I think it can still be related to fast growth, even if it seemed to happen gradually. I got them as a young teen and I was not overweight at all. I think it was just the fast growth rate during puberty.
It is because their bones grow first, so the muscles are too short for a while until they catch up. If she keeps working on her flexibility she will get her splits back but then might lose them again with the next growth spurt and so on. Totally normal.
I started as a judge a few years ago and it was a huge learning curve for me as I was not a competitive gymnast myself. The first two seasons I felt like a possum in the headlights, while everyone else seemed to know what they were doing. I asked for help from senior judges, i.e. what specific...
Was she doing anything different those two workouts? My DD used to get on and off wrist pain and eventually I figured out it was because she turned her hands out when doing flic-flacs, so sometimes it can be a technique problem.
You need to figure out the shipping costs as sometimes it works out very expensive to ship from the US, depending on the company. Btw, GKD is having a 10% off sale at the moment.
Don't try to remove other stones. I've fixed lots of leos by buying replacement stones and gluing them on with gem-tac glue (it seems just like PVA glue to me). I haven't tried the iron-on hot-fix stones but they sound good.
It is hard to say without knowing what your specific class is like and who it is aimed at, but if it is a beginner rec class, it could be very good for her. I coach a gymnastics-based movement programme in primary schools, and we often see kids who are not very experienced with movement - these...
I think the dance style makes for an interesting pop song video, but to me it looks a bit ugly and awkward in a gymnastics routine. I'm also not really a flexed feet fan. Having said that, I do like that they have tried something different from the usual floor routine, and it would be great to...
LOL, me too! (and yes, me too).
Unfortunately it hasn't got any easier with my one, probably worse. She was recently talking about giving up gymnastics because she wasn't enjoying training, but I think it was really because she had been making herself miserable with the mental beat-ups every...