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We, too, are enjoying life after gymnastics. My dd was able to get lead roles in two plays this summer, was able to enter a local singing competition and go on a family vacation again, and is now involved in Bible quizzing, riding lessons, and soccer. She loves being able to do the various...

It reminds me of George Carlin's famous routine about the two kinds of drivers on the road: jerks and maniacs. A jerk is anyone going slower than you, and a maniac is anyone going faster than you.

Just to put in my two cents worth -- we made that decision just over a month ago, after the State Meet. It has been hard and there have been occasional regrets, but it was the right decision for us and we're very pleased with how things are going. My daughter got through one season (month of...

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1. How many kids do you have? How old? What grade? I've got 5 children ages 10 (DD 4th grade), 8 (DD 3rd grade gymnast), 7 (DS 1rst grade), 5 today (DD, Kindy in fall), and 3 (DS). My 5 year old just started kiddie gymnastics. My 8 year old is level 5. 2. How many years has your child(ren)...

ETC Gymnastics does a week-long camp at their facility in Murfreesboro, TN just southeast of Nashville. It's an excellent gym (more titles than any gym in Tennessee in the last 10 years, I believe) and the camp runs about 6 hours a day for the various age groups up to level 9. My daughter went...

We've just been through that decision and it was difficult. It we wanted our gymnast to progress, we had to drive over an hour each way, 4 to 5 times a week. We've got 5 children and limited resources. Being away was taking its toll on my other children. Regardless of the rationale we use...

NYgymfan, I'm sorry to hear such pressure is being put on you at this age. The choice of school is far less important than how you perform once you get in. It also depends a lot on your personality and on what you want to pursue in your life. For instance, some people like very small schools...

Thanks for the advice and the websites. They'll help. My daughter has been very inconsistent this year at meets. Usually she'll get high 8's on 2 or three events and then blow one or two. Every AA score has been between 30 and 33. But each event has had a score in the high 8's at some point...

Just for clarification, the SAT is the Scholastic Aptitude Test. The ACT (American College Test) is an Academic Achievement Test. The difference between an Aptitude test and an Achievement test is important and is reflected in the way the test is constructed. An Aptitude test is supposed to...

Melmonette, I live in Sterling, which is about 1/2 hour west of Hutchinson -- about 4 hours from Olathe. I thought the choice of gym for the State meet was interesting, as there was far less room than most of the Wichita meets we attended, and no other space for warm-ups when not competing...

I took my daughter to the state meet this weekend. It was a disaster. We got up early and drove 4 hours to be there on time. All the other girls were on time as well. The only one who wasn't was the coach. Warm-up started at 11:30am, with introductions at noon and events beginning right...

Resolution after State Meet Thanks to you all for your responses. Thanks to Blairbob as well for the exercise options. The small local gym is building a 30 foot addition so they can have almost a full floor and enough room to practice vault, so we're just going to keep her here next year...

Good advice Thank you for the good advice so far. Where we are is very limiting. It is over 1 1/2 hours to Wichita, which is the nearest big gym. The local gym is too small to have a full floor, and has no room for Vault (it is a small barn/shed converted to a gym). I've been driving to a...

My 8 year old loves gymnastics. She's level 5 this year. Unfortunately, we've moved twice in the last two years. First from Tennessee to Scotland, now to rural Kansas. In Tennessee she trained 12 to 15 hours a week and thrived. Her teammates won state last year, and she missed out because...