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There are those coaches, IMHO, that really care about how your child does and get such happiness from both the little and the big moments. My daughter has had more than one coach like that in the past. And, we try to give our thanks to those that truly care and who clearly get more from the...

My daughter has a handwash only leotard from Snowflake designs. Does anyone have a recommendation on the best detergent to handwash this in? And, is there anything else I should know before I try this?

I'm thinking about letting my 7 year old got to the IGC camp in Pa on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. But I'm having trouble finding ideas for what to do with my 5 year old while my daughter is in the camp for the day. There's lots of summer based ideas, but what can you do there in the...

I've been joking about getting one of these for awhile - but really a secret part of me really wants one. The sports nanny would drop my kids off at their various activities and stay until I could get there from work. It is so incredibly hard to get my kids into activities at times when the...

Our school is nice enough to give us a list before school starts and each grade has the same list. Last year it was relatively easy. This year I am on a hunt for colored pencils that are 7 inches long and come in a pack of 8. And, I'm on a hunt for a yellow and a red plastic folder with...

For those of you with girls in developmental classes for kids 5 and up, how many hours a week are you required to go and how much time is spent on each event in the class? Does your daughter do bars every class and for how long? Do they have a list of staple type skills they always work on...

Last night my daughter managed to kick herself in the head while doing a dive roll over a mat from a run on the tumble track. I'm trying to envision how she did it. Anyway, for the short time (which seemed like forever) that she did not get up, I think my heart stopped. She was laying there...

I saw someone ask about splits in another post and it made me wonder some girls just never get the necessary shoulder flexibility for gymnastics, and if so is it common not to? Btw, my daughter is doing better but not there yet - and I do know it can take a long time. It's just the split post...

Ok, first, please pardon my stupidity. But I understand what the USAG is. But what is FIG and how competes under FIG and why? Also, I saw something earlier about AGA. Where does the YMCA fit into all of this as well. Thanks in advance.

How do you know if your gymnast has a shoulder flexibility problem? Mine is almost 7 and I'm not in the mind to push anything, but I have been reading about some of the back problems that can develop later if shoulder flexibility is an issue (not sure of the credibility of that information, so...

Hi, I was just wondering. When on the strap bar, the coach has the girls wear a band around the wrist. Does it sound like some sort of supportive band?

Just wondering....do girls on private teams typically also compete for their high school teams?

Ok, I"m not seeking medical advice here. But have any of you seen severs disease in a child who isn't yet 7? If so, is this a child who practices long hours or as few as 4 hours a week?

Hi all, I finally broke down and let my almost 7 year old daughter have a chin up bar for her doorway. We put it high enough up so that she had to stand on her toes to grasp it. She is not allowed to swing on it or do any flips of any kind. She's been doing well and has been getting stronger...

I hope this is not against the rules to post this here, but I stumbled across the following in the USA gymnastics website and thought it might be interesting in this forum: :: USA Gymnastics :: A Message from USA Gymnastics Regarding Cal Gymnastics Forever ::

I have a son who just started a preschool gymnastics class about 8 weeks ago. He'll be 4 in just a bit less than 2 weeks. My son is a bit shy and timid about joining a class. We had tried some parent participation soccer classes previously and had trouble with him wanting to remain part of...

Hi. My daughter is 6 and she started preteam earlier this summer. We had her taking recreational classes at two different gyms - each had different teaching styles, which we found helpful. One invited her for pre-team and one did not. At the one that did not invite her, I was given the...

Hello, I am the mother of a preteamer. She started gymnastics at age 3 1/2 and started preteam at 6 years this summer.