My daughter is 8. she is not a team gymnast and would like to progress at home with her bar skills. Is this more for play or solid skill practice?
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I bought this for my 8 year old & it is very sturdy. It is great for home practice.
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It is definitely for them to practice. My granddaughter uses it to do her bar skills and for tumbling. Its would be perfect for her great investment
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I think there are a max of 4 score keeping slots at any one time, I have done it with 3 kids at once.But if you have enough room to move about it is the movement that is fun not the score keeping, So if they like "dance" it is fun to move along with out keeping score, and it is a work out, so taking turns or in other words resting, is certainly an option and there are enough slots to keep track of everyone's score.
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Yes it is. My daughter is eight and uses it to learn gymnastics moves all the time. Her coach said this trampoline is one of the best for this. You just have to be careful not to do moves you are not ready for, especially any flips.
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Looked at this game in stores and at reviews online. It looks like it can be fun for youth up to adult. Kind of a combo of sports, and video game (sort of) along with actual movement required to get the activity level up. At least that is our hope. No more hands-on experience available though--ours is still in the box.
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I purchased this for my daughter right around 1 yr old and she has not been that into it. I do think it is a bit advanced. My 6 yr old likes to play with it. I think your daughter would enjoy it now and for a bit to come. It is rather small, which I prefer. It doesn't take up a lot of room, yet it has a lot of activities.
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Yes, my daughter is also 13 and uses hers often. Just take into consideration that's it's just for practicing and doesn't give you the same experience as a real balance beam.
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I bought this when my son was only 3 months. He started playing around 7 months, when he can sit REALLY WELL. He would play for 20 minutes every day.When he started crawling and pulling to stand up, it is more fun. The 4 bars are great for learning to stand up, and cruise a little bit. Now at 11 months, he plays for at least an hour with it every day. The tree house is only 30 inches tall, so if the baby is taller than 30 inches (usually about a year old), he/she would not be able to stand inside without touching the top. Anyway, I feel it is great from 6 months, even better for 10 months. I bought this when my son was only 3 months. He started playing around 7 months, when he can sit REALLY WELL. He would play for 20 minutes every day.When he started crawling and pulling to stand up, it is more fun. The 4 bars are great for learning to stand up, and cruise a little bit. Now at 11 months, he plays for at least an hour with it every day. The tree house is only 30 inches tall, so if the baby is taller than 30 inches (usually about a year old), he/she would not be able to stand inside without touching the top. Anyway, I feel it is great from 6 months, even... » Read More I bought this when my son was only 3 months. He started playing around 7 months, when he can sit REALLY WELL. He would play for 20 minutes every day.When he started crawling and pulling to stand up, it is more fun. The 4 bars are great for learning to stand up, and cruise a little bit. Now at 11 months, he plays for at least an hour with it every day. The tree house is only 30 inches tall, so if the baby is taller than 30 inches (usually about a year old), he/she would not be able to stand inside without touching the top. Anyway, I feel it is great from 6 months, even better for 10 months. « Show Less
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I have a 10 year old and she loves to play on it too! I love it because they are working on balance and core strength and having fun (so it doesn't seem like exercise or work!) My 6 year old has balance issues and she loves it too!
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The answer really depends on the child using it. We put it so that there was a little bend in the child's arm so he can push off from the ground and swing onto the bar.
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no, it should be good. I had my 8 and 6 yr old do it and my 4yr old neded help with it. It should not be too easy or boring for 8yr old.
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It is pretty durable, but it is more for younger kids learning and practicing I think. I do hit it with my kids and it is fun.
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It was written for bigger kids u must use with extensions. My daughter is less than 60lb, level 2 in gymnastic , and couldn't use it (with extensions). It wobbled and scared her lot, she felt so insecure on it, was asking me to stand of the base while she turned. Maybe if you have perfect flooring and use sand bags, may feel more stable. I decided to return both, the bar and the extensions
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This beam is very soft; it's made completely of foam so it's much softer than the wooden beams at a gym that are used for competition. It's also flared a bit at the bottom for greater stability. This beam is very useful for teaching gymnasts how to stay straight while learning cartwheels, round-offs, forward rolls, backward rolls, and leaps. My daughter's gym owns a few of these for practice, which is why I purchased the exact same model. I use it on top of a gym mat because we have hardwood flooring.
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it wouldn't be bad for child to train with it does come down fairly low but no the bar top is not soft its metal.and it is more stable front to back than side to side.
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I have this at my home for my granddaughter she practices all the time she is at a level 5 in gymnastics and will be going to states this has helped to get her there. Everybody thought I was crazy for buying this.
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well, adults could learn from it, if they have no basic understanding of multi-step processes.. but no. it's really not aimed at adults or even teenagers.. it is definitely more for the under 10 set... and playing by yourself would just be silly.. as really each player is only playing against themselves anyway..
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I practice with my seven year old boy and have no problems. If they are short they will have to be sure to kick high because the base is plastic and not padded