Raising Emily: December 2012

The care and training of a young gymnast

I wish I had started this blog a while back. At that time I had no clue my youngest daughter would have the drive to be a gymnast. I just knew I couldn't contain her energy and needed an outlet for it's release. Hopefully this blog will be helpful to others that have a kid interested in gymnastics.

As I am a single disabled parent, money's been tight and this sport is not cheap. The commitment of financial resources, time and energy for the parent can be as demanding as the physical demands placed on the athelete.

This blog is created for all the unsung heroes behind that future medalist, the parent.

Saturday, December 15, 2012

Back at Gymnastika!

After that horrendous knee injury, and over 4 months out of the gym and on crutches, Emily's back with her friends over at Gymnastika! I had her at Highland Hills and hoped she would want to stay there a little longer because it's not such a far drive, but the moment the doc released her, she begged to go back to Gay Lindsay's. She loves her coach. Even though the ortho doc hates girls in gymnastics, Emily has other ideas as to what she wants to do with herself. Emily's been working beam and bars and working hard on conditioning. It won't be long before she's back in competition form.