my4buffaloes
Proud Parent
Hi everyone! I have been lurking on Chalk Bucket for several months now and finally decided to jump in. My daughter is 9 and is a level 4 gymnast. She has been in gymnastics since she was 3, but wow, I am still figuring out the competing thing. As she gets more serious I have found that people in real life don't really have a clue as to what a gymnast really goes through LOL. But I bet you knew that.
I finally decided to join up because, of course I have a question. Our gym has always done prep optionals instead of levels 5, 6, and 7. We want our daughter to compete level 5 next year and have let them know.
Now though, our current gym has thrown together a meet at their gym for next weekend. And they want my daughter and 1 other girl to compete level 5 for that meet only. They plan on teaching them the routines within the next 4 practices. What? She has the skills, but only knows the bar routine right now. That seems pretty fast.
The other mom is not happy about it and doesn't want her daughter doing it. She thinks that the owner/coach wants to prove that the girls aren't ready to move up. I think they want to see how it would work having a level 5 at that gym. Not sure. But to want these girls to compete level 5 next year is not unreasonable. My daughter has competed level 4 for 2 whole years now and got 3 first places on floor this year, so I believe she is ready.
But what would y'all do? Would you let your daughter compete, knowing that it is last minute and expecting bad scores, or would you not let her and have her end the season on a very high note (2nd all around at the last meet), all 9s? Thoughts?
I can't wait to get more involved now that I have taken the plunge and signed up.
I finally decided to join up because, of course I have a question. Our gym has always done prep optionals instead of levels 5, 6, and 7. We want our daughter to compete level 5 next year and have let them know.
Now though, our current gym has thrown together a meet at their gym for next weekend. And they want my daughter and 1 other girl to compete level 5 for that meet only. They plan on teaching them the routines within the next 4 practices. What? She has the skills, but only knows the bar routine right now. That seems pretty fast.
The other mom is not happy about it and doesn't want her daughter doing it. She thinks that the owner/coach wants to prove that the girls aren't ready to move up. I think they want to see how it would work having a level 5 at that gym. Not sure. But to want these girls to compete level 5 next year is not unreasonable. My daughter has competed level 4 for 2 whole years now and got 3 first places on floor this year, so I believe she is ready.
But what would y'all do? Would you let your daughter compete, knowing that it is last minute and expecting bad scores, or would you not let her and have her end the season on a very high note (2nd all around at the last meet), all 9s? Thoughts?
I can't wait to get more involved now that I have taken the plunge and signed up.