DD is moving to team next week

[mariposamama]

Well, after being relieved that they weren't moving the girls up until June 1, we were called on Tuesday and told that they are moving them up now. I am nervous, but DD is sooo excited. She can't wait.

To start, she will be going M/W from 4pm-7:15pm. I think we will do that until at least the end of May, maybe June as well. That is 6.5 hours a week and a huge jump from 3 hours a week. None of the girls that are being moved are doing the 10.5 hours a week right away.

They also have the option of doing Th for 1.5 hours with their old pre-team class to practice the routine for the show they were planning on being in Mid May. DD is excited about that. They are doing modified versions of the L4 routines, just bars and beam I think. She wants to do the Thursdays because she wants to be in the show. I think we will play it by ear and maybe just do a couple of them. She seems to think the jump in hours will be no big deal.

Good news is that we were expecting to pay the full amount even if we only did 2 days and we don't have to. They are discounting it. And they are letting the girls go Thursdays to practice for the show for free!

So, keep your fingers crossed for A on Monday that she has a fun first team practice. Though I think I probably need the finger crossing more than her. LOL. I will be staying the whole time the first week, then leaving for part of the time starting the next week. My DH probably would like to eat dinner.

[Gymmonkeymomma]

Congrats to your dd on moving up to team!! I hope she has lots of fuN!

[gym law mom]

Giood for you dd!! Why are you nervous? She'll be in the gym 3.5 more hours/week than usual, but that shouldn't be a big change for her. Sometimes the younger ones have to work on staying focused for the longer practice, but she should get that pretty quickly. You have a plan to gradually build up her practice time and I know if she is having trouble handling the 10.5 hours come summer, then you'll re-examine things.

I think she'll do just fine and mom will survive her little one taking her 1st flights from the nest Don't worry, she'll be back after each one!

[bogwoppit]

She is going to love it, you know how much she loves gym. Perfect timing for the big change, sounds like a nice transition to team.


Yay!!!!!!

[flippymonkeysmom]

Yea - now the fun really begins !!! She is going to do great and love it. I think the additional hours are harder on us parents then on them. They want to go - we just get to provide additional taxi service, lol.

[mariposamama]

I know that she is going to love it, but I am nervous because she is so immature for her age. She plays around soo much and while I am all for her having fun, when it disrupts the class it is too much. She is not the only one. Most of them do their fair share. Even the girls that are older than her.

I just hope it isn't going to be a complete shock. The coaches won't be the same, though I think her old coach might be her coach again and she loves that coach. I worry that her attention span won't last 3 1/4 hours. LOL. Or that she really isn't ready and gets sent back to her current class and gets her heart broken. Typical over anxious mom worries. I am a bit anxious in general and this is no different.

I think it is a good time as well. They apparently have an end of the year party for the team girls and they are inviting the new L4s to officially meet all the rest of the team.

That said, they are working on their routines for the show and she is excited about the show. It is in a little over one month. The bars is similar to the L4, but no mill circle and no front hip circle. Floor is a little more tricky as their are dance steps and they all seemed to struggle with that. Beam is similar to L4 routine, but less jumps and leaps, a 3/4 handstand and they will do the L3 dismount. Abby says they are doing vault, which I imagine is the L4 vault.

Thanks for listening to my silly worries. No one else wants to listen to me.

[melmonette]

Congratulations to your DD I am glad you are both excited about moving to team She is going to do great. Madi went 3 hours to gymnastics yesterday and was still awake when I got home from school at 10pm so she wasn't even wiped out from that.

[gymbratsmom]

Congratulations to your dd. She is going to have so much fun. I bet that after a few days she will fit in well with the team and the coaches. She will be fine. I'm sure the coaches will keep her in line.

[Blackie6]

CONGRATS to your daughter! So many new L4's today on the board! I love that they are giving your DD a transition time. When my DD moved up from pre-team it went from 4 hrs right up to 10.5! Then, they moved us (and this is probably the norm) after L4 season ended so we went right into conditioning for a couple months first...ouch! Your DD seems more than ready and I'll bet she will love it. Good luck! Try not to worry (easy for me to say cause I my DD is going on her 2nd year, LOL) she will adjust fine....and so will you!

[Blackie6]

Don't worry about the maturity thing....my DD was the same way and I even held her back in pre-team because of it. I was afraid she would be a distraction to the other team girls. But almost all the girls are the same way at that age and even older...the only way to descibe it is they BOUNCE all the time...in between rotations, skills, stations...all the time! My DD didn't always understand the corrections and advice from coaches, but now that she is on her 2nd year, I can see just how much she matured and improved with time. I am sure your coaches know just how to handle the lil wiggly ones too.