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    Parents Current Level 2

    I'm in Texas, too. My daughter competed Level 3 in the fall, and there were some Level 2 girls at a couple of our meets, so I am assuming gyms will be able to compete that same level once it becomes Level 1. However, our gym does not have a Level 2 team, so I think a lot of gyms just don't...
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    WAG How do you do your hair?

    My DD does her own hair for meets. She found her hairstyle on You Tube. She uses a ton of tiny little ponytail holders that are clear and makes a diamond pattern on her hair, then pulls it into a ponytail in back. Her hair is very wispy, so this makes sure it stays back and off her face.
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    Parents How do your state meets work?

    In Level 3 here, the season ends with the district championships. My DD will be competing Level 4 (new L3) this coming fall. Our state is big, so between district and state, we have north state/south state, depending on where you live. From the info I am able to find out online, it looks like...
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    Parents Ohashi

    He has coached two Olympic AA champions......I have no doubt they seek him out.
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    Parents Meet schedule/fees/booster club questions. Help!

    Our gym does not have a booster club. My DD is still in the compulsory levels, and we only compete in the fall. In May, they pass out a meet schedule for the coming season, along with how much everything is going to cost. One thing I really appreciate is that they break it down into payments...
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    Parents New Routines and music

    A couple of coaches from our gym are going to a clinic in May to learn the new routines.
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    Parents Next year's plans, already??

    Just today, we got the first official communication about the changes that are coming. There has been a lot of talk among the parents, but nothing from the gym until now. He just sent an email saying things would be changing, including the routines, and that two of our coaches will be going to...
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    WAG I need some advice

    As for the first gym, I agree with what a previous poster said about trying to find out if the toddler running around was the norm or an exception. Maybe her sitter fell through that day? If it is the norm, she can't be fully concentrating on coaching if she is always having to monitor what...
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    Parents Considering a gym change - high school age coaches at the lower levels?

    At our gym, the rec classes are taught almost exclusively by high school kids, and high school kids (either current or former optional gymnasts) also coach the lower levels at the team level, but they are just assistant coaches. However, they do a GREAT job. I do like that they have an adult...
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    Parents Private Lessons?

    I have paid for private lessons for my DD on and off if she's struggling to get a skill. The biggest one so far was the ROBHS. I was seriously starting to wonder if she would ever get it. She just had to get over the fear of it. I really know almost nothing about XCel, but at our gym, the...
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    WAG scholarships by the numbers

    I concur with what GymBee97 said about having a better shot at the scholarships if bars is your thing. The owner of our gym said that if a girl is great at bars and vault, she'll have a great shot at a scholarship. He said those are the ones the colleges look for most. And we did have two...
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    WAG Grips, rips and kips (oh my!)

    My DD (L4) also does not have her grips yet. Same as with your gym, the grips are a rite of passage, so to speak, when they get their kip. I don't think our gym will move girls to L5 until they have their kip, though. I think that is the main skill that holds some of the girls back. I...
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    WAG scholarships by the numbers

    Very interesting! My DD still has a LONG way to go, but with the changes coming and them adding a level, she won't even have the possibility of competing L10 until her senior year, and that is if she doesn't have to repeat a level, which I know most girls do at some point. Our gym only does...
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    WAG Scoring and Competing Order Question

    My daughter always went last in her Level 3 season. Then the coach spent the whole season threatening to take her anchor spot away if she didn't get the highest score. I thought that was a bit much at such a low level, and a lot of pressure to put on her in her first year of competing. But that...
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    Parents Front Hip Circle

    My DD competed the mill/stride circle this past fall in Level 3. I think she got it in all but the very first meet. It's a hard skill. Now that she is Level 4, they are adding the shoot through to get into position, which she can sometimes do, sometimes not, but I'm not really worried that...
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