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  1. wgagym

    Parents Xcel to ncaa

    The rules require that of at least an 8 to pull off a 10.0 start value typically. So yep! But not many states have that level in High School. Minnesota has a huge program so they do. But the majority of high school gymnasts would not be at that level.
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    Parents Xcel to ncaa

    High School gymnasts from MN and WI have also made it into Dlll however there level of high school gym is that of level 9-10. But it does not only have to happen at the Club or JO level
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    Parents Time to consider a switch?

    I would keep it to yourself and trust the process. Your coach is going to do what's best for your kiddo and in this instance they know best. They know the kind of athlete your kiddo is and what she can handle
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    Parents Maybe it’s not for her?

    Don’t have her do any back stretching at home!!! My kid has no shoulder flexibility. I didn’t either. However she is a 10 year old level 7. We just skipped back walkovers on beam and went straight to back handsprings. She doesn’t need to be flexible and be successful. We did Xcel in lower...
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    WAG Training hours per age

    My daughter is a 10 year old on our optional team 6-8 and only trains 12 hours a week. I think that is excessive that much at 6 is excessive and she has plenty of time before she needs to be in the gym that much.
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    Parents Any gymnastics parents who are also coaches?

    My Oldest loved gym from the time she was baby, but I have always kept hours low on what she “has”to do practice wise. She is a 10 year old level 6, training 8, new to JO this year. Did Xcel up to this point. She only practices 12 hours a week. Now she spends about 16-20 in the gym because she...
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    Parents College Summer Camps

    Nebraska has a High Performance camp for level 8 and up. They have a great camp. I would highly recommend it
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    Parents Strong compulsory vs. strong optionals

    Agree 100%. This is how my team program runs. It makes parents crazy sometimes when they are not hitting the top 3 places On the podium consistently but our kids are good and moving forward with the goal of college or for most kids getting prepared and ready for high school gymnastics. Well...
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    Parents Training alone

    In our instance my kiddo is the only one at her level and is the highest level in the gym. Therefore she will start practice alone with her coach after 2 hours she joins in with another group that is close enough in skill level and can work with her coach while she coaches them as well. If her...
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    Parents Training alone

    Mine is starting the same thing. Training with others around but not a part of a group. Right now she is loving it but we shall see how it progresses.
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    WAG Levels and ages...

    Age 10 training 7/8. Competing 6 this year. She has only done Xcel to this point as I own an Xcel only gym so it should be an interesting transisition. Our platniums only work out 9 hours a week so we are only bumping her to 12 hours a week so it will be interesting to see how she fairs against...
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    Parents Parental pressure?

    There is a difference between behavior and skills. I would not put any ultimatum on gaining skills because that greatly increases the chance of mental blocks, however if she is distracting other gymnasts and not working hard you can tal to her about that. That is a behavior issue and fully under...
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    Parents "A" Team and "B" Team at same gym

    From a coaching perspective you are able To do A lot more with your athletes when they are grouped together according to ability. I may have a group of kids in the same level moving at completely different paces. If I don't separate them then either the gymnast who is moving quickly gets held...
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    Parents New Social Group - Healthy Eating

    Ha yes this! My kid is coming off a stress fracture and what we learned is that she needs more and more calories! I wish I could partake in her healthy eating! But yes a group would be great since we are working with this specifically right now!
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    WAG Another 501c3 question...

    I am an owner and I do not have a booster club. We just have it in our team handbook that the expectation is that every family volunteers to help with our meet in one way or another. The girls are required to help with the meet as a part of being on the team. We have no problem getting people...
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    Coaches Floor Music- How do you bring to meets?

    We use iPads
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    Parents What do you think of AirTracks for home use?

    Absolutely not for home use!! I would tell them no way.
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    Parents Booster 501c3 Question

    In information I got from an attorney that works with booster clubs my understanding that a booster club as a non profit cannot require participation but also cannot just give funds to those who did participate and fundraise. The way it was explained to me was: what if this non profit was used...
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    WAG Need to talk to a coach.

    Me too if you like.

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