My 6yo dd is finishing up her first year on Pre-team at our gym, and is currently being considered for L4 (our gym starts competition at L4). She loves the gym, her coaches, etc. We're just waiting to see what happens next.
My question is this... we have a friend (and teacher at our school) who was a gymnast/coach. She was a national gymnast, college gymnast, and also coached for 15 years. She came to our house last night and worked a little bit with dd on a few things she's struggling with (mostly ROBHS) and the one-on-one time was so much fun for her and she really started to progress in just a short time! I watched very carefully to see that she was giving dd the same type of instructions that her coaches are looking for. The great thing is that it's like a private lesson, but without the huge cost!
When they were done, she said that she would LOVE to work with dd a couple of times a week! DD was also thrilled about this!
I am just wondering about other parents perspectives about this... and maybe coaches also. Is it a bad idea to be working with a different coach on these skills? Would her own coaches not approve or appreciate that she's working with someone else outside of the gym?
From my own perspective, I see that it's very safe and this person really knows what she's doing... and of course getting the help for FREE is a huge deal for our family! But I certainly don't want to upset anyone in the process.
My question is this... we have a friend (and teacher at our school) who was a gymnast/coach. She was a national gymnast, college gymnast, and also coached for 15 years. She came to our house last night and worked a little bit with dd on a few things she's struggling with (mostly ROBHS) and the one-on-one time was so much fun for her and she really started to progress in just a short time! I watched very carefully to see that she was giving dd the same type of instructions that her coaches are looking for. The great thing is that it's like a private lesson, but without the huge cost!
When they were done, she said that she would LOVE to work with dd a couple of times a week! DD was also thrilled about this!
I am just wondering about other parents perspectives about this... and maybe coaches also. Is it a bad idea to be working with a different coach on these skills? Would her own coaches not approve or appreciate that she's working with someone else outside of the gym?
From my own perspective, I see that it's very safe and this person really knows what she's doing... and of course getting the help for FREE is a huge deal for our family! But I certainly don't want to upset anyone in the process.