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My DD seems to have a particular aversion to pike stretches. She has her splits, both ways, and can get flat to the floor on a straddle stretch, but the pike is not pretty. Obviously practicing several times a day (that's what her coach told her to do) will help. Just wondered if there were...

My 9 yo DD moved from 4 to 12 hours at the gym 3 weeks ago. Well apparently she caught the gym bug because she is stretching, doing situps, chin-ups on her brother's doorway bar, etc. all the time. She has said she is sore a few times when I've asked but "it'll get better". Is this okay? I'm...

My DD will be going from 2 hours twice a week to 3 hours 4days a week for the summer. At the end of the summer the coach will determine if she should move up to L4 team and continue the 12 hours, or over to the AAU side which would drop back to 4 hours. She was told she will have to work very...

My DD (8yo L3) is non-stop gymnastics. She talks continually about moving up levels and going to the Olympics. I'm a big believer in supporting my kids dreams, and encourage them to dream big, but I also have a firm grip on reality. I hear the other moms talk about how their girls sometimes...

She's been working on it for a couple months and has been SOOO close for weeks. I think it took her by surprise when she got it the first time, but after that she could do it over and over :).

A couple coaches have mentioned that my DD (L2-3) has exceptional strength but needs work on flexibility. Just curious if that is typical? From a physiological standpoint it makes sense. She's got that shorter, thicker body type and very defined thigh and calf muscles. Not that it...

My dd had her eval for team today and starts next week! They were looking at her for AAU or USAG and said she had the natural ability to be in the USAG team but needed some polishing of skills and work on flexibility. She's 8, and most of the other girls are 5-6. I was always afraid of being...