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I agree, that's a valid point, and that's why my daughter continues training at another gym while we relocate for the summer. Her coaches usually spend the first few weeks back focusing on a lot of conditioning and getting back skills that girls may have lost during the summer. And then they...

My daughter does Xcel silver and trains 6 hours per week (3 hours twice a week; hours for higher Xcel levels are the same). Summer training for our Xcel team is entirely optional and somewhat encouraged. The last two summers they offered practices in the late afternoon/evening (something like...

This would be bronze at my daughter's gym because you lack some skills that they require for silver (RO BHS and a consistent squat-on), even though you have some skills that they don't need until gold (like cartwheel on beam).

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Does your gym also offer a summer camp that runs the full day? If yes, could you sign her up for that, and then she could do the pre-team training during the camp time and go back to camp when pre-team training is over?

Our gym does 4.5 hours per week for Bronze (2 x 2.25 hours), then 6 hours (2 x 3 hours) for Silver and above.

I would also recommend having a conversation with your coaches to explore options. One option might be switching your training to a more advanced group (e.g., Xcel Gold) that may have gymnasts closer to your age, even if you compete Silver. Would you also consider doing privates so that you can...

Some of our meets last year gave out "judges' awards", which were given by each judge for whatever they wanted, ranging from things like "most creative hairstyle" to things at were related to gymnastics (best dismount from bars, etc.). These were always very popular among the gymnasts!

We got professional photos at another meet as well, but I felt that was more a gift for the parents than for gymnasts. My daughter also loved a fleece blanket that she got at one meet (with the meet logo on it), and a winter hat (also with logo) from another meet (it's cold here for most of meet...

My daughter broke her elbow about four years ago, in September 2019. She did not dislocate it and did not need surgery, but it was a complicated fracture of two bones (I forget the exact details). She had a cast for 4 weeks, then had some rest, and then PT for a long time. She had trouble...

In our town, I believe there is a facebook group for moms and families. You could see whether there is something like that where you live, and you (or your parents) might be able to post there about your availability to do various jobs like babysitting or tutoring. You could also try being a...

We've done PT at the PT department of our children's hospital, with a referral by the pediatric orthopedist. More recently we've also been going to a small PT and sports medicine office, which we found because we actually drive past it every day. They are able to accommodate our schedule a lot...

That's a helpful perspective, thank you.

This covers a lot of what we eat as well, along with pasta and meat sauce mentioned above. We also like to eat salmon with rice and steamed or roasted veggies, it's very quick to make and the kids like it.

I have the same concern, as my daughter's practices will be 5:30-8:30pm. Last year she ended at 7:45, so she usually had a big snack before practice and then ate dinner afterwards, but this year it may be too late. On the other hand, if she eats dinner before practice, I'm concerned about her...

This video looks helpful:

We used to do just a simple bun, but now my daughter likes to have a french-braid "headband" going into it. It's simple enough but a bit fancier than just a bun. Here's a tutorial that might be helpful (but I usually start it closer to her natural part, rather than all the way down by her...

I agree ballet is very helpful for floor. My daughter did ballet for many years and always gets high praise for her artistry. She eventually gave it up because of time constraints, but she said that she found it rather boring. In the beginner/intermediate classes, much of the time you are...

You could suggest taking a rhythmic gymnastics class, where she could work on practicing her flexibility, dance skills, and her form on some skills that could complement the training in her usual gym as well. It's also a lot easier to practice it at home!

Or rhythmic gymnastics?