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TMI but here is what was presented at our booster club meeting -- Here is info on Ivy League athletes - http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/information/psa/index. Merit-based scholarships truly aren't much help to a middle class family. No matter how large the endowment, an Ivy league school takes...

I just wanted to update that we were at a camp last week for girls who competed at Easterns & Nationals. Most of the college coaches were looking for strong beam & bar workers. Not vault. There is an increasing number of strong vaulters moving thru the system now. Since vault has always been...

We made our own potential list and I have 27 but some gyms leave the logo up even after they no longer run the meet so it's hard to confirm. There a few new ones to (Starstruck in NJ) but we need confirmation to get our meet schedule locked in so waiting on official list and # of Jr/Srs from...

Does anyone have the inside scoop on when these will be posted? The schedule was posted July 29th last year so I have been checking the website constantly for the last 10 days.

I believe the reason for the lack of good coaches is for exactly the reason he states in the article. Many up and coming coaches are focused on producing the next elite. A gym will build up a great program and then they have a few kids that make it to TOPs, dev camp or the natl camp. Suddenly...

I think going to Nationals is a huge honor. However, by level 10, regardless of your age division, your goal is college gymnastics. If a kid is a strong gymnast that stands out, she will get recruited. Our gym has had multiple Nastia qualifiers. The majority of our level 10 team has qualified...

One other question that may now effect my dd. Seems like Easterns is the better side of the US for a level 9. With the larger number of age groups you have 16 1st place finishers vs 8 at Westerns. Am I missing something or does this seem like a disadvantage to the Western girls? (And if I am...

Thank you to everyone for your advice. IWC and GymSanity nailed one of my concerns too. The coach / athlete relationship certainly diminishes when you haven't been at a gym for the long haul. Her original coach still cheers for each new skill. We never move thinking we are just here for a few...

So we have been in tears at our house over the last weekend. My husband is being considered for 2 promotions. That part is great. The sad part is that we would have to move yet again. My daughter has been at 3 gyms, each has been long distance move. In some ways the gymnastics is the sure...

I still haven't found or seen the results either. Anyone have any luck since this a.m.?

My dd went to UNH for camp this summer. It was affordable ($600 I think) and they cap it at 100 girls. There was a strong showing of 9/10's working in the gym, which I think is great for girls to see higher level training up close. (Dd was L7) The dorms were very nice and the campus is small...

If you do a little search of the forum you can see video of my 9yo dd at the end of her med efficacy during awards for a meet. She is now 10 and has been a gymnast for 3 years and on meds for 2. I have found that changing her meds to stretch them out negatively affects her diet and sleeping. At...

Congrats to the gymnasts who made it. I bet there will be some very excited girls tonight!

I had short pulse after after a relapse at Mayo Clinic (between 1st and 2nd laminectomies). It was administered by my PT and it didn't hurt at all. I laid on a table with these very relaxing wet heat packs and the sp therapy was done between pt and before acupuncture. The acupuncture scared me...

Dunno - I'm not saying its USAG at fault at all. My mention of USAG was one sentence about how the sport juggles many things, for ex - 7yo TOPs to 2 major natl meets all within a 2 month timeframe. Gymnastics is a time and people intensive complicated web of beauty. The primary goal is good...

I can't wait to see Mattie in blue! She is a favorite of my girls since the start. I also think about the grades and gymnastics thread when I read this. As our coach said, i can spend years getting a girl to the NCAA but if her grades aren't there I'm wasting both everyone's time. She was ready...

This a long reply but I can relate to gym communication fails. That has been a problem for us in the past as well. We have communication problems at all of the gyms my daughters have used. I know a few folks will disagree with me on this but I think in some ways that is gymnastics. Even USAG can...

There is a rule at our gym that parents can't talk to the coach after a meet. After watching the last epi, I think Abby needs a similar rule! I guess the part of myself I see in the show is similar to Mattie's mom. I don't think I would keep my dd from competing in an event for another teammate...

I am still working on video for this. She had back to back meets so they were focusing on L6 stuff last week and am still recovering from sitting in the bleachers for 12 hours to even think of stopping by a practice. Hopefully next week.

I think this is what she is doing. CoachTodd, I'm pretty sure its for a floor routine - she is training level 7 and that would be pretty amazing for her beam. : ) She said her knees felt better today. Maybe just getting used to momentum shift? I will get to see her on Friday for a bit so if I...