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There has been a lot of discussions about abusive coaches anything from verbal abuse to physically assaulting gymnast. Where is the parent responsibility in this? How could they not know a coach is treating their child this way? Obviously the child didn’t feel comfortable telling the parent...

Competition season starts in January and our leos aren’t in yet. Anyone else in this boat?

If Simone, Aly and Laurie are back next year it will be interesting to see who makes the team

My DD is in the beginning stages of puberty and has developed in the chest area. I bought some cutesy bras from target but the straps seems flimsy and not a real supportive bra. I was wondering what bras are best for gymnast?

I recently attended a meet and there were awards for Small, Medium and Large teams. A change from last year's just Small vs Large team. Is this just a Texas thing or USAG wide. Also where can I find other changes this year?

My DD made her kip for the first time about 2 weeks ago. I was surprised because they had only been working kip drills a little bit. Since then she has made her kip about 3 or 4 times without a spot. She always makes it with a spot. My question is how long does it take to get a kip...

I think my DD is a middle of the pack gymnast. Her best events are bars and vault. Her highest score on vault is 9.6 and highest bar is 9.3. She received a 9 on beam back in L2 but as a L3 highest was a 8.8. She is a fantastic tumbler but her floor score was either a 8.9 or 9. I'm guessing...

My DD is trying to learn her kip. The coach mentioned that she needs to build her forearm strength to be able to hold on to the bar for an extended period of time. What exercises could she do at home to work on this? It would be preferable to do some exercises that we could do together so it...