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Maybe she's just not cut out for it. Or maybe mean kids (and adults) just suck. We just moved from one end of our city to the other so we decided to change ZZ to a new gym. She went in and tried out and it turned out that her skill level was half way between one pre-team group and another...

What could a coach be trying to teach a child if they had them: 1. Cast 2. Return to front support 3. Lean forward 4. Back up to front support. 5. Repeat The child is my six year old in a developmental program. The program is almost exclusively focused on developing strength and...

Question for Coaches or Parents Who Have Experienced Similar, My little daughter (turned 5 on Tuesday) has always had a tendency to have what we call "silent temper tantrums." That is, if she becomes unhappy or doesn't get what she wants she just stops whatever she is doing and stands without...

Hi All, The whole prep opt program is new since my older daughter retired from gymnastics so I know I'm out of the loop. :confused: Could someone please explain the prep opt program and how it might fit in to a gym's elite track program? I talked to a gym today that is heavily into TOPs...

Today ZZ did a kickover on the floor by herself! Last week she was able to do these with her feet elevated on a panel mat for the first time and something seems to have clicked for her. :) Since this was her first real accomplishment in gymnastics, she was very proud of herself. We've now...

Hi All, My little ZZ is 4 1/2 and I'm in the process of signing her up for gymnastics. She has tried classes a couple of other times but just didn't seem ready emotionally to go with the class, etc. She has continued to ask for gymnastics so today I tried her out at a couple of different...