My daughter suffered an injury to her knee in the early spring, and was out of gymnastics since March. After a full summer of PT, she was cleared by the doctor to go back on a modified schedule. Instead of going every day for three and a half hours, she goes M-W-Fr. she started out just going for an hour, but is now up to two and a half hours. She is now able to work on floor, use the springboard on the vault approach and vault in to the pit, do a full beam routine, and do bars, with dismounts into the pit. She will soon begin staying for the full sessions, and then the doctor said she can add a day to her workout.
We are thrilled with her recovery, but her coaches are not. Two coaches will not speak to to her, and just look past her to the other girls when she is in their group. Two coaches have approached me about pushing the PT and doctor about letting her do more. They are telling me that she has to be more aggressive in her comeback, and that she (we?) lack commitment. She loves gymnastics and is still young enough to be convinced that the olympics are in her future. I just want her to have fun, be challenged, and be fit. I also want her not to reinjure her knee for the present and also be able to walk without pain when she is thirty.
We are thrilled with her recovery, but her coaches are not. Two coaches will not speak to to her, and just look past her to the other girls when she is in their group. Two coaches have approached me about pushing the PT and doctor about letting her do more. They are telling me that she has to be more aggressive in her comeback, and that she (we?) lack commitment. She loves gymnastics and is still young enough to be convinced that the olympics are in her future. I just want her to have fun, be challenged, and be fit. I also want her not to reinjure her knee for the present and also be able to walk without pain when she is thirty.