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    MAG When should the boys start wearing grips?

    our boys all got them for HB and rings the day they start training L5. Almost all the boys around here had them for both events at states and regionals. At first my DS didn't like them, but after they were broken in he prefers using them. They did hurt his hands for sometime and take a...
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    MAG That awful mushroom!

    No real advice.. but my DS had the same problem. He did a great job in L4, but only stayed on the mushroom for about 1/2 of his meets. (At those he won 1st AA.. so when he fell everyone was pretty bummed.) The only thing that helped him was putting one right in the middle of the living room...
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    How many meets per year?

    I'm confused.. how is everyone's "season" so different? DS had 8 meets, states next week and regionals in April. Why do some have states in the fall?
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    "moving up" question

    Thanks everyone. I really want to vent and give specifics, but I shouldn't. It's just unfortunate that many adults don't find it important to play fair. :(
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    "moving up" question

    Thanks I'm in NY. It's not for my DS.. it's about another local team. I don't want to get into specifics 'cause I don't know who reads here and the whole thing makes me very angry.. but anyway.. We know of a child that repeated L4 and did some L4 meets this year. Then he did some L5...
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    "moving up" question

    If a child moves up in the middle of competitive season (does a few meets a L4 and a few at L5) are they allowed to compete at states at the lower level? Or once you move up do you have to stay there? Thanks!
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    MAG age for comp teams

    our gym you can start training with the team at 5 and competing at 6. My son is 8 and is the oldest Level 4 on our team. At this point you are expected to train 3 days a week for 3.5hrs each but they are flexible on that. I believe that it is a USAG rule that you must be 6 by Sept 1 to...
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    very new parent questions

    Hello. We are very new to this and feel like we have no idea what is going on. :) My son is 8 and isLevel 4. His coach is a former Olympian and has been voted the best coach in NYstate so it is a wonderful opportunity. The team always does very well. Anyway, my question is mostly about the...
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