I hear of Olympians taking a year off and coming back for Worlds, JO athletes quitting level 9 for a year and coming back to level 9. Then I hear our coaches saying don't take a vacation for more than 1-2 weeks. I met a parent at Regionals who said they don't take ANY vacations anymore.
We have always taken a 3-4 week holiday over the summer and our DD has progressed through the levels more or less on par with others. She also seems to have evaded overuse injuries. She is now training level 9 and will be out again this summer for a month. Is it time to curtail the holidays? Would love opinions. She is in the US, 7th grade, would like to compete in college.
I'm just struggling to reconcile the anecdotes in my first paragraph.
We have always taken a 3-4 week holiday over the summer and our DD has progressed through the levels more or less on par with others. She also seems to have evaded overuse injuries. She is now training level 9 and will be out again this summer for a month. Is it time to curtail the holidays? Would love opinions. She is in the US, 7th grade, would like to compete in college.
I'm just struggling to reconcile the anecdotes in my first paragraph.