Club vs. HS Gymnastics

[gymnomore]

My dd switched from club to high school this year and loved it. It was so much less intense for her, and her coach really emphasized having fun. She continued to progress at a higher rate than she would have had she stayed at her gym. She competed better than she did last year and her vault and bars are quite a bit stronger. The media was all over her and her success simply because it was a high school sport. It is amazing that she did so well because her practice time was cut in half. She did not have the injuries she had at club and not nearly as many aches and pains. My opinion is that the club gym regimen just broke her down too much to be effective. The best part: She is much happier, it costs me nothing, and she now feels like she truly belongs to the high school, and is having a normal teenage life.

[midwestgymmom]

In our state alot of the Club Coaches are also the HS coaches in their cities. My dds coach is the Club AND the HS coach. She has to seperate the club girls from the hs girls as they are not allowed to even practice together even though there is one gym. Which mainly leaves the club with the level 4s and 5's that are not in 7th grade. Meanwhile the 7th graders who may still be a level 4 in club get to perform to their ability level and show their skills and get experience showing a routine that is not compulsory which helps them show off their compulsory routines better. Of course our level 10 gymnast is also the HS AA Champion the last 3 yrs in a row and she just changes her routine after the HS state meet (adding difficulty) does 1 USAG meet to qualify for state then does the USAG state meet. In our state you get more recognition from hs gymnastics than USAG so technically the better the girls do at hs gymnastics the more PR the USAG Club gets.
Here is the rule in our state:

E. Non-School Team/Individual Participation
A gymnast who is a member of a high school team
may not participate in gymnastics during the same
season on an independent or non-high school team
or as a member of any “All-Star” team, or
completely unattached on an individual basis. This
regulation also pertains to membership on noncompetitive
groups such as a performing club. No
exhibition performing is allowed unless sponsored
by the schools.

[Vintage Gymnast]

We dont have any HS gymnastics around here. Bummer! I would have loved it in HS. My daughter competes thru a club.

[LiveLaughTumble047]

i see you're from wisconsin what school??? i was not surprised to hear that your school team got cut so many team are combined in wisconsin hs gymn its crazy.