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I'm having trouble deciding what to do with DD. She was placed on level 5 when she was 8 (Jun '06) but after a few months we decided to move her to 4 because we thought she didn't have the work ethic or maybe lacked the passion to inspire the work ethic. I've since discovered the problem was that she had a coach that treated her and most of the other girls like dirt and though I think the coach was sincerely trying to motivate the kids it did the opposite to DD. She took the attitude that there's no way I'm going to do what you want me to if you treat me bad.
She did well on 4 and was re-assigned to level 5 this May but she would have had the 'Nasty' coach and she decided she didn't want to do it anymore. Well....after 2 months she wanted back in the gym so I signed her up for a rec class (Jul '07) at a different gym where she is allowed to work at her level. Now for the last month she's been begging to go back and join level 5 at the new gym.
Gymnastics is such an intense commitment financially and time wise that I don't want to let her go back just to have her not give it her all. I just wanted some opinions on the matter.
I figure I have 2 choices. 1) Let her go back to Level 5 or 2) Make her wait until next season (Jun '08) but have her prove that she's serious by having her condition regularly at home so she can pick up where she left off.
Sorry for such a long and rambling post. I'm just having a hard time deciding what is right for her.
Thanks!!
She did well on 4 and was re-assigned to level 5 this May but she would have had the 'Nasty' coach and she decided she didn't want to do it anymore. Well....after 2 months she wanted back in the gym so I signed her up for a rec class (Jul '07) at a different gym where she is allowed to work at her level. Now for the last month she's been begging to go back and join level 5 at the new gym.
Gymnastics is such an intense commitment financially and time wise that I don't want to let her go back just to have her not give it her all. I just wanted some opinions on the matter.
I figure I have 2 choices. 1) Let her go back to Level 5 or 2) Make her wait until next season (Jun '08) but have her prove that she's serious by having her condition regularly at home so she can pick up where she left off.
Sorry for such a long and rambling post. I'm just having a hard time deciding what is right for her.
Thanks!!