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Gymfinity’s Home Meet Rocks

By Gymfinity | November 24, 2009

This weekend we hosted the “With A Star On Top” gymnastics invitational. We thought it would be a small meet but it turned into a meet of over 350 gymnasts with almost 1000 spectators. Big. Our team parents group was amazing. This meet was organized and operated by parents and it went off without a…

Proof: tough love is a good thing

By Gymfinity | November 18, 2009

A recent study shows that the principles of “tough love” lead kids to be more successful throughout life. The study done by a parenting “think tank” says that a balance of warmth  and discipline improves social skills more than  a laissez-faire, authoritarian or disengaged upbringing. We’ve said it (and lived it) for years, but finally there…

The People with your kids

By Gymfinity | November 13, 2009

Along with the “boy he got lucky on the weather today” comments the halls were flooded with the conversations about why Mr. Brunner was up there.  When asked me I said “because he believes in you kids.”  I applaud his dedication and his daring, I give him a lot of respect for following through; that’s a lesson to…

Poking fun at the past

By Gymfinity | November 11, 2009

Here is a pretty funny spoof on (former) eastern block coaches who have immigrated to America and become gymnastics professionals. (WARNING: THE VIDEO DOES HAVE ONE BIT OF INAPPROPRIATE LANGUAGE) The video title mentions Marta Karolyi by name but there are more than just Marta out there.  British comic Tracey Ullman is poking fun at coaches who, through neglect,…

One for the Dads

By Gymfinity | November 6, 2009

OK, I cannot assume that only the fathers are into football, in fact my wife knows more about football than I do, but I had to get your attention with a snappy headline. This last weekend the Packers got beat by the Vikings and that is a particularly sore spot with most Wisconsinites. In fact,…

Big weekend for Gymfinity!!

By Gymfinity | November 2, 2009

What a weekend we had. There was so much going on at the gym and so much fun too.  On Friday: we had the sidewalk put in, so the parking lot is full of large construction vehicles. It makes it a little constricted for a while but in the end, we will have more parking and…