Did you know that Snowflake Designs was founded by a gymnastics mom? LaDonna Snow started making her then 2-year-old daughter gymnastics leotards almost 40 years ago. Fast forward almost 40 years and that 2-year-old daughter, Kindra, is now the President of Snowflake. We have several other gymnastics moms on our team here at Snowflake as well! So, we have a lot of personal experience and knowledge that we want to share with each of you to help you and your gymnast have the best experience possible! Read below for some gymnastics parent tips!
Gymnastics is one of the few sports that kids can get actively involved in at a young age. Participating in gymnastics can provide children with a wealth of physical and cognitive benefits.
Getting children started in gymnastics can help foster and develop those benefits at a young age.
Here are nine reasons to get your kid started in gymnastics today:
9. Gymnastics encourages socialization.
Do you have a strong gymnastics family? Here's why it's a challenge.
Having a gymnast in your family can be fun but also intense and time-consuming! Everyone in the family enjoys it when your gymnast advances to a new level. And everyone in the family suffers when your athlete is injured or feels like they’ve failed.
We’re a gymnastics family ourselves - that’s how Snowflake Designs got started - so we understand the highs and lows of being a gymnastics family. We’ve got three generations who have been involved as gym moms and dads, athletes and coaches.
Your gymnast has trained all summer. They were able to eat, sleep, and breathe gymnastics from the time they woke up until they went to bed. It was glorious! But now, you're looking for back-to-school tips for gymnasts.
Because now, in addition to all the regular kid grumbling about going back to school, you have to deal with 24/7 gymnastics training withdrawal!
Don’t worry though! We’ve got 3 very important back-to-school tips for gymnasts and gym moms and dads!
Back-to-School Tips
The winter weather this last week has been oh-so-cold, especially in the Midwest of the United States! Lots of snow, ice, and cold winds have kept people from leaving home to go to school or work. There’s a good chance some gymnasts weren’t even able to get to the gym for a while!
Gymnastics is a sport built on strength, so skipping practice can set a gymnast back in their training. To help the gymnasts stuck at home, or for any gymnasts wanting to stay active on their days off, we’ve put together a list of some fun gymnastics activities you can do at home!
Before we start, it is incredibly important that your
The college gymnastics season is in full swing, and every young, aspiring gymnast loves to watch these amazing women perform. Some young gymnasts want to compete in college, while others want to go all the way to the Olympic level. But what’s the difference between NCAA and Olympic gymnastics? And how do they compare to the Jr. Olympic program your gymnast is in now?
Surprisingly, college gymnastics is closer to Jr. Olympics than you’d think. And the elite level gymnastics is very different from both.
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