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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You don’t need to remind him about the competition or tell him the details to attend.

But you also absolutely should not take on the role of telling him not to attend. [/quote]

Nor should you be attributing, implicitly or explicitly, concerns with your child's athletic performance to your ex and their presence or lack thereof.  This feels manipulative, even if not intended as such.[/quote]

Gymnastics mom/coach here but mental blocks and loss of acquired skills are common in times of duress. We see it a lot when kids lose a parent or there is a divorce. It’s one of the reasons we stay in close touch with our team parents. I need to know if there is stuff going on at home to keep my athletes safe in the gym. I can’t have girls attempting a new vault or dismount when their brain feels a subconscious threat from other parts of their life.

In sports with high-risk skills and a big mental component I think it is pretty common so it shouldn’t be surprising that there would be a link between these girls having setbacks on the ice and their father’s treatment of them. [/quote]

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