Recent content by Magdad

Please don't apologise (at least I don't think you need to) - you made a perfectly reasonable contribution to a question that's valid for both MAG and WAG parents :) We probably can't help with beam tips though....

I'm British, but Josh is at Level 4 equivalent and does 4 x 3.5 hrs and 1 x 6 (or sometimes 7) on Sunday So that's not dissimilar at 20 hours a week. Don't forget that MAG have 50% more pieces to learn than WAG (Although they're usually way behind similarly aged girls on comparable skills tbf)

Sorry, couldn't see anything in the Meets section on this. Does anyone know much about this, that they can share? I'm sending my 9yo on a 10 day transcontinental trip from the UK for this (plus some training days and some theme parks) - no parents just his team and the coaches from the gym, so...

This is early elite. The top performers get invited to GB national camps, even the 9 year olds are doing 15+ hours a week, etc etc

I don't think there are many kids in school who don't already know tbf. He's not above showing off in the playground 😂

...sending their 9yo into school with fully taped-up hands? Breaking in his new grips has taken its toll, apparently...

Thanks for that. Interesting to see. I don't know what it's like in the US, but the National Grades are (or at least were - these new ones look a bit more testing) nowhere near the limit of their abilities. So Josh was quite happy competing cast to multiple giants on high bar, and training the...

To answer my own question, they're here: https://s3.amazonaws.com/a.storyblok.com/f/83342/x/67e9cf2d4c/2024-2028-national-setworks-championships-rebranded.pdf Jr has a busy 10 months coming up!

Son (UK based) 2016 - 2020: Local drop-in for a hour or 2 a week Feb 2020: Sent for trial at regional centre Mar 2020: Learning gymnastics over Zoom 2021: Pre-pre level 1. Displays rather than comps 2022: Pre-level 1. Local comps 2023: Level 1. Regional comps, national gradings (Club level)...

Son competed L1 at the National Grades this year, but I now learn that BG have changed the routines for next year, so the info I do have for L2 is out of date. Anyone got any info on what the new routines are?

Mine's been wearing leotard & shorts / stirrups since age 5