she is in 9th grade. we are looking a academically competitive D1. she would forego college gym for academics. she doesn’t care if it is a strong gym as long as it is D1. just not sure how college gym coaches really think of the cheerleading background and whether she needs to avoid the topic...
Should my daughter downplay Varsity High School cheerleading when she posts to he social media for gymnastics recruiting? Would college gym coaches percieve her as not a serious recruit if she does cheer also. She is good at both but I am wondering if we really do need to keep these worlds...
such a tough position to be in... if she is overindulging in the snacks and junk food, denial is just as destructive as leveling with her about her weight. old school thinking, perhaps but i think it has merit. Everyone should know their reasonable weight range - both minimum and maximum...
My daughter is getting frustrated and needs a high to low bar release. She is working on the overshoot to handstand. I want to suggest to her that she try a B skill overshoot until she can safely catch her handstand. I just want to give her advise to help relieve the pressure... She has strong...
Just watch the practices and let the coaching know you will make yourself comfortable watching is my recommendation. I have always done it. Everyone is used to the presence. (Judge all you want, but I am there most of the time). Honestly, I don't think many coaches do coaching so that they...
Sounds fine to be getting peiods later. I might worry if not working out or less lean and still waiting at that age. I think the gymnastics workouts delay it.
My daughter always complained at the dowel size for her small hands. She felt she could not hold the bar as well. We bought different grips but now that her hands are bigger, no proble.
Our gym used to do the L5 year to L7 and skip L6. Now we score out of L5, do one year of L6 before L7. The changes to the Vault in L6 two years ago was the reason. I was glad mine only needed to score out of L5 rather than do a year of it.