GymGirl's Mom
Proud Parent
Hello- I have been pondering this for a long time. I have noticed at Level 5 meets that often as much as 1/2 of girls on each Level 5 team we compete against the girls do not have their kip.
I have always felt like girls should have their kip before competing Level 5. Why compete a Level if you can't do all the skills? And I am not talking the first meet of the season- all season long.
What is the benefit of rushing girls to Level 5 without all the skills necessary to compete? Is skill progression best accomplished by uptraining the next Level skills during the current level and in the summer before the next season starts? Or do you think that many girls learn best when pushed into the next level missing skills with the hope they will acquire them as the season progresses? As I have seen option #2 doesn't seem to be working for a large number of girls (often 1/2 a team).
Do you think a girl should compete Level 5 is she is missing her kip-- and by missing her kip I mean 100% of the time has never gotten a kip.
I have always felt like girls should have their kip before competing Level 5. Why compete a Level if you can't do all the skills? And I am not talking the first meet of the season- all season long.
What is the benefit of rushing girls to Level 5 without all the skills necessary to compete? Is skill progression best accomplished by uptraining the next Level skills during the current level and in the summer before the next season starts? Or do you think that many girls learn best when pushed into the next level missing skills with the hope they will acquire them as the season progresses? As I have seen option #2 doesn't seem to be working for a large number of girls (often 1/2 a team).
Do you think a girl should compete Level 5 is she is missing her kip-- and by missing her kip I mean 100% of the time has never gotten a kip.