Switching gyms - Page 2

melmonette · #11 03-20-2008, 08:01 AM

I think you are making the best decision for your dd too. It sounds as if your current gym was a bit disorganized

I hope she does awesome at the new gym and continues to progress steadily, gains more confidence and has fun

gymjourneymom · #12 03-20-2008, 08:51 AM

Sounds like you've made a good choice. Best wishes to you & your DD

Shawn · #13 03-20-2008, 09:00 AM

I can completely understand what you're going through. We are in the process of switching gyms, too, and it's hard to know if you're doing the right thing. But, through everything else, the bottom line is your daughter's happiness. Everything else is details. And it sounds like she's happy with the new gym and that is most important. If she wants to be on the team, she'll get there. It just sounds like a better situation for your DD and it doesn't sound like she's far from making it. Good luck to her!

Ingymmom · #14 03-20-2008, 10:57 AM


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Originally Posted by Panda-girl's Mom My daughter will compete her last meet tommorrow and do all around. This will be her second meet doing this. Eventhough the girls are finally doing all events, they are still very unhappy. They often cry before during and after gym. The coach is very impatient and not postive with them. I think her techniques are poor and she misses little details that could get them higher scores they only get high 7 low 8. I get a negative feeling when I take my daughter to gym. A couple months ago she wanted to quit but she really loves gymnastics. I took her to a trial class at a gym I heard really postive things about. She loved it I loved it. The class they would put her in for now would be invitational only 1 hour a week until she was ready for team. Their team starts at level 5. They also train up levels the level 5 are learning 6 and 7 skills. Her gym did not teach them level 4 skill until they were already on the team competing which is why the girls were so stressed and upset at not competeing in all the events. Anyway my gut feeling tells me to switch I am nervous that my daughter will lose her skills she currently trains 10hrs week. My daughter wants to switch and does not care if she is on the team yet( she just turned 8 ). If she stays at the current gym she will probally compete level5 in the fall but I am afraid she will be unhappy have a bad summer and quit gymnastics at her current gym. Any thoughts? Has anybody gone through this?

ok now I am feeling kinda confused... in jan I though I had read you and your dd really liked your current gym

.... I hope that feelings have not been changed based on comp scores alone here, I see many families switch gyms only to find the grass is not always greener...

Megley · #15 03-20-2008, 11:06 AM

I am glad to hear that your daughter loves the new gym, but I agree with what others have posted. I would be worried about dropping to one hour a week. I just don't see how she can possibly learn what she needs for Level 5 on one hour a week. Perhaps there has been a miscommunication with the new gym? I would think she would need to be practicing at least as much as she is at your current gym, probably more.

Meg

mariposamama · #16 03-20-2008, 12:18 PM

i am glad that you and your daughter have found somewhere else to go. i do think that 1 hour will not be enough, but hopefully that will increase back to where she is now, pretty quickly. i think your DD would have quickly become burned out because of her old gym and that is sad when they love something so much.

good luck to her at her new gym once she starts there!

Panda-girl's Mom · #17 03-21-2008, 10:30 PM

The main reason for us switching is not because of low scores but because my daughter just does not seem happy. She had practice tonight at our current gym, the old gym and she was fine going there. She was even in a good mood after practice since they worked on new skills she got her front handspring and jumped to the high bar. When I told her she could stay at this gym she got upset and said she still wants to switch. I kind of feel bad about switching since both of us our close with her other teammates and parents. Then my daughter started to complain again at about the coach who seems to lose her patience with the girls. One of the girls was forced to sit out during the floor because she was not doing a skill correctly and she started to cry. This is main reason why I am switching I feel these girls should not be crying during practice and they should concentrate on building their confidence and skills. They are young and this is their first year on team, they should be having fun. Maybe the scores are not improving because they are not getting the motivation. I hope the new gym is an improvement in this area.

Imat3 · #18 03-22-2008, 01:43 AM

Good luck with the switch.

Above all you have to trust your instincts. You know your daughter best.

I believe that coaches really need to not use the one-size-fits-all aproach. All the athletes are different and need to be treated as individuals. What works to motivate one may not work for another.

I hope you and your daughter will have a great fit at the new gym. It is most important that they are enjoying themselves.

Imat3

lannamavity · #19 03-22-2008, 01:49 AM


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Originally Posted by Panda-girl's Mom The main reason for us switching is not because of low scores but because my daughter just does not seem happy. She had practice tonight at our current gym, the old gym and she was fine going there. She was even in a good mood after practice since they worked on new skills she got her front handspring and jumped to the high bar. When I told her she could stay at this gym she got upset and said she still wants to switch. I kind of feel bad about switching since both of us our close with her other teammates and parents. Then my daughter started to complain again at about the coach who seems to lose her patience with the girls. One of the girls was forced to sit out during the floor because she was not doing a skill correctly and she started to cry. This is main reason why I am switching I feel these girls should not be crying during practice and they should concentrate on building their confidence and skills. They are young and this is their first year on team, they should be having fun. Maybe the scores are not improving because they are not getting the motivation. I hope the new gym is an improvement in this area.

You do understand that kids cry periodically at workout...at every gym...all over the world, right?

Blackie6 · #20 03-22-2008, 05:50 AM

Just an FYI, all girls cry at some point during practice so please don't let that be one of your main reasons for switching. And score wise, my dd started her L4 season off with a 28 AA and worked up to about a 33AA. Not great, but she was only 6 and showed improvement with each meet. My DD is now 7 on L4 going into her second year. They don't always cry because someone is yelling at them. Sometimes they cry becasue they are fighting over who goes first, who got a skill first, conditioning makes EVERYONE cry, and my DD's all time favorite reason to cry last year...lining up smaller to taller because she was on the "smaller" side. Crying is sometimes contagious too, like injuries, when one starts andother one starts, LOL

However, it seems once we got over that first year there are a lot less tears and she would tell you she loves it and doesn't even know why she cried sometimes.