ever hear your coach ask you or someone how old they are, or ask another coach how old is someone?!! it's soo annoying when it's so obvious the coach is using a scale in his head to measure up someone's talent and potential - that's the hidden truth, though it's not so hidden and they do admit to it too. it's like it's not like ur carding for something - it's a sport - look at the person for the talent not the age. one of our coaches is like that so me and my friends just ignore it. good that the other coaches aren't like that in the gym.

yup, so annoying!! there's like prob. one in every gym! u got it right - just ignore them! the funny thing is when the coach targets a couple girls and works with them the most, and then they quit or switch clubs.

ya, i know what u mean. maybe they want to avoid the age controversy like that in the 1992 Olympics....nah lol. Anyways, here it is: Kim Gwang Suk 4'4 1/4", 60 pounds, 1992 Olympics - Uneven Bars EF http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxGe6SykIqg Team Compulsories, Uneven Bars, listed at 17 years old, missing one of her front teeth, she and her coach say it's from slamming into bars during practice cynic: Bela Karolyi who says 'her milk teeth are falling out which is a good indication she's not even 11' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0erYn9J08KM Kim's really good - here are some of the other videos on her: 1990 Asian Games UB http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PooF91yjOog 1990 Asian Games Beam http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2gjhuZ32q4 1989 Worlds FX http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7NknjRfR4w 1989 Worlds Vault 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6jqEdd107I 1989 Worlds Vault 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7e6b1AMbuk 1987 Druzhba Beam http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Um6H4CF7R4Y 1987 Druzhba UB http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAhfoFqvePc

yeah, when coaches ask these 8 year old gymnasts to work out 25 hours a week...they will get burned out by the time they are 13. you just cant work out that many hours for that long of time! :)