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    Parents Need the post-quit pep talk

    After doing gymnastics her whole life, DD quit this week. She is 8, and was a level 5 at a top gym. She loves gymnastics passionately, but after many circles around this for a while, just got tired of the time commitment and constant pressure every day in practice. While I know it will all work...
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    Parents Non-gymnastics Summer Camp

    DD is 8, planning to compete L5 in the fall at a top gym in a competitive state. She has expressed interest in joining her non-gym sister for 2 weeks at a traditional sleep-away camp. The problem is it starts the week AFTER the gym is closed for a week in June for summer holiday, so she would be...
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    Parents Skills vs. fun - team option advice

    DD is 7 and L4. She was singled out to move up this past year to uptraining with L6/7 girls. Our gym is very small so no L5. The group thinned out over the year to only 3 girls and now is being merged in with a larger group training L7-10. DD is fine with skills and improving rapidly (far beyond...
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    Parents Summer Hours

    DD is turning 8 in September and competing L4. She was fast tracked and trains with girls doing L6/7 since we have a small gym. For summer she has some flexibility and I am looking for guidance on a good number of hours that would help her improve but not burn out or get injured. Other L4s are...
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    Parents Moving up and leaving old teammates, adjustment fear/ sadness

    DD just got moved up from her L3 group to train with L5. (There is no L4). They are 1-3 years older and obviously further along. DD has done very well and none of her teammates moved with her. We are only 1 week in but the new girls (who she is familiar/ friendly with) have been very welcoming...

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