Wow, Flippin! Very impressed and proud of your daughter!!! Certainly not easy to get to where she is. Congrats!! Where does she train? Do you have any videos of any recent meets? Would love to see her perform!
Hi Flippin,
Do you take your daughter to an iutside facility for ballet? How often does she take it? Also, what type of personized flexibilty condition exercises does she do? She greatly needs help with this. Thanks!!!
Wow! If my daughter continues at her rate, she will also be a 12 year old Level 10! How did you find this psychologist? Do you mind sharing some of the topics they discuss and what advice do you think has proven to be helpful?? Thanks!
Hi kayjaybe,
Thank you for your opinion! It was my understanding that sports psychology was part of the curriculum at most upper level really competitive gyms. I must be wrong about this! I just thought that the stress level and pressure at these upper levels were so intense that MOST of the...
Thank you so much!! My daughter will take Yoga once a week and some ballet as part of her gymnastics curriculum, just not sure how much ballet she will actually take?
How much ballet is effective? At least once weekly or more? Thanks a million again!!!
Hi there,
My 8 year old Level 7 is super strong and powerful, but is stiff as a board when it comes to the dancing and graceful part of floor and beam, and has difficulty with keeping her legs super straight due to her muscle mass. She's really just a little walking 'muscle.' Would greatly...
Hi there!
This is my first time posting after several weeks of reading many awesome posts on this forum!
My 8 year old DD just began training to compete Level 7 at a new gym. She is a super strong and powerful gymnast, and I am extremely proud of her hard work in this sport.
BUT, I know my...