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GymmomOR1127
Hi!
Opinions Please - - - - I will try not to be too long!
My dd (10 yr. old) just finished her level 4 fall season (2nd year). She competed her first fall season last year with a different gym that only competed fall for compulsories. After she competed her first fall season her coach moved her to level 5. Almost immediately after that we found out she had severe thyroid problems and was put on thyroid hormone (initially too high of a dose), and her gym merged into another gym that we had been at before, but left due to some problems that I won't go into. The gym that she was at was nice and small and everyone was like family. Then she was thrown into this huge gym with all new coaches and kids and was dealing with hormone med side effects at the same time! So she went to her old coach, who was still at the gym (just not coaching regularly) and told him that this was all too much for her and asked if she could compete level 4 again. He really would have liked for her to compete level 5, but he told her that he would rather have her stay and do level 4 again than get frustrated and quit.
Now, naturally we have completely different coaches, and her old coach (whom she loved) left. Now that she is finished with her 2nd level 4 season, she is more than ready for level 5! She had a good season, but her heart was not in it. She has told me she is bored and needs to be challenged, and I can tell that in practice.
In the beginning of this merger, we were told that competing spring season was optional. Last night we received notice that it was mandatory to compete spring season. My stance on this is - - she does not want to compete level 4 again, and I don't want to waste my money (which is not easy to come by) on her competing a third level 4 season, when she does not need to. I am considering talking to the coach and seeing if he had planned on moving her to level 5. If he did, then I think everything is okay, and if she has her skills by the time season starts, she can compete, but if not, maybe she can wait until fall. My concern is if he says he wants her to compete level 4 through spring, we are going to have a problem.
I am not the type of parent that pushes their kid through the levels as fast as they can, but in this case, I feel that if she doesn't get moved, they will be "putting out her fire".
So, as a coach, in this position, what would you do? My dd is well qualified to move on. Would you hold her back because she is not putting her all into everything, or would you understand that maybe she is bored and needs some challenging? Even with her not putting her all into it, she still scores in the upper 35's at meets!
I know, I lied, I still ended up being too long! SORRY
Opinions Please - - - - I will try not to be too long!
My dd (10 yr. old) just finished her level 4 fall season (2nd year). She competed her first fall season last year with a different gym that only competed fall for compulsories. After she competed her first fall season her coach moved her to level 5. Almost immediately after that we found out she had severe thyroid problems and was put on thyroid hormone (initially too high of a dose), and her gym merged into another gym that we had been at before, but left due to some problems that I won't go into. The gym that she was at was nice and small and everyone was like family. Then she was thrown into this huge gym with all new coaches and kids and was dealing with hormone med side effects at the same time! So she went to her old coach, who was still at the gym (just not coaching regularly) and told him that this was all too much for her and asked if she could compete level 4 again. He really would have liked for her to compete level 5, but he told her that he would rather have her stay and do level 4 again than get frustrated and quit.
Now, naturally we have completely different coaches, and her old coach (whom she loved) left. Now that she is finished with her 2nd level 4 season, she is more than ready for level 5! She had a good season, but her heart was not in it. She has told me she is bored and needs to be challenged, and I can tell that in practice.
In the beginning of this merger, we were told that competing spring season was optional. Last night we received notice that it was mandatory to compete spring season. My stance on this is - - she does not want to compete level 4 again, and I don't want to waste my money (which is not easy to come by) on her competing a third level 4 season, when she does not need to. I am considering talking to the coach and seeing if he had planned on moving her to level 5. If he did, then I think everything is okay, and if she has her skills by the time season starts, she can compete, but if not, maybe she can wait until fall. My concern is if he says he wants her to compete level 4 through spring, we are going to have a problem.
I am not the type of parent that pushes their kid through the levels as fast as they can, but in this case, I feel that if she doesn't get moved, they will be "putting out her fire".
So, as a coach, in this position, what would you do? My dd is well qualified to move on. Would you hold her back because she is not putting her all into everything, or would you understand that maybe she is bored and needs some challenging? Even with her not putting her all into it, she still scores in the upper 35's at meets!
I know, I lied, I still ended up being too long! SORRY