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100% agree! Rhythmic gymnasts train extremely hard and they do not get as much recognition as they would deserve. :(

My youngest (just turned 8 yo) competed DP level 3 artistic and Xcel Bronze rhythmic this past season. She is scared of RO BHS so she has decided to drop artistic and focus on rhythmic starting next week. She will compete level 5 rhythmic next season. Her main complain is the flexibility...

How does a gymnast learn stunting if there are no gyms offering Acro & Tumbling in your area? Joining a cheer team?

Hi, I believe the minimum age is 7 to compete level 4. Is it 7 by the date of the meet or 7 by December 31st of that year? Thanks!

Sadly not all gyms are willing to substitute skills. :( Glad they did that for your daughter.

Thank you! What baffles me is that her coaches think she is purposefully not doing the skills, sigh. And they are experienced coaches...so I am so confused! She is currently working with a sports psychologist. Hopefully that helps!

I wonder the same thing. I feel that around 10 yo is when they realize what they are doing is dangerous. my DD was 10 yo and level 8 last year and suddenly lost confidence right before the start of competition season. She could not bring herself to do her series on beam or her dismount and the...

Apparently gymnastics gyms in MA were given the green light to reopen in Phase 2. Just got an email that my DD's gym in MA is opening next Monday if the Governor approves the starting of Phase 2 then :)

My DD's gym is saying they are not sure if they fall under Phase 2 or Phase 3 (Gyms). Phase 3 would be June 29th at the earliest.

I don't know but you'd think that the few elites left at his gym would love to have him back...

Oh yes, she is totally done with gymnastics. It took her a year to accept it but she's finally understood that having constant back pain and being scared to the point of having anxiety is not worth it. A week ago she thought she could compete one more season and then be done but after the...

So I took my daughter to be evaluated at a successful swim club in our area and as you and others thought, the coaches loved her! They said that they see her spending a year in one of their junior teams improving her technique and then moving to their senior team. And you know what, they have...

@txgymfan and @Sk8ermaiden I could not agree more with both of you! We left a gym a year ago because they were physically and mentally abusive, sigh. The current gym is much better overall. Still, it does not seem to be a good fit for my eldest daughter because of her back problems. I have a...

Thank you for the information. I believe that here in the US some 13 year olds also train 6-9 sessions/week. At this point her only goal is to find out if she can successfully transition from gymnastics to swimming. It seems that should be possible according to the various replies above. I will...

Great information -thank you! And I agree in trying to get her involved now. I am going to set up an evaluation with a local club and see what they say. I think their summer practices do not overlap with gymnastics so at least she could give it a try and see if she likes it.

Yes the long term back issues is what scares her and myself! We have gone back to her ortho a few times to make sure the fracture has not come back and she's got a note to limit the number of hyperextensions. Even then, after a few weeks she is asked to do the normal warm up, which includes many...

That's great to hear! I was a competitive swimmer for a while and I believe she has some natural ability. I agree with you that the upper body and core strength that she has acquired through years of gymnastics can only be helpful. Not to mention the strong work ethic and perseverance. I am...

Hi, My eldest daughter (13yo, lv7) was a late starter, had a stress fracture on her back about 4 years ago and still suffers often from back pain due to the numerous back and front walkovers they do during warm up and on beam :( On top of that, beam fears give her anxiety to the point she would...

Thanks! I am happy to be a moderator if you still need one :)

I actually messaged JBS three weeks ago about it but I did not hear back...that's why I looked around for more info and found this thread :)