- Jun 12, 2015
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I wonder what percentage of those injuries are from cheer and gymnastics? The stories I've heard are just crazy. I've witnessed it with 2 of my nieces also.
I blame gymnastics for all the back problems I had when I was in my teens and early 20s. I was not competitive, just did it for fun. But I was at the gym (by my own choice) 4-5 days a week after school. I loved it. Pretty sure all that unnatural bending did a number on me, though.
One of DD's past teammates and her parents came over last night and they were telling us about a kid on their son's baseball team who's in 3 lessons per week, and his dad is constantly up on the fence yelling stuff at him. It's 6U. ITA about the high stress, super-competitive environment being bad for kids who are that young.