Incentives
Great question! Personally, I do not support the incentives to get the dd to accomplish a skill, especially at a competition. It would worry me that my dd was concentrating more on the new leo (especially when they are young) instead of focusing completely on executing the skill...
New ASU Commit
Rumor has it that Stefanie Hangartner from Desert Devils committed to Arizona State. If true, congratulations to Stefanie. Another excellent local talent for us here in AZ to watch!:D
Thanks Lynn. I'm just trying to add a dose of reality about the issues and misconceptions that permeate this sport, especially at the pre-team and compulsory levels. Its not parents like myself who have been through the wars that need this advice (though we can always learn something new), but...
No Way
No way did you come off like that and I hope you didn't think I thought you were. You sound like you have the right attitude to help your dd last a long time in this sport if that is what she wants to do. There is nothing wrong with being excited about what your dd can do and about the...
Thank you
Thank you GLM! She will be competing for the University of Arizona in 08-09 so we have one more club season left! It went by so fast. Best of luck to your dd as well. It sounds like she has a great support system at home. :D
Good Luck
Congratulations! Gymnastics is an awesome sport. I am going to be a bit pretentious and parental in what I have to say, but I wish someone had told me what I am going to tell you 14 years ago. My daughter also started the sport at 3 over 14 years ago and exhibited many of the same...
Good Point
You have a good point as so few girlsl ever make it through to level 10 or college. I guess it makes business sense from your standpoint so long as you have systems in place to handle the differences and conflicts. I just haven't heard of too many gyms that have made it work. It...
We Are Happy
Our gym is great. The head coach/owner is accessible and friendly as are the assistant coaches. They have all shown a definite interest in our daughter's welfare beyond gymnastics and that is refreshing. They all have their days mind you, as do our kids, but we have been very...
I hope in jest. I see so few gyms that make a go of the cheerleading. In our gym the two sports never meshed. The gymnasts resented the lacadasical girly girl attitudes of the cheeleaders and the space they took up, and the cheerleaders resented the superior athletic ability of the gymnasts and...
Watch or Not
My daughter's coaches have never had a problem with parents watching workouts so long as they were not trying to coach from the sidelines as we have seen with a very few number of parents over the years. I understand the coaches getting upset with these parents as they are not only...
New U of A Gym
I was at the university a week ago and it is still under construction. It's hard to see what it is going to look like when it is finished right now, but you can see that it will be much larger than before. The girls are working out at a local gym in Tucson right now and I know...
I think BYU was her first choice and I also think she has family ties in Utah. I remember that she committed to them really early last year. She is a really good gymnast and was probably the top Arizona recruit last year behind Carly Janiga. I don't know if U of A recruited her last year or not...
Pac 10 Parity
In addition to the GymCats, I noticed Washington has been very busy recruiting some excellent gymnasts. I like the coaching staff up there and they should be vastly improved over the next few years. I am a bit suprised to see that the powerhouses UCLA and Stanford are not loading...