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My dd is competing in her first L4 meet the beginning of January. She is in a specially chosen group of girls that the coaches feel will do especially well in optionals, so their focus is more on conditioning and less on compulsories. Needless to say, this group does not tend to do great in L4...

This is purely a curiosity question....but, do judges give feedback on their scores or do they simply give a score? For instance, do the coaches get anything afterward that says "why" a judge scored a certain way or that might say "need work on leaps" or "great leaps", etc? DD's first L4 meet...

My dd is a Level 4 and working hard on her bar routine. She still tends to "muscle" some skills and it is causing some rubbing/chafing areas on her hips where the bar sits. Her gym does not allow bar shorts. Would it help if she put chalk right on her hips or does that actually make it worse...

Okay, I'm desperately seeking a University of Michigan leo for my dd. I've done every search known to man on the internet and can not find one. If anyone know where I might be able to find one, please let me know as soon as possible. Need it by this weekend for my dd to wear to practice in...

I've had some interest lately in getting into judging. Obviously, I know I would have a LOT to learn, but where would I go to find out more info on it or do you have to have a history of coaching to do it? If not, how do you get started?

The thread about the senior and junior national team members got me thinking about a couple of things? First, what happens to those that did not make the national team? Are they still invited to international events? If not, do they compete in invitational type meets for elites? Second, do...

I'm hoping some of the parents on here might have directions on how to make some of the cute, fluffy scrunchies to wear at competitions? I used to watch a parent at dd's last gym make them, but I've never paid attention to "how" she made them. I'm sure it's pretty simple, but any directions...

DD's new gym requires conditioning at home which includes chin-ups, legs lifts and chin-up holds. We have a chin-up bar, but dd has a very hard time hanging onto the metal bar. In gym, she can do 10 chin-ups without coming down, but she can't make it past 2 or 3 on the metal bar. Is anyone...

My dd recently just went from 1.5 hrs twice weekly to 3 hours a day 3 times a week when we switched gyms. She is a very active little 7 year old, even outside of gym. Each summer she tends to lose weight...not drastically, but does lose some simply due to being so active during the summers...

Well, we can also be added to the list of those that have switched gyms. We had made the decision to switch back in the spring, but then we were reassured by the owner/HC that things would be better, so we stayed. However, it went downhill quick this week, so we've made it official. DD was...

Okay, these are just a couple of very random questions I've been wondering since learning more about gymnastics with my dd. They have absolutely nothing to do with my dd, but I'm curious. 1. Why is being tall seen as a negative in gymnastics? I happen to think the taller gymnasts look very...

My dd is 7 and a L4. She has had a lot of trouble lately with callouses and open areas on hands. We've been doing the vaseline and socks at night, as recommended by our owner/HC, but it doesn't take much for them to open back up. I know that the kids kind of have to do this and build up good...

I apologize if this should have gone in the "Coaches" section, but it wouldn't let me post there. I am going to start teaching at our gym. I will just be the basic early rec/preschool classes. I will do quite a bit of training with one of the owners and I have good understanding of basic...

I'm looking for some advise on the best way to explain a situation to my dd. Her coaches are very hard on her. Her coaches have told me that they are very hard on her because she has so much potential. I totally understand this coaching concept, but I don't know how to get my dd (who is 6...

I was going to watch a meet for the gym we're looking at and when I looked at the schedule, the level we wanted to watch was competing on a Friday early afternoon. Are there often Friday afternoon meets? If so, how is that handled with school? I'm not sure I'd be that fond of pulling my...

I think we may have found the right gym for dd. She went to do a practice with the new gym on Monday and had a great time. She's nervous about leaving her current friends (we wouldn't leave until June), but she's excited. I spent about 30-40 minutes talking to the owner/director today and came...

We are considering a gym change to a gym that is an hour drive away. I'm curious how other parents handle homework when they have a long drive to the gym? My dd would be going M-W-F from 5:30-8:15, so we wouldn't be home until 9:30 or so on those nights. She will be in 2nd or 3rd grade next...

This will be our first summer on the team and I'm just curious how our gym compares to other gyms as far as summer schedules and rules about summer. Does your gym require camps or not allow camps? Our gym will only allow us to attend one of about 3 or 4 camps. We have two weeks of "gymnastics...

I started reading a book by Peter Vidmar that has a section for parents on raising gymnasts. There was an interesting quote I found in it. It's simple, I know, but I thought it was a great way to say it: "The athletes must own their own goals; their parents can't own the goals for them."

I know it's probably a small, regional camp, but has anyone attended University of Wisconsin-Whitewater's gymnastics camp? We're trying to find a camp that my dd and her cousin can both attend without it costing $700 like Camp Woodward. We live in Michigan and she lives in Wisconsin and they...