Meets on Fridays?

[nettyinpa]

My dd has her 2nd meet next weekend. I figured we'd be busy either Saturday or Sunday. Well, turns out the Level 4 girls are scheduled to compete on Friday, starting at 4:30. That's fine but we have to be there at 3:30 and I live about 2 hours away from the host gym. I will have to take her out of school at 1:30 in any hopes of getting there on time. Also, I'll have to do her hair the night before and she'll go to school with it up for the meet. Has anyone had to take their dd's out of school for a meet? She's only in 1st grade but still. I will need to write her teacher a note, I guess.

[gymgirl0805's Mom]

I had to take Chelsea out of school several times last year for meets. And next weekend she's got a meet in St. Louis (we're in Memphis) She doesn't actually compete until Sunday but we're staying with some friends of ours so I'm gonna take her out of school early Thursday and she'll miss Friday. We didn't have any meets that were only 2 hrs away. 3 1/2 was the closest place we went last year (with the exception of the two that were here in town)

Anyway, what I'm getting at is yes, I've had to check her out/her miss school for a meet.. and if your daughter stays in gymnastics then it probably won't be the last time she misses for a meet either LOL

[bluefeet]

Yeah, every once in a while. My daughter's first meet a couple weeks ago was on a Friday morning...out of state! Just got word on her second meet; another Friday morning

Does happen at the larger meets, but over the years we've only been hit a few times. No doubt SHE has no problem with it!

[gym_mom2one]

My daughter competed in her first meet on a friday. It was local but we had to be there at 4:15. She was nervous and excited so she couldn't get to sleep ontime the night before so I let her stay home that day. I'm sure it won't be the last time. Plus she didn't want to go to school with rollers in her hair. LOL

[catesmom]

Our first meet of the season was on friday at noon, Next wekend we go again on friday at 12 but this time we are out of state, a 4 hour drive. As was said by others this does seem to happen a few times each year, and as the girls get older and we travel further it comes more often. I have always been upfront with my dd's teachers and it has worked for us. When we go out of town early I also pull her younger sister to go with us.

I try to let the teachers know as soon as the time is determined, and give them time to reschedule any tests, projects that might be given. Most often we have until after the weekend, every so often teachers want things before. Either way we go with what the teacher says and it all works out fine. Every week a few children are out of school for vacations, so I don't feel it is any different.

For next weekend I am taking them out for two days, we will head out on thursday at noon, that way we will get in in plenty of time to have a good dinner and get the girls to bed, after doing hair. With a max of 7 competitions a year it is just part of the game, we actually enjoy these mini-vacations.

[melmonette]

We have been lucky and so far this year and last year all our meets where either on Saturdays or Sundays . Our State meet last year was on a Friday 3 hours away from us but we were lucky is that it was spring break at the time. This year our State meet is the week after Spring Break but it is in town about 10 miles from us with another local host gym hosting it. Our level 4s aren't having to go anywhere far away this year. All the meets are close by at other local gyms.

[gymnomore]

Friday meets will happen more often than you think. One time, our gym had three Fridays in a row out of town, so some of the parents elected not to let their daughters compete the last one so as to not miss school again. The girls like Friday meets of course, and the teachers have been very understanding, but there comes a time when you have to say no if it gets too much. This past season, our dd was in a grade when she would really get behind if she missed a day, so we didn't go to the two meets out of town where it would have been necessary to miss school. Not only that, but we travel as a family and I don't like for any of our kids to miss. Just make the choice that works best for you, and remember, it's only a sport.

[gymgirl0805's Mom]

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Originally Posted by gymnomore some of the parents elected not to let their daughters compete the last one so as to not miss school again. so we didn't go to the two meets out of town where it would have been necessary to miss school. Not only that, but we travel as a family and I don't like for any of our kids to miss. Just make the choice that works best for you, and remember, it's only a sport.

Did ya'll pay for the meet and just not go? we had to pay for it waaaay before we know what day she'll be competing on so if I pay for it, we're going no matter what LOL

[hunde2]

We have a meet comming up on Friday.Lucky us the kids are still on their break.We only had to take her out of school early once last year.We also have to pay way ahead of the meets and do not know the exact day or time until shortly before.Which is bad sometimes because I have to ask for time off at work 4 weeks ahead of time.

[catesmom]

I agree that it's hard to make home and gymnastics schedules match. I tend to burn more vacation days in Jan thru March for gymnastics than I wuld like.

Actually I can't stand it when we compete on Sunday afternoons more than fridays. By Sunday night the judges are all tired, and the meet organizers just want to get it over, and if you are out of town, Monday can be a struggle, I take more days off for that than any other reason.