Recent content by GymDadTexas

TAAF is a great forum if you do not want to spend the hours in gym that JO requires. My daughter started gymnastics and TAAF was her first team exposure. She started level 3 and practiced 2 times a week for 3 hours. It gave her the competition experience, and opportunity to see if gymnastics was...

I agree, I never thought about her moving from 4 to 7. I figured do 4, then 5 and then 7. Her coach said it all depends on how well she does this year. He does have her practicing with the 7's and made the comment that she keeps up fine (except for bars) Now she cannot do alot of the things the...

OK, I am extremely excited for her and she is too. I of course worry more than she does. She says she is going to do it, and will work as hard as she has to make it. I have been reading a lot of these post and am glad I finally joined. I really don't have anyone to ask advice from that has...

She just turned 9, last week. They have competition starting around august, september. I just figured he meant a year from now. I am pretty sure he didn't mean this December/January. He did say maybe go to competition in February too. So I am thinking he means Do 4 and 5 this year 2018/2019 then...

Hello, My daughter competed level 3 last year, She will compete level 4 this year 2018. Her coach told me that if she does well as a level 4 she will start to compete as level 7 in 2019. Is this to fast? She has said that she either wants to be an elite gymnast or college gymnast, her coach...