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    Parents Easterns warm up question

    Do they warm up with the seven from their region, so they get all the time allotted to seven gymnasts, or are they warming up by team, meaning only two minutes for warm up if they're the only one in that session from their team?
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    WAG Level 9 2 pass floor routine help

    My daughter's response: You need a pass with 2 saltos in it and one front/back element each. I would say back double twist (D) and front lay front pike or front pike front lay (B+B), which I think gives .1 of bonus, but it might still be missing .1 of bonus. Another option would be front tuck...
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    Parents DP or Xcel?

    She’ll have the fun of competing her own routines in Xcel just like she would have in Optionals. I would only stick with DP if she wants gymnastics to be her main focus and wants to be in the gym all of the time. The possibility of college gym wouldn’t enter the equation for me.
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    WAG “Uneven” regions USAG

    Yeah, the numbers are pretty widely distributed. It doesn't feel fair when your kid is in a massive age group and you see that if she were one age group up or down there would be half- or less than half the girls competing for 7 spots.
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    Parents Becoming a top gymnast after getting a late start

    Does your daughter's gym have a strong upper level optionals program? Do they routinely send girls on to NCAA gymnastics? If so, then there's really no need for you to tell them that's your daughter's goal- they would already be training girls in the DP program with that end goal in mind, but it...
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    Parents Becoming a top gymnast after getting a late start

    You haven't ruined anything for your daughter and she isn't too old to go on and have many great years of competitive gymnastics. No one here can say if she'll make it to college gymnastics or not-- there are way too many factors to try and guess the path a 9 year old will take. Here's the...
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    Parents Low to high score progression

    I just looked and my daughter only scored over 36 once in level 4. She's a level 9 now. I would look around at other gyms if they insist on having her repeat 4 for a third time. Worth it to at least have her evaluated elsewhere.
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    NCAA Xcel to college bound (Division 3)

    I was impressed with how they did at Regionals and expect the team will continue to develop well.
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    Anon NY Times Article on Girl Influencers and Leotard Brand Reps

    For nearly any kid in any sport the reward is not going to be financial. Parents can choose to spend the money on gymnastics or not, but exploiting their kid bc gymnastics is expensive is absurd.
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    Parents Bringing gym bag through TSA

    Also, DD’s grips bag spews chalk everywhere and hangs off of her gym bag- it’s never been an issue. No need to vacuum the bag.
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    Parents Bringing gym bag through TSA

    I brought a small container of Chef Boyardee in my bag for the last travel meet- superstitious pre meet ritual kind of thing. TSA pulled my bag but let me keep the terrible pasta!
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    Parents Bringing gym bag through TSA

    It won’t be an issue. Have fun!
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    Parents Switching gyms during season

    Is it still possible for her to get into meets at another gym? It's getting pretty late in the season to switch, but it might be worth reaching out to another gym in your area to see if they could take her and still get her into meets. Is she happy with the gym and the coaching otherwise?
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    WAG How Many Level 10's In Women's Gymnastics?

    Yikes, 2023, not 2033!
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    WAG How Many Level 10's In Women's Gymnastics?

    Someone here put together stats last year. In 2033 there were 1944 level 10s in the US.
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    Off Topic New year, same myusagym

    Yup.
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    Parents New gymnast added to group

    Your daughter's first meet will go just fine- maybe having her teach the new girl the routine even helped solidify some of the smaller details in her mind. The bigger piece is learning to give to a new teammate and pass on the skills she has gained. My daughter loves getting a new skill, but...
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    Anon Red flag or bad ethics?

    I don’t really understand the issue here. Every gym owner or head coach I’ve come across with kids has their kids in the gym with them regularly. It’s got to be a lot more fun for the kid to have some friends to hang out with. If the coach had to pay for childcare outside of the gym and then...
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    WAG Two pass routines (recently on Inside gym and MyKayla Skinners insta)

    My daughter would love to do a two pass routine for 10. She'd prefer to do two higher level difficulty passes and have the energy to do them well. Her gym always has them do three passes so it's unlikely she'll have that choice.
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    [Meet] Nashville Nights

    Oh wait, yes it was that awful hat.

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