been doing dance. Well, 2 weeks ago she suddenly started bringing up how she wants to go back. yay...I wasn't loving dance and I really miss seeing my munchkin light up from the sport, not to...
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    Parents How to know when to let her quit

    This is long...I'm sorry...trying to process. My daughter has been doing gymnastics since she was 3, team since 5 (she is almost 10 now) She has said many times over the last couple years that she wanted to quit and we've had her stick through the season and she usually changed her mind. At...
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    Parents Trying to find the right path...insight requested.

    This is super long....apologizing in advance. I'm just going to pour it all out the best I can... I feel like my daughter is at a crossroads as far as gymnastics is concerned right now. We left our gym...she was not happy and was wanting to quit gymnastics completely and as I had promised her...
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    Parents Do your coaches use cell phones during meets and practice?

    We've been noticing that our coaches are using their cell phones a LOT at meets (to the point that a couple of the dads started taking pics of him or her using them) Is it me or should they be 100% focused on our kids!? Instead of giving them pep talks or watching them practice or even sometimes...
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    Parents Leo sizing and recommendations

    Hi everyone! I'm having some trouble finding a leo to fit my daughter...The smalls are tight and are leaving red lines in her skin. The mediums we tried are all too big. I bought one int that I understood to be in between but it is pretty big and saggy. Any suggestions on places or sizes that...
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    Parents First real meet and couple of questions

    My girl had her first meet with other gyms this weekend (level 2). She did great; she was very nervous but got through it and scored pretty well too. She got first in one event, 2nd in another, 4th in another and 4th overall. So proud of my little monkey :) She did have a fall in the beam. She...
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    Parents First meet gift?

    Hi Moms! My daughter has her first meet ever in a week and half and I'm hearing that a lot about special gifts parents give for the first meet of the season. This is her first meet ever and she is very excited and nervous. I think a gift is a great idea but I don't know what to get! Any great...
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    Parents Do you "break in" a competition leo?

    We got the leotards for DD's competition (so cute!) and the material is pretty stiff (well, not stiff exactly but tight.) Are we supposed to break it in before competitions? Thanks!
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    Parents How do you know when to not push?

    So here's the situation. My daughter (5) made team (level 3) this summer after a year and half on the little ones's pre team. She has always loved gymnastics, begged to go everyday, to stay longer, etc and always was doing gymnastics everywhere. Since she's been on team, she has tougher coaches...
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    Parents aau for first year?

    My daughter has been training level 3 usag this summer. we recently found out that our gym is no longer going to be competing usag and might do aau for our littler ones. My daughter is 5 and wouldn't be able to compete usag until the end of the season so coach thinks this is a great way to get...
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    Parents On team but too young to compete

    HI everyone, My little girl just made team (yaay!!!) but she is still 5 and won't be 6 until the end of feb. So she will be training the new level 3 but not able to compete until after her bday (which will be 1 or 2 meets) Then they are anticipating the next year she would train level 4 but...
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    Parents What should I ask at meeting for parents of kids moving up to team?

    my daughter is moving up to team! We're so excited and a bit overwhelmed. We are having a meeting with the coach tomorrow to go over stuff and answer questions but I'm not even sure what to ask! What should I make sure to find out about at this meeting? I don't really know much of anything...
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    New here from IL

    HI everyone! I've visited this site when I was looking for information before and now finally joined! My DD has been in gymnastics a year and half (she turned 5 a couple months ago) and she is now being moved up to team so I thought it would be a good idea to get on here officially as I have a...

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