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Jennifer Hayes Harrell

Hueytown Elementary Gymnastics Team

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Lee Crocker "Free Bird" Comment by Lee Crocker "Free Bird" on November 25, 2008 at 8:48am
I certainly did continue gymnastics after elementary. Gymnastics, Ballet and other forms of dance... and kept at it for many years.... well into my 20's. I was still doing some dance through my 30's, but I must say that a genetic tendency for arthritis made those activities a little rougher on me than perhaps on the average person. A lack of skilled supervision made that even worse.

Back then (and perhaps now, I don't know) the mantra was "no pain, no gain"... and unfortunately, some of us took that to heart! The "coaches" were not trained in how to build and protect us (with rare exception) - they were more like "keepers" who were there to try to talk us out of trying REALLY stupid stuff... or call the ambulance if we didn't listen. LOL

Seriously, though.... for those with children in dance, gymnastics or ANY other sport... see to it that they follow good sense. We never warmed up or spent time cooling down.... we didn't stay conditioned off season.... all recipes for disaster. We worked out on injuries - worst of all. Let yourselves heal!!!

Some days I have a hard time just walking - because I didn't know when to quit (or take it easy) back then. We all think we're immortal when we're young, don't we? I'm living proof IT AIN'T TRUE!

So tumble, dance, twirl and spin your hearts out.... but do it INTELLIGENTLY. Have fun :)
Jeff Denson c/o 1986 Comment by Jeff Denson c/o 1986 on April 28, 2008 at 8:55pm
Did anyone keep up with gymnastics after Hueytown Elementary? I wish I did. I can still do somethings that make my 3 and 6 year old daughter's jaws drop. My wife was very involved with gymnastics throughout high school while her dad was station in Germany with the US Army. I love watching my daughters do gymnastics. (I thought I would enter some comments since no one else has. :-) )
God Bless. Jeff Denson
 

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Jennifer Hayes Harrell Irish Hester Kym Morgan Widra Christy Graham Stamps Kerri Allen Turner Cissy Cater Snider Brian Odom Tracy Carlisle Briggs Kevin Holland Traci Guyton Tyler Kimberly Atkins Wanhala Janet West Hamrick Tammy Hudson Campbell Alison Kennedy Jeff Denson c/o 1986 Laura Decker Misty Rushing Yannetta Jessica Ward Stevens LaNaye Heatherly Washburn Jennifer Karen Davidson Wilson Terri Buttram Platt Dana Avery Snider Lee Crocker "Free Bird" John House
 
 

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