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I am begining to think that it may be time for my kiddo to retire from gym. Her heart is still there but her body is having trouble keeping up. Shes just in pain alot and realistically her problems are not easily solved so its a kind of can you deal with the pain or not situation. Being an...

Can you do a handstand back tuck for your level 8 beam series? DD is returning from back fractures and beam is probably the biggest strain on her back. She did BHs tuck last year for level 8 but doing enough bhs to get comfortable with the series is too much for her back right now. Her coach...

As we approach gift giving season anyone have a cool gift that thier kid unexpectedly loved? I generally try to do more experiences than "things" but it is also nice to find some physical things for them to open. Both my girls are out of the "toy" phase and aren't yet really into clothes and...

I wanted to do another fun sort of off topic thread like the unpopular opinions one. Hopefully this one can stay light hearted lol. My unpopular opinion was about gym drama and hearing people talk about crazy stuff in the waiting room./parking lot. What is the weirdest thing you ever heard...

So DD has been getting rips on her wrist. It hasn't been going away and she was really annoyed. So like any good mom I started searching ChalkBucket for wrist rips suggestions. Lots of good advice the foremost of which was just buy some new dang on wrist bands. Even saw several recommendations...

So meet season is over for my kid and she did fantastic peaked at the right time and it was so cool to watch. Now its time to start training for level 9 . Honestly how the first half of the year went I thought for sure she would be repeating 8 and was fine with that so this is a cool surprise...

Beam this year has been an emotional journey for DD. So....She is pivoting from bhs bhs for now just to do something to maybe get a routine together before the end of the season so she can qualify to regionals. She will score low 9s on vault and floor and 9.3-9.5 on bars so she really just needs...

So my kid was doing great then had some allergy issues that have limited practice and stunted progress (two months of missed or short practice) going into the season. What are some easy skills that can get her a 10 value or close on beam and floor (bars and vault are good). Beam- has standing...

As we embark on paying for meet season, routines, and comp leos I saw this and laughed.... "I let my kids follow their dreams, unless I already paid the registration fee on their last dream, then they follow that one for 8 more weeks" :D;) Hope everyone is having a fabulous week!

Daughter likes her tiger paws and they help with her wrists for the most part but a more recent issue is sometimes she gets tenderness almost like bruises from the tiger paws further up her arm... like mid forearm from where the tiger paw pushes into her arm. Is there anything that can help with...

I just don't know whats going on with my kid. A month ago everything was fine, she loved gym had a great level 7 season has half her level 8 skills really just in a good place. Then what seems to happen every year happened again, all of a sudden shes really upset, doesn't want to go but doesn't...

I have a friend that is looking for an extra ticket to the Saturday 8am Session on 5-15 for Nationals. They are allowing 4 spectators but they are hoping if possible to get an extra ticket as they have 5 that would like to attend. If anyone knows someone with an extra ticket to that session that...

I have to vent. DD (level 7) had her last meet of the season this weekend (we aren't doing state since its virtual and no awards etc letting the girls uptrain which I am ok with). They start on Floor. Season high score 9.45. Then to Vault... 9.05 (one of the highest for her team). Then Bars 9.5...

Does it matter if you do a "squat on" vs a "pike on" at any level? DD is level 7 and a strong bar worker but still does a little squat on. Would that negatively impact her score at all? She seems more comfortable doing this and her coach has never said she has to do anything different. Just...

I want to get more active. I used to go to the gym but not so much anymore. I dont have a love or hate of any piece of equipment. I want to find something that's easy to do at home, doesnt take up too much space, and maybe my kids (11dd gymnasts and 8dd softball player) could use for exercise on...

A girl at gym is having surgery this week and I want to do a funny gym related card for her to have the team sign. Whats something funny I can put on the card. Was thinking something like "Try not to flip out while you're recovering from surgery" but something that sounds clever and fun :) Any...

So I have noticed that DD usually has her hands closer together on bars ( especially cast handstands and giants). She will often Shift her hands a bit closer together if they feel to her to be too far apart. Hers, I would say, are in line with her hips/shoulders so handstand/giants looks like a...

What are the big level 8 skills for most evens. I know its optionals so you have options :) however I was curious what the most common skills were for each event. I know you need to flip a vault for level 8 What dismount do you need for bars? I think you need a pirouette? Beam is a series but...

My daughter does not have pretty bridges. I think it has to do with overall shoulder flexibility. She is not the most naturally flexible in general. Are there any good stretching programs to improve bridges and shoulder/back flexibility? That seems like a good workable home goal to me. Shes 10...

Trying to encourage my daughter without going too nuts and making her hate conditioning so I suggested we do her gym warm up together a couple mornings a week to stay in shape. Holy crap its hard I didnt make it all the way through. Hoping in a month I can work up to doing the whole warm up. She...