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Too Old to Learn Gymnastics?
Subject: Too Old? Dear Coach, I have just turned 20 years old and have started gymnastics in the last few months. I practice stretches by walking backwards down walls and handstands, and stretch into the splits every morning. I was … Continue reading
Too Much Too Early
Subject: Training a young talented gymnast Dear Coach, We want to know if our daughter should move up to Level 5 or stay another year in Level 4 to better learn the skills and have more competitive success. I am … Continue reading
Talent vs. Gym Profit
Subject: When to quit? Talent vs. profit Dear Coach, My 6 year-old daughter was asked to be on the Level 4 Team after about three months of pre-team. She has been training 9 hours a week for about the past … Continue reading
Gymnast with Shoulder Injury
Subject: Daughter with shoulder injury Dear Coach, Hello! I have an 8-yr. old daughter that competed level 5 last year and would move up to level 6 if she had not developed a shoulder injury. My question is do you … Continue reading
Nervous Young Gymnast
Subject: Daughter is nervous about crowded class Hi, I have a 5 1/2-year-old daughter who just recently joined a new gym, and is now on the pre-competition team for acrobatics. The practices are two days a week, 2 hours at … Continue reading
Nervous in Competition
Subject: Nervous in Competition Dear Coach, I have a Level 3 7 year old who trains really well, but when it comes to competition, she seems to do o.k. at best. We are thinking it is just nerves, but at … Continue reading
Should Daughter Move Up
Subject: Should Daughter Move Up Dear Coach, We want to know if our daughter should move up to Level 5 or stay another year in Level 4 to better learn the skills and have more competitive success. The USA Gymnastics … Continue reading
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How Many Hours of Practice?
Subject: How Many Hours of Practice? I have recently received a number of questions relating to the number and scheduling of practice time in the gym. I have decided to answer them together. Here are the questions I received: How … Continue reading
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Christmas Dream – Our Favorite Email
Subject : Deep appreciation from (Customer’s Name Omitted) Dear Gymnastics Zone, I’m the parent who was having difficulties with my PayPal account, so you can imagine my incredible surprise when the two e-Books I was trying to order for my … Continue reading
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