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    Looking for vendors for Iowa meet

    Hi, our gym is hosting a meet in January in Des Moines, Iowa and we are looking for vendors. We have a clothing vendor and GK already. We also have someone who makes great medal displays and someone who makes wonderful blankets. But we'd really like to have a jewelry vendor, maybe a scrapbook...
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    younger gymnasts with older gymnasts?

    My daughter is also 7, and moving up faster than most of her friends. She and one other girl her age are basically doing the same thing your daughter is, except they will be competing once at L5, then moving (probably) to L6. At least they have each other, but they, too, will be leaving most...
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    How do they choose team members at your gym?

    Mostly just "noticing" I'm just a parent, so I don't know anything "official". We just moved to this area 3 yrs ago and had to pick a gym. It was January and I put my daughter in 2 gyms (she was 4) to see which one we liked better. In one gym, on her very first day, the coaches of her...
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    Chinese GYMNASTS Lie About Their Age ...

    My dd is Chinese, we are caucasian. I honestly don't know if it's the food we feed her or genetics or just random, but she "looks" older than the girls she goes to Chinese School with who are being raised in Chinese homes. Then again, she also looks older than her best gym buddy, who is...
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    Another Gym Mom

    My daughter has been taking gymnastics since I started her in "mommy and me" classes when she was 10 months old. Now, she's a 7yr old, Level 4 competitive gymnastic who just started the TOPS program. We live in the Buffalo, NY area. My dh works for Microsoft and I am a SAHM. I'm so glad...
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    warming up

    Our gym does a VERY basic warm-up. In fact, the parents would prefer that they do a more structured warm-up, but the level 4 coach just doesn't do things that way. In the meets we have attended, most other teams do a fairly structured warm-up that seems to focus on stretching and practicing...
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    How much do you pay?

    We are in Western New York. There are 22 level 4 team girls at our gym. Half of them meet for 1.5 hrs on Monday and Wednesday with 2 coaches. The other half meets for 1.5 hrs on Tuesday and Thursday with 2 coaches. On Saturday, they all meet for 2 hours with 3-4 coaches. So, for 5...
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    New Girls level 4 mom

    Hi. My 7rd old dd is a level 4 gymnast this year. She is doing well and we are very proud of how hard she works! The things she can do with her body simply amaze us! I am very involved with the parent boosters club at our gym. I'm hoping this site will help me understand competitive...

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