My daughter started at five, turned six and began competing. That was 12 years ago. lol! She is still in the sport and committed to college gymnastics. It has been a long road, but she was one who just could never get enough of gym. She is still like that today. She can't get enough. That...
Maybe a playgroup that meets at a playground? you could also just take an hour and do bike riding, jump roping, skipping, climbing etc. All of those skills are great for gymnasts if she sticks with it and if not they are just great gross motor skills. ;)
I think running would be great. Maybe incorporate some hills in whatever route she does. Biking is also great. I remember a coach telling me when DD was little that it was a good idea to not get wrapped up too much in worrying about specific strength training outside of the gym at that age...
We know many girls who left gymnastics as optional gymnasts in middle and high school and now are doing D1 track (pole vault, long and triple jump and even a couple of sprinters) as well as divers.
I have no clue if she has a shot at it or not, but of all the women going back to elite she is my favorite. Over the years that I have seen her I have observed her being a kind, caring, humble, intelligent woman. I remember watching her during meets and saw how she treated her team with such...
I spoke with my DH who has a good bit of experience with no competes. He said that it is likely that the ones they had to sign would be not enforced by a court of law. There are some guidelines with them that they seem to be overstepping at first glance.
I had heard that they also bought Bull City and moved the FIF coaches there. Is that the case? I had also heard that one of the former owners of Bull City (the wife) works for the powers group
For me, I have learned that the biggest indicator of good technique is not if a young child who is small can do the big skills but if they can do them AFTER they have their puberty growth spurt. DD's coaches emphasize that strong technique is what enables adult bodies to do the big skills.
Here is a little perspective. My daughter was a VERY average gymnast. She was never top of the podium in the lower levels. But she loved it and had (has) a killer work ethic. She is now a multi year level ten and is a junior who is committed to do college gym. Her journey was NOT easy or...
Watching my kiddo work through some tough stuff in the start of last season, make a decision and then a very hard change. She then worked even harder and ended her season very strong at Nationals and went on to commit to a school that is the total right fit for her. Watching her grow through...
DD was never fast tracked, she did a level per year starting with old 4, and still was a ten at JO nationals at age 12. There was a group at her gym (non elite) that was being fast tracked when she was like 7 years old. Every single person in that group has long since quit. Actually out of the...
It looks like coastal gymnastics is pretty much it in the HHI area. There used to be a gym on island and based on the website it looks like both the on island gym and the one in Bluffton just off island are now owned by the same person. The gym on island is VERY small and unless they have done...
My daughter had this injury and surgery as a level seven. She was allowed to do everything once she had her cast off (maybe three weeks post rod insertion). The plan was for the rods to stay in for almost a year but she healed so quickly they pulled them after four or so months. She did full...
My DD was kind of bummed but she already has and competes a single bar release and also has a Maloney. She’s looking forward to competing two single bar releases next season now instead of Maloney and a single bar (original plan)
I heard there were changes to values for Maloney pac and Maloney bail combos in NCAA. We were told they were devalued and you now need a second release like Maloney half to get your SV. Due to this DD’s coaches are focusing on having multiple single bar releases instead of one single bar plus...
My daughter is ambidextrous with her legs. She’s now a multi year level ten and it does come in handy as she can do connections that most can’t with ease. She did have to choose a dominant leg for her skills whe she was younger (round offs etc) but can do over splits either way with jumps...