Parents Expectations

[littlegymchampsmom]

I think that the coach is always your best source as they have the direct contact with your dd and know her the best... but still, I am sure it is frustrating to not have a schedule, or not know what is going on etc...

[medic3188]

Her coach is great in fact she is babysitting for me tomorrow. My kids love her. She has been my dd's biggest advocate at the gym. She is the youngest one in her group. The only frustrating thing is that she is going into the military in Aug or Sept. My dd does not know. I want her to start the team without any problems and then tell her right before.

[littlegymchampsmom]

awww, I know that may be a sad time for your dd when her coach leaves... but you are doing the right thing by getting her all settled on team for now and leaving out the sad news... will she have a new coach in the meantime, or still the same?

[medic3188]

They are going to have anew coach that will assist her coach in july. However, my dd is going to spend aug with her grandparents and will only have a short period to get used to the new coach. We are not sure exactly when her coach is leaving. Worst case senario I will have to run her back in forth for a couple of weeks. The drive is only 90 minutes each way. She does privates at a gym by her grandparents, but if her coach is leaving by the end of aug I will have her practice with her team once a week.

[MomChefKathleen]

I have always had wonderful communication from our coach. At our old gym, we had a lot of problems w/communications from the gym owner, though. Twice he raised fees with no notice (once "retroactively"). We all agreed that he was a nice guy, but a lousy businessman.

Our girls move up when they are ready and it's based on the coach's opinion and parental support. There is no formal testing & move up time. Obviously, they have to have the skills to move up (i.e., a kip, etc. for Level 5). A couple of our girls competed the first meet of the season as Level 4s and then immediately moved up to Level 5 because they were more than ready. Their old gym didn't let Level 4s compete, so everyone felt it was best to let them do at least one meet as a Level 4 and see how they did in competition.

One of the things I love the most about our new gym is that I know the Gym Owner is one of us... that we are all working together instead of feeling like we are at odds.

Kathleen

[davjam]

You have every right to know what is going on! If the coaches and staff do not know they should say so and direct you to the person that can answer. The worst part is to speak to several people and be told several variations of the same thing. The other thing to avoid is different rumors about classes, schedules and time frames! If you can not get an answer immediately, ask for a date and time to meet with person in charge and in group, not as an individual. That way you can be more in agreement and everyone is informed at the same time.