It’s up to you! Everyone even models have obstacles and people constantly telling them to get out of the business because they aren’t good enough. I believe that they at least deserve a shot at the sport even if they don’t make it all the way because they gave up when it got tough. I don’t care to believe in negative responses and when I see these comments I just don’t understand how people can be so mean to other people.

If you work hard you’ll achieve results, if you can still do weight lifting and other sports or go to the gym you can still do gymnastics. The people on here that put other people down are jealous or have a very skewed view on how Gymnastics is. I believe it’s your mindset and if you are like me a young adult with a body that’s still young and able I believe any of it’s possible.even the Olympics or college Gymnastics. I may be older but I’m determined, I work hard until my rips have rips and my back of my leg from bars looks beat up. I’m 19 and I got accepted at 18 into a competitive group, I’m an accelerated learner and I can pick up a skill in a day or at most a few weeks. if you were accepted into competitive at an older age you still have a shot! No matter what anyone says if your body is in good shape and your healthy and you’re willing to not have much of a social life then you have a shot. Another thing to add is that Simone Biles was a foster child and discovered at 6 with a daycare group who’s original plan was to go to the farm that day but went to the gym as back up because of the rain. I believe the only restrictions are mental and yes I’ll agree their might be some people who may have body restrictions that cause them to not be able to learn certain skills. It’s unfair to say that because a kid didn’t realize what they wanted to be at age 4 they don’t have a shot at the Olympics because they realized it closer to their later teens and early adult years. As someone who started older I don’t agree with these age restrictions put on older kids, older teens and young adults. I don’t believe in age limits! Everyday someone constantly is surpassing them in everything they do. I have done the same for other girls when they have fallen, it's just humbling to be on the receiving end and we are grateful.

That's gymnastics and the community we have. My kid placed 1st in beam and 1st in floor and 1st all around, but the most powerful moment for her was that space between terror and embarrassment when other parents helped her. But she didn't talk afterwards about placing third, which was wonderful, what she talked about was all those parents cheering for her and how that helped her so much. My gd did her best effort and managed to work through that moment. Long story short she was fighting back tears and pain and the whole crowd, yes All the moms and dads started cheering her on. Her coach saw what was happenning and stopped her from flying off the top of the vault. But I tell you what, my little one had a massive crash and burn on the vault, she missed the spring board rebounded basically off the ground front handstand onto her back on the vault. Why put down mothers that actually do something for their kids? My granddaughter competes and yes everyone talks up their own child.

Timelane skinner