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BlairBob
Just gonna say, athlete stipends are common in many countries at the professional level.
I bet you'd get up that rope if there was a $5 bill up there!
I bet you'd get up that rope if there was a $5 bill up there!
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Just gonna say, athlete stipends are common in many countries at the professional level.
I bet you'd get up that rope if there was a $5 bill up there!
BUt we aren't at the professional level. Our kids are kids, amateurs if you want to use that word. Professionals, by definition, get paid for the job they are doing.
If you were to observe our team, you would not be able to separate them into those who are bribed and those who aren't.Ugh -- please do not bribe your kids in any fashion!!!
As a coach, I can divide the kids on the team who are bribed and those who are not (without actually knowing beforehand). The kids who receive no external incentives always out-do the kids who are paid in any form for their accomplishments. They are more level in their workouts (the bribed kids have lots of ups and downs & go through more slumps than the kids who are not). The kids who are bribed never go the extra mile the way the kids who are not bribed will.
Our gym has recently been putting prizes at the top of the rope (taped to a nearby beam.) Just the chance of finding something makes them want to climb to the top. I see this as way differnt than paying kids for scores, medals, baskets or goals.I bet you'd get up that rope if there was a $5 bill up there!
what gymtigermom said
bad idea.
Please please please don't ever give your kids money for doing well in gymnastics (and honestly, I don't think it's a good idea in any sport).