competition

DS competed in his first meet ever a couple of weeks ago and he had a great meet. We were both surprised at how well he did. Fast forward to this past weekend and his second meet . . . Unfortunately he did not have such a great meet. The meet was much larger than the first one and the warmup...

There is a new dome facility that just opened in our area and our team was thinking about hosting a meet there. I've tried looking on the USAG website to find out if there are any rules/regulations when it comes to solid surface flooring at a meet venue and I can't find the information I'm...

Although my daughter is only 6, she is in the TOPS program and is skilled beyond her age right now. At what point should she start focusing on learning routines and competing and less on skill development. I am a big believer in skill development at younger ages since, to me, putting focus on...

My team just got new leotards this year for competition season and they are gorgeous! The only problem is that they (or at least mine) rides up A LOT! At the mock meet we had several weeks ago, I found that I couldn't do a back walkover without it going up. I'm not talking really about wedgies...

Hello :) I am new to this site and wanted to ask a question. My DD is 7 and she's on level 3 competitive team. This will be her second meet this weekend! At this meet coming up, her level 3 team is split up. Do you know how this works at the end of the meet regarding awards? She is the youngest...

I was wondering if anyone has had to alter their DDs competition leo? DD was sized by her coach before ordering, but it is just oddly suited to her body shape. It fits beautifully around the torso, and the arms, but the shoulder area gapes pretty badly and half her butt hangs out. She received...

My youngest dd has her first competition this weekend, she will be competing Tumble & Trampette, dd will get to wear her club leotard for her next practice so they get used to wearing it with no shorts before the comp. Both Dd's also have a Christmas display in two weeks and youngest is also...

We have our first ever boys meet coming up. Just curious how it works with the boys having to wear pants for some events and shorts for others. Do the boys just change from pants to shorts on the competition floor? Also, are they required to wear socks with the pants? This will be a first for...

I'm wondering if those socks with the latex adhered to the bottom to promote traction are: 1) Legal in boys competition? 2) Recommended? Or would there be any reason why the sticky soles would be a disadvantage? Here is the link to an example of socks in question...

Hi, just wondering if someone can tell me how old boys have to be to compete? And also is it 5 or 6 for girls as I have heard both. Thanks in advance

What has worked for your kids? DS (almost 7) usually loves being the center of attention, but apparently that's only when he's not being judged for his performance. He loves gymnastics but hates competitions. First meet of the season is coming up soon, and the anxiety is ramping up. It's...

We are new to Texas (2 months) and just got the meet schedule for this year, its SO short compared to what we did in New York. If we were still in NY her first meet would be in November sometime with the State meet the end of April, so almost a 6 month long season. Our first meet here in Texas...

We are in Pennsylvania. Our competitive season runs October through April (maybe a little later for states and regionals). I know the other states in our region run their season differently. What do some other states in region 7 do?

Hey guys! I am beginning to compete this December as an xcel silver gymnast, and I have been looking around for sports bras to wear under my competition leo. Are GK sports bras really supportive? I'm not super busty but I'm not flat chested either. I like the compression of a nike or under...

My oldest dd has a competition this weekend, she will be competing over 2 days. This will be the second time she has been to this competition, it is a disability one and she will be competing Trampoline tomorrow and Artistic on Sunday (they only compete on Floor, Vault and Beam). This will be my...

I haven't posted in ages but I have some exciting news to share. I've decided to compete Masters this year, three years after retiring! My question is about skill expectations, mainly on bars. Now that the code has changed and routines are compulsory up to Level 5 I would really like to aim to...

My youngest dd has her first competition in November, she will be competing T&T Friendly (Tumble and Trampette) level 1 (more than likely) or maybe level 2. Dd is getting excited, it will be her first non rec competition and she gets to wear her new club competition leotard.

I don't often post regarding my oldest dd when it comes to worries etc. My dd has a competition in 3 weeks and it will last all weekend and involves an quite expensive hotel stay and a 6 hour minimum drive. My dd went last year and enjoyed it. This year dd has gone up a level in gym and will...

They have announced the Canadian Team for the Pan Am Competition in Mississauga. I am so excited. I went on to buy my tickets but ticket master is down. How do they pick who will be competing? Why is Victoria or Ellie not there? Congrats to the Artistic girls Stefanie Merkle Alezza Yu...

http://www.npr.org/blogs/ed/2014/08/05/331412567/when-kids-start-playing-to-win Nothing we haven't all heard before (focus on effort and improvement rather than winning), but I kind of liked the last line: "It's not about winning or losing--but whether you have jelly legs."