These girls are her team mates I assume! They are her second family like an older sister! Someone they look up to! this is your opportunity to foster that bond! Carpe Diem Gym Mom!! If they are to old for the party and are not interested they will not attend. However if they are excluded this...
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No Problem! I totally agree! That was why I began as I Did! Most who Make that statement either do not have children or have not lived with a child like this! My
Mother n law was very much like this till My DD stayed with her a week! She returned her with an appology and told us she was the...
Okay! I too feel your pain! Here is the deal! I hate labels and I hate kids on meds! I am not a DR and I can not tell you what to do! However, I can tell you this! You just described My dd at that age! I avoided testing her and meds till she was ten! Socially she is a disaster! She has very few...
I promise it will be discussed at our next state judges meeting! at least the lack of enforcement anyway! My purpose Is simply to see if others think Chalk specifically is a problem! Coaches work their tails off and are almost second parents to these kids and often have several people with no...
Maybe you dont understand me. Here is the question rephrased another way. Do you think that it might be safer for vaulters if no chalk was allowed to be used on the vault runway due to the fact that sometimes it is hard to be completly removed, and could possibly confuse the vaulter????
yes i am a judge and yes i know the rules!!! My point is the ability to stamp out chalk on the vault runway especially on the last rotation! As a judge i personally make sure that all marks are off my runway at the end of each rotation to the best of my ability but especially multiple marks in...
As a Judge I often wonder about chalk lines on the runway as they are not really capable of being fully removed without a vaccume or water. Then this weekend with my parents hat on I experienced my child having issues with unremoved chalk marks. The rule states that the marks must be removed...
In life we always deal with unacceptable scenarios! We do not just quit and runaway from them! How fortunate you were to be able to see Your child rise above the NONSENSE and be better than most!
That is one Awesome kid you got There! You have obviously done something right! She gets the GOLD In my book! Congrats! Because she was better than alot of us! I was spit fire mad after reading about this and it was not me or my kid! But WOW what a kiddo she turned it around and brought forth...
Goals are fun if they are tangible! I always make sure my kids have goals that do not envolve scores! These are really out of their control! making a skill even in practice counts! Sounds like your coach realizes it is not a race to the top but a progressive climb! Good luck she will always be a...
Little Girls can be MEAN!!!! I always say TEAM= Together Everyone Achieves More!!! I am not sure if the coach actually had the girls say that or some of the girls just decided that!They are not always Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice!!!!And If your coach has quite a bit of experience which I...
I can understand your frustration with the situation and your feelings of embarassment! Unfortunatly you can not take back any of your actions! However sometimes as coaches it our job to prepare you not only for life inside the gym or on the competition floor but the World that awaits you beyond...
This is such great advice! Thanks for sharing! :O) I am not sure if you are a parent, gymnast, coach, or fan. However, If more parents had this attitude and could instill such values in their gymnast I believe we would see much more retention into the upper levels and Gymnastics as a whole...