Level4- why such a mystery?

[Ingymmom]

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Originally Posted by Petunia Thanks for the replies!! Who knows why she wasn't picked. She's one of the few that can REALLY focus during practice, the coaches love her and her skills are better than some of the others I've been told by her coaches. BUT the coaches must have their reasons...it could even be body type, not sure. My husband is THANKFUL she wasn't picked The girls are now practicing 6hrs a week and will do 10hrs in the summer, he feels it's too much for a little girl that will just be turning 6! At her young age she knows what it means to go to the "other side" of the gym and she aspires to do so but maybe it's just not her thing....maybe she's not strong enough for what they're looking for. O.K I'm rambling...thanks again for the input!!!!

Almost every gym I know makes "move-ups" a huge secret. (not only L4, but L5 and so on) As one poster stated it could be for several different reasons. I know one gym that actually did not move a child up ONLY because the parent made an assumption their dd would move up - which was ridiculous (power issue), but maybe it was a lesson to learn as well. I think you are great to take it in stride. USAG JO Levels are really only labels, and do not make one gymnast better then another at any age. Your dd is in the gym enough to really perfect her basics and that is the most important... gl to you and dd