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You will start to notice the stripe across the top of the site changing. The stripe will be different colors for the various group forums (the forums that require group memberships to post). For example, anytime you are in the "parent forum" the stripe will be orange. Hopefully it will make...

Why are all the sub forums (parents/coach/gymnast etc.) clumped into the chalk bucket forum now? Was it just to save room? I wish I could see the title of the last thread posted in like the others so I can decide if anything new has been posted I want to read. I guess if you had to do it for the...

The Chalk Bucket was upgraded from vBulletin 3 to vBulletin 4 last night. It was a major upgrade, so you will probably notice some differences around here. I will be working on the site over the next few weeks to get it back to a normal state. The site should still be fully usable. If you...

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...

I'm a (somewhat) longtime "lurker" but new member. I have 2 boys, ages 13 and 11 who are not gymnasts (baseball and football for both) and my dd is 6. I've been perusing the forums for a while trying to pick up useful information and it's been great. I've now joined because I have a need to...

I noticed that CB's Parents have their own contest and I tought we should too. So I propose... the 1st Chalk Bucket's "Unique" Contest! Here are the rules: You have to submit a new skill created by you. You should embbed a video or post a picture but you can also just describe it. The skill...

Accolades to our heads of state: Bogwoppit, Geoffrey Taucer, and the founder of Chalk Bucket, JBS. I wish to commend the powers that be here in Chalk Bucket for putting up with me and doing such a bang out good job of running this forum. I am a difficult case and the administrators hold me at...

Welcome to the 2010 Chalkbucket Challenge!!! Here are the basic rules: - The Challenge is open to parents only. - Submissions are to be in the form of embedded videos. - One gymnastics element only. It can be a jump, leap, turn or an acrobatic element. *Each element must begin and end...

Hi. I am new to chalk bucket. I was surfing the web and picked up some great information from some of you. I am also pretty new to gymnastics. One of my four children is a 9 year old gymnast on her 3rd year in the team. She will be a level 6 this year and may go to level 7 later this year...

Hi there! My name is Sara and I am a proud coach of an amazing team of girls! I am new to The Chalk Bucket, but I am very impressed with this site! I am always looking for new and inventive ways of coaching and Chalk Bucket has been a life saver! Im sure all coaches can relate to the coaching...

Hi, I am new here on Chalk Bucket. I hope this is the right forum thing! I am a mom of two lovely DD's that both do gymnastics. Court is in her 3rd year of gymnastics, and she LOVES it! She's in her second year of pre-comp, and her coach said that she is going to put her on the level 4 team...

Hello My name is Qzonna Hamilton. I am the parent of a level 9 gymnast out of Arlington, TX. She attends Texas Academy of Gymnastics (TAG) and is a member of the level 9 JR 8 Westerns Region 3 team. She is also the Vault champ for the region. I am excited and ready to have fun on the board...

Hello All! I am Jeff, and my 4 year old daughter is Joscelyn. She is the reason I am here! She has impressed everyone who has ever talked to her or seen her do gymnastics. She is very small for her age but definitely makes up for size with strength, talent, and love of gymnastics! I'm sure her...

Hi! I have been a gymnast for 10 years, but 9 of the 10 was at a gym that did not compete, and I never did bars, beam or vault there, only floor, and we were not pushed hard or anything. Now I am at a competitve gym, and do "everything"! I love it there. I am in pre-competitve, which I am very...

hiii, my name is amanda,we have 2 dds ,one is 13( today actually)Kirah and she is a level 9 and i have a 9 year old Amber who is a level 7. Kirah went to nationals last year and recieved a silver metal in vault. Her dreams are to be wanted by alot of colleges so she can pick wherever she wants...

Greetings! I'm new to the Chalk Bucket, but am an "old" gymnastics mom. My two DDs are 18 and 16,and both of them pretty much live gymnastics. Both girls have been in the gym nearly all their lives, and both have been competing Level 8 this year. Unfortunately, this past Friday Em, my...

I am new to the chalk bucket and am excited to keep in touch with fellow gym moms!

Parent of College Student who did gymnastics for 12 years! Experienced meet coordinator, volunteer, past parent association president. Although daughter is no longer competing, still interested in ongoing gymnastics community.

Hi Everyone, I'm just another mom looking to get all the info I can about the sport in a safe forum, hoping to post some questions for the coaching forums and get support from the parent forums. So far it looks like a WEALTH of info out there!! Daughter is currently training for level 5 in...

Hey, my name is Renae and I am a parent of a L5 gymnast and a 5 yr old that is just getting started. I am still learning and really enjoy watching gymnastics and cheering on my girls. I have always wanted to be a gymnast growing up but never was able to. I just accidently found this site and...