Thanks guys for standing up for me there. I almost got shot down! BUT.. Thats ok. I can stand up for myself too!

No, I wasn't an olympic gymnast at age 17. If you would like my credentials.. Here they are. I started gymnastics when I was 7, and began competing by the time I was 8. By the time I was 9, I was landing double backs, and could throw any front tumbling pass you could throw at me on the floor. After a couple of years of competiting, and a demanding schedule, I became stubborn and decided I no longer wanted to improve. Simply because I wanted to quit, but my Mom wouldn't let me becuase I had spent so much "time, energy, and money" on the sport. After spending 3 years as a Level 7 (because I refused to move up to 8), I finally talked my Mom into allowing me to quit at the end of my Freshman year. I started cheering for Motions under Nelson de Dios the summer before my Soph. year. Afer 3 years with him, at the end of my Senior year I was technically an Individual National Champion, and considered one of the top all around cheerleaders in California. I now cheer for Palomar college, and all though I have already been recruited by some top D1 schools, I'm staying here another year for personal and family reasons. I've coached at Motions, and now at Pacific Coast in Temecula, and although I prefer to teach the younger Jr. Prep Novice level kids, I have taught all levels of tumbling at all ages, from 4 to 18 yrs old, from forward rolls to double fulls, successfully. I'm a perfectionist and believe in teaching proper technique and perfecting a skill before progressing to harder skills.

So, Olympic Fan, there's my life story. No, I wasn't an Olympic Gymnast. But I can guarantee you that I am more qualified to teach the majority of my kids how to tumble then their parents are, (you always get a Bridget Cook or something like that to prove you wrong), and that I am more then qualified to make comments and to state my opinions on these boards.