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Very valid points. I will bring this up with her sometime. Personally, I think her coaches are the sweetest people ever, but now you make me wonder. Is more going on that I don't know of.

I wholeheartedly agree that the speed she has moved up levels in a short amount of time is impressive. It's funny, I actually tell her all the time after gymnastics meets that this is a learning opportunity to help her be more resilient which is a life skill she needs. I do think she sets her...

In my eyes, she is talented and so are the other girls at her gym. Her coaches are always very positive and tells me she is doing very well. Her scores improve at every meet. Only thing is, her and all the other gymnasts on her team usually place bottom 5.

Ah, your comment hits close to home. She is 13 going on 14. It is definitely a tender time for girls these age. Still learning how to navigate these tricky waters as a parent.

Very good points. I would say gymnastics is probably the first time in her life she has really struggled. I mean the scores at meets are so close and so competitive. Deep down, I feel like she does not want to quit but maybe she is feeling discouraged because of her scores. In all honestly, I...

Very interesting. What is the reason a lot of gyms cannot coach beyond Level 8? Yes, we'll have to see at the end of this year. If she is done, then we will close this chapter.

She is in the Dev program. I do suspect that she missed out on some very important basics but her coach said she can catch up and I am leaving it to the pros. No Xcel program at this gym. I think the coaches moved her up to keep her with the same age group and to keep her motivated. I don't...

I agree that being constantly judged is hard, I could never. I honestly think she thrives on competitions but just not getting the results she had hoped for. She competes in the Equestrian sport successfully. She competes in public speaking at school and then went on to states and a bunch of...

Wow, I did not expect to get so many truly great and sincere replies. Thank you. So the gym that we are in is a very small one - just a Rec program and a small Comp team. She is in the Dev program and we don't have an option for Xcel. I've never asked the coaches but I suspect that my daughter...

My daughter is a late starter in gymnastics terms. I put her in rec when she was 7yo for one session (two months) and at the end of the session, the coaches upgraded her to the train with the 10yo in an Advanced class. Did one session of that and then quit because we had to move across country...