competition

I need to wash my DD's competition leo and warm ups and looking for the best way to do that without ruining them. I know not to put them in the washing machine or dryer. Is there a special soap, like woolite, that you use when you hand wash them or is there another type of soap that anyone would...

DD will have her first competition next month and I noticed that there are 4 groups of the same age bracket (i.e. Level 4 age 9&10A, Level 4 age 9&10B, etc). Two questions: (1) how do they decide which gymnasts go into each bracket, DD and her 2 teammates are in different brackets and (2)why...

We get new leos every two years, so next year we will get a new one. What do you guys usually do with old comp. leos? Mine are long sleeve so not very fun to work out in! :D

I'm heading to a big meet this weekend and it will be my gymnasts' first team competition experience. I'm a little nervous since I know that the other clubs have much stronger teams and their gymnasts have way more experience on this field, but I'm also very excited. We chose our 5 strongest...

Hey guys! I'm a gymnast that meet wise, have just started wearing bras because previously I really didn't need them. Now I'm sure you all know it's a deduction for a judge to see undergarments, so I am completely clueless on what to get that doesn't show! We have long sleeved leotards that are...

Well.... she hasn't competed since May 2015.(except one bar routine while she was hurt)...and we both got through our first meet.....we were fortunate to have a mock meet today. I am not sure who was more nervous - her or me. Her coach kept out a few skills that are just not competition ready...

DS (10) school has come up with a pretty cool school camp which will run wednesdaymorning untill friday afternoon. But... DS has an international competition in trampolining in the weekend for which we will have to drive friday morning really early (9 hour drive), have training friday night and...

Where are they? I run a year round wrestling school and every coach I have wrestled at the college level and all but one was an All-American. The one was still on scholarship as an athlete. Why do so many clubs in gymnastics seem to be so limited with coaches who have actually competed at the...

I know there are tons of old threads about competition underwear. I just wanted to check--GK still the best choice? Anyone know how fast they ship?

We just had our first meet of the season....it was an extremely small meet and more of a practice meet than anything. Only our compulsories attended. The next meet of the season isn't until mid November so this is more of a learning experience for new compulsory parents and gymnasts. The meet...

Hey ! Wanted to know what the best deodorant /antiperspirant is for a black long sleeve competition Leo? We used toms lavender (very earthy) and soft and dry deodorant last year. The problem was even after washing the Leo still had the scent. Last year the Leo was different - mesh top. She's...

After some searching I can't find a definitive answer--do braces/supports that do not match the athlete's skin color incur a deduction in competition? On her PT's recommendation, my daughter has been wearing an ankle brace at practice (PT prefers the brace to tape because it is less...

You know when you wash a blue or purple sparkly leo too much and it will turn pretty much black? (i mean in the washing machine, etc) Well, DD's sparkly purple leo is getting a spot in the armpit that is doing this. Not bad, only SHE notices it. My question, to anyone who might have experience...

My daughter will begin competing soon, and I'm wondering about hair for competition. Her hair is short, but it can still get in the way. It's about ear level in the front, and it's shorter in the back. It's also very curly. It's far too short to tie up, especially at the back. Normally for...

NCAA has now defined the "not up to competition level" deduction with a flat .10 and specified requirements for bars (not sure about beam or floor). In USAG this seems to be a bit more ambiguous. How do coaches and judges determine this? I would love examples of what needs to be included...

Hey Guys, I'm a coach looking to order a day two leotard for our Senior Squad Girls. I'm looking at Dreamlight, however this seems to be very pricey, on that note, so does the GK leo's. Has anyone ordered a competition Dreamlight leotard before? If so, what price range am I looking at? It's...

Does anyone know anything about it? Last night, DS's coach talked to him about being on the team. I looked on USAG website, but I can't find anything about it. DS said this year it's going to be held in conjunction with American Cup. Does anyone know any details about the competition? I...

Dd competed in her first ever 4 piece comp , this was a development competition with 49 girls from other clubs , I have to say I took myself by surprise at how nervous I was watching her on beam and had to look away as dd fell off and got back up had a couple of other falls and I just wanted to...

We have had just about every brand out there. But this year our Leo (Alpha F) came with crazy washing instructions. Basically don't wash it, it could run, lose gemstones, etc. Anyone else have Leo's that are hard to manage or bleed? What is the best way to wash them? Do you really have to wash...

Does anyone have any experience with UA competition leos? We are looking at ordering these for our optional girls. If you've had them, are you happy with them? How do the sizes compare with the GK and/or Alpha factor? Any tips or feedback welcome!