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20+ years coaching experience. Safety certified. Internationally rated mens' judge.
USAG. AAU. FIG. NGJA.
1998 Florida mens' judge of the year.
| User | Date | K | C | P | Comments |
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| Karen | 02/02/10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thank you |
| Lillian | 01/25/10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thank you! |
| Terresa | 01/25/10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| Lillian | 01/22/10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| Casey | 01/10/10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thanks for the advise! Hopefully it will ..... |
Karen, Sorry it took me so long to answer, but I have been out of town at a gymnastics event and away from my computer. To answer your question, no. It will not hurt your son's chances to only compete
Terresa, I am not a womens' judge, so I am not up on all of the requirements. My guess would be that you could replace the baby giant with another skill that she can perform better. However, I do
Lillian, If Emmett stays in gymnastics for the long term he will have injuries. Mostly little ones. Lots of rips (torn blisters) on his hands. Lots of bruises and strained muscles. These are simply
Lillian, I should mention: Your son is precisely the kind of boy that any mens' team coach worth his clipboard would be chomping at the bit to have on his team. Strong, coordinated, fearless, and lots
Melinda, Unfortunately, talented kids with motivation problems are all too common. I have a few of them on the team I coach right now. I would advise you to ask your son the same question I ask my athletes:
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