Today is April 19th 2023, and it’s been exactly a year since the last time I have been in a gymnastics gym.
(I am a freshmen in high school)
Today my mom told me my old gym is starting an excel team, and if I can get my giant back in the next few weeks, I’ll be able to do diamond (the coach will work with me to get any other lost skills back, just not giants). It was not my choice to quit gymnastics (I spent 9 months in a residential treatment facility aka a long term mental hospital).
When I discharged out of treatment, I joined track since there was no gymnastics team And I turned out to be really good at it. I have a PR in pole vault by 7 feet without bending the pole (only started 2 months ago, and coach is gonna teach me how to bend starting tomorrow). He said yesterday that I was going to be an amazing vaulter. He recommended me joining an AAU team so I could get better, but I guess that’s where my issues begin.
I want to pole vault and do gymnastics. My mom doesn’t know how she’ll be able to figure out how I could do both. AAU is a year round commitment and so is gymnastics. I have the option to do privates with my coach which might be what I do.
But here’s the thing, my coach since at the rate I’m going, I have potential to pv college and get a scholarship. I don’t have that option in gymnastics. I want to do both. I love both sports equally as much. But i don’t know if gymnastics will mess that up as well.
Privates with coach might be an option for me honestly and if I do do gymnastics, Ill just do privates. But in a way, should I focus on AAU team instead? Idk.
I’m gonna talk to track coaches tomorrow for their inputs. But I want help lol
Anyways, gymnastics might make my PV better tho so idk
(I am a freshmen in high school)
Today my mom told me my old gym is starting an excel team, and if I can get my giant back in the next few weeks, I’ll be able to do diamond (the coach will work with me to get any other lost skills back, just not giants). It was not my choice to quit gymnastics (I spent 9 months in a residential treatment facility aka a long term mental hospital).
When I discharged out of treatment, I joined track since there was no gymnastics team And I turned out to be really good at it. I have a PR in pole vault by 7 feet without bending the pole (only started 2 months ago, and coach is gonna teach me how to bend starting tomorrow). He said yesterday that I was going to be an amazing vaulter. He recommended me joining an AAU team so I could get better, but I guess that’s where my issues begin.
I want to pole vault and do gymnastics. My mom doesn’t know how she’ll be able to figure out how I could do both. AAU is a year round commitment and so is gymnastics. I have the option to do privates with my coach which might be what I do.
But here’s the thing, my coach since at the rate I’m going, I have potential to pv college and get a scholarship. I don’t have that option in gymnastics. I want to do both. I love both sports equally as much. But i don’t know if gymnastics will mess that up as well.
Privates with coach might be an option for me honestly and if I do do gymnastics, Ill just do privates. But in a way, should I focus on AAU team instead? Idk.
I’m gonna talk to track coaches tomorrow for their inputs. But I want help lol
Anyways, gymnastics might make my PV better tho so idk