Recent content by avggymmom

Thanks for all the great insight! Good to know she's not the only one and that it's probably not something technically "wrong". I'll just encourage her to keep on plugging away!

Thanks! Oh yeah, that is the other thing. When she does it on a line on the floor she always lands it correctly...that just makes it more confusing to me. I suppose it is just nerves when she gets up on the beam to do it.

So my daughter is doing her L5 cartwheel on beam and lands it about 50% of the time. What I mean by "lands it" is that she doesn't fall off. The problem is that I noticed that she is the only kid in all of the meets that we have been to so far that lands her first foot on the beam, but then...

Yes, coming from a not so great gym with not so great coaches and not so great management really makes you appreciate an awesome gym with awesome coaches and an awesome owner/management! Also, hats off for gyms that know how to communicate to parents! Makes writing the checks much less painful...

To answer your first question, there does not seem to be a lot of crying at our gym. Usually just when someone gets hurt. To your second point...I think it really depends on why the child with anxiety is crying. If it is because they do not like gymnastics, then by all means, stop doing...

This is why I like reading the posts on this site...there is such a large group of people that you can always seem to find someone you really relate to...and you can also be exposed to different perspectives... mayestra12, I totally relate to your experiences. My younger DD (8yo L4 going to...

I think you got a lot of good insight from others. Just wanted to add... Not sure if this will help with your child, but I have observed that my child's emotional state is directly dependent on what she has (or has not had) to eat during the day and during practice. We have definitely...

Ok, this did it...this post made me finally come out of lurkdom! Please do not hate this sport because of the experiences that you've had from the coaches you've encountered. Please try to find a new gym with new coaches ASAP. This is just my opinion and I am not a "gym hopper", usually I am...