Relatively new to the forum and have read the thread(s) about what it takes for a gymnast to be successful or stay in gymnastics (or something similar). What I'm wondering, is can a parent create an advantage for their child simply by giving increased opportunities to do gymnastics early on? For example, it seems obvious to me that a young child (let's say 3-4 years old) doing 3 rec classes per week would progress more quickly than a child doing 1 class per week. Just from a strength and endurance perspective, it seems like it would make a difference right? Or do you think it doesn't matter?
My daughter's pretty new to gymnastics, but also participates in other activities. Some activities (karate for example) recommend at least 2 times per week (some young kids come up to 4) to help develop skills, muscle memory and familiarity with the program. The cost of karate is the same whether you go 1 or 4 days per week, so it's not like they're just making that recommendation to make more money.
What do you all think?
My daughter's pretty new to gymnastics, but also participates in other activities. Some activities (karate for example) recommend at least 2 times per week (some young kids come up to 4) to help develop skills, muscle memory and familiarity with the program. The cost of karate is the same whether you go 1 or 4 days per week, so it's not like they're just making that recommendation to make more money.
What do you all think?