Recent content by Gymmie118

Wow! I didn't know it was possible to do both! I just posted that my 10 yr old daughter wants to quit artistic to start rhythmic after she has been through injury and fear issues and now wants to try something new. Did she find she took to the apparatus easily? Because using balls and hoops is...

Thankyou, great advice, i will check doc ali'swebsite! My daughter has alway been very emotional and moody i do think she could benefit from a sports psychologist!

Thankyou so much again for all the comments. Yes, actually I thought it was too early to compete in regionals but she had to make a decison as it was the cutoff date. Her coach convinced her to at least enter but at a level slightly lower doing compulsories which has a basic handspring vault...

Thankyou so much everyone for your thoughts I really appreciate it! She has tried rhythmic, she took a day off and tried with a new rhythmic club nearby. she was practically the best one there in terms of core strength and basic flexibility( maybe not so much in the back though) . She didnt...

My 10 yr old daughter has been in gymnastics since 5 yrs old. She quickly showed a talent for it and progressed very quickly, joining the team and started competing in 1st grade. We are not in the US so the system is very different. She loved it and couldn't get to the gym fast enough! She has...

My daughter doesnt use grips. She is a level 8. Had endless trouble with getting used to them, still ripping but in different places like wrists and edges of the grips. She didnt like the feel and couldnt get used to them. We tried 3 different brands but her bars got worse and she was to scared...