I have two teenage gymnasts (where has the time gone), youngest is 13 and is a squad gymnast, oldest is 16 and a disability squad gymnast.
Youngest gymnast has discovered a talent for drawing a couple of years ago and my oldest had the opportunity of being involved with filming the movie...
My daughter got some Reisport Dowel Handguards last year (head coach measured her for them and ordered them), she got the smallest size 00, since getting them 10 months ago she cannot manage to do her moves, all she is trying to do is a back hip circle from a cast, she said the handguards bend...
My daughter hurt her wrist by doing a front support mount on the beam just over 4 weeks ago, she heard a click/crack and felt no pain, she carried on and did floor as she though her joints just clicked (she has joint issues and clicky joints). My daughter felt some pain later that night after...
Warning.... Another proud parent alert!!
I am very proud of my daughters....
My oldest for handling her first injury and time off gym with good spirits.
My youngest for just doing gymnastics, she has never had any real luck, spent 2 years in rec before getting invited to a development group...
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My daughter is 9 and has quite good upper body strength, she can do pull ups and chin ups to chest height on a good day at gym, she usually has to do 5 of each at gym to chest height as part of the conditioning they do. My daughter is currently struggling with hanging chin circle overs, she...
Typically how much progress should there be for gymnastics who train 3 days a week.
My daughter is 9 and trains 3 days a week in at a Country Recreational Grade level, she has been in her group for around 11 months and in development for 2 1/2 years.
My daughter is in a group with 7 other...
I have no experience with the main stream side of competitive gymnastics. My daughter was given floor music for a small competition last year, it is balletic style (slow and floaty) and doesnt suit her at all (more of a fast paced music kind of girl). This music was given to her and another...
My daughter is 9 (October), is training towards County Grades (classed as recreational grades in the some clubs and is lower than club grades).
Next year she is supposed to do her grades (first time doing them) but unfortunately we are away during that time so cannot do them. There is a chance...
what type of gym parent are you? be completely honest....
I am am not one thing or the other and I guess I skate asking the thin line between crazy gym parent and sane gym parent. I have two children in the sport, both competitive and we have seen our fair share of drama (not as much as some I...
I am interested in what the selection process for pre team or even late starters in the USA and also the JO levels is. I am wondering where my daughter would fit in if we are in the USA
Left and right splits (nearly there in box)
Pancake stretch flat
Decent pike fold
Pull ups in both grips to...
I have set up a social group for UK members of any level including recreational, trampolining and Tumbling to chat about gymnastics, the weather etc ... Please feel free to join....
Hi everyone
My oldest daughter (11) competes in the British Championships in the morning, we are on our way to Bolton Arena, wondering what tomorrow is gong to bring, how big the venue will be etc. I think it will be the experience of a lifetime for her.
In the vague hope of trying to understand a little of the UK competition structure for my daughters level I have a question (or two )
My daughter has her first 4 piece competition tomorrow, she will be competing as a novice, it the the level they generally stay for a while or do they move up to...
Now that my youngest is starting competing for the first time I have some questions about these competitions.
A little background about my daughter:
8 years old (competing as a 9 year old as turns 9 before the end of the year), no competition experience, quite low hours compared to a lot of...
My youngest daughter will be competing her first 4 piece competition on 9th August, she will be competing as a Novice, there will be a few different gyms competing from around the country.
I have noticed the following levels?
Advanced
Elite
Novice
Intermediate
Senior
What do they mean...
My daughter will be competing at Bolton Arena Gym Club in a few months, does anyone have any experience of competing here or training here? I am looking for some information regarding local transport, hotels etc in the area within a short distance from the gym. , we will be traveling by train so...
My 8 year old daughter is having some issues with her leg that might be down to flexibility, she said that she can feel pulling and tightness at the back of her leg behind her knees, she has decent flexibility and can do left leg splits and and is close to her right leg and box splits, she can...
How do you help your child deal with favouritism (and parents to a lesser degree) wether they are ones who are the coaches favourite or they are on the other end of this scale. This is a spin off from the other thread that sort of got side tracked by this.
I understand that coaches have...
My daughter is putting together her first floor routine in preparation for her first competition next month, her coach has requested a blank cd to record her floor music on so she can practice at home. I know she cannot do her skills but she dies wants to run through her cheography. Is there is...
My 8 year old has her first 4 piece competition coming up in 5 weeks, her group started working on it today,they done a little bit of the beam routine, there are 6 girls working towards the competition in my daughters group and the coach has given the same routine to the girls but did it in...