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  1. amlfbaba

    Parents Age/Level and Path they took to get there

    XB - 6 XS - 7 - this is the year we started seeing the serious potential and really started wondering... XG - 8 - 2020, COVID, 4 meets - no State, Regional. 1AA in 3/4 meets XP - 9 *She came through Xcel but she and a few in her group were trained as JO-track- Never more than 12 hours though*...
  2. amlfbaba

    Social Group Re-creation

    And the photography group...
  3. amlfbaba

    WAG Looking for Gym Recommendations

    You should use mymeetscores as a reference for finding a big list of gyms and locations. You've got the Top Teams pages - search many years and all levels You can look at years past L10 Nationals and / or L9 Eastern and Western Regionals - you can sort by team name. You can also see the state...
  4. amlfbaba

    WAG ESPN - 2018 Most Dominant Athlete is....

    C'mon, I hope everyone had the answer while the page was loading! http://theundefeated.com/features/simone-biles-most-dominant-athlete-of-2018/ Very good article. Best.
  5. amlfbaba

    Parents Parents shut out - switch gyms?

    I find it interesting that you told us that you're at "a top gym" in the area in the very first sentence. I might be taking a turn down a steeper than necessary path here, but this topic makes me think back to the "gymnastics is f***ed" blog that hit the internet a few weeks ago, and so many...
  6. amlfbaba

    WAG Gymnastics Economics

    Wow - big, interesting (to me at least) topic with so many directions to go. There are a lot of smart, experienced people here... if you give a little more ["I am still early in the planning process and the requirements are very vague"] I'm sure you'd get a lot helpful responses. Regardless...
  7. amlfbaba

    Parents Repeating Level 9 and Dreams of Elite

    Here's my opinion... who the h*** cares what we have to say or what precedent says. You know it's going to be difficult. At that level, there are two things that really matter: can the gymnast perform the skills and can she earn the required scores in competition. How about this: Your...
  8. amlfbaba

    Parents Has the whole world gone mad?

    I've enjoyed being on the sidelines eating my popcorn and reading this thread for the last week. Someone mentioned the movie Stick It recently, and that's exactly what I thought of when I first read the OP. I also got curious about that group and I became one of the "couple of dads." Back to...
  9. amlfbaba

    WAG Miss Val to retire after 2019 season

    Season tickets for next season!! Will / Should be some big crowds. We were at a meet a couple seasons ago with over 12,500. Pauley Pavilion was almost full. Great college sports atmosphere!
  10. amlfbaba

    New Member here

    Welcome. DD = dear daughter CGM = crazy gym mom good luck and for tomorrow’s quiz.. how about ROBHS?
  11. amlfbaba

    Parents Am I a mean mom?

    I'd be careful about projecting your financial related frustrations to your daughter. Sounds like she's not getting support from the coaches, so she needs to be able to tell you how she's really feeling. You said twice - "I don't want her to miss that" and "I'm getting frustrated..." -- who's...
  12. amlfbaba

    Major Advice/Opinions needed!

    "although I know I can get there. I know for sure I don't want to stay in my current gym, though." I grabbed these 2 phrases from your link because I think they are important. First, you acknowledge you're a little nervous about entering the new gym, but you show some confidence that you'll be...
  13. amlfbaba

    SoCal Dad intro

    Hi Chalkbucket. I found the site last weekend and have been an avid reader ever since. Lots and lots of good info, opinions, insight!! DD finished her first competitive season in March - proud to say she was 1 AA, Vault, Bars in the SoCal Xcel state meet in Bronze. She'll be 7 in October, so...
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