Thank you for your words of wisdom. She works through her core and arm conditioning in a decent manner. (So sorry your DD is struggling with her core conditioning. There's always something.) It's her legs. I was actually thinking of having her learn to ice skate. It must be the Canadian in me...
My DD just turned 9 and she, like a lot of gymnasts, is very petite for her age. I just found out that she is probably going to have to repeat level 3 again ( that will make 3 years of training level 3/old level 4 and her second year competing it). This is because she does not have the body...
My dd got an American Girl doll with a gymnastics leo, jacket and backpack and a gymnastics sweatshirt from Justice and lots of other great stuff. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to one and all. Here's to lots of new skills and fun competitions in 2014!
I think it probably has a lot to do with why they didn't perform well in the first place. Not every child matures at the same rate. Some gymnasts are very physically advanced at a young age. Others take longer for their bodies to grow and adapt, and it's hard to peak on every event at the same...
Thank you so much for the explanation. It sounds like the new level 6 is the USAG's answer for those who were discouraged by difficulties encountered scoring well under the old level 6 or who decided to compete Xcel for a year if they weren't yet ready for level 7. In those contexts, it...
Hi Everybody,
I'm new to CB and I'm so glad to have all of you as such an amazing resource for gymnastics. My dd is 8 and just completed her first season as a new level 3 (old level 4), but I noticed that some of her gymmies that just finished competing level 5 during the compulsary season here...