How does your gym decide who moves up? Do they have a set list of skills?
DD's gym recently did move-ups and she was asked to move, but we declined because she can't compete and I didn't feel like it was the best thing. The hours would double, the Lv 4 groups is large, etc. Lots of reasons. I'll look at the situation again in the summer and see.
One of DD's friends has been in preteam for two years and I really thought she would move up. She has more skills than DD and the others that were selected, but they didn't pick her. Her mom and I were talking because I really couldn't believe they didn't move her. She talked to the coaches and they produced this list of skills that she needed. First, if there are a required list of skills, which is perfectly reasonable, why not give that to the parents? Second, DD doesn't have many of those skills nor do the ones who moved up, so basically that's just an excuse. Third, many of those skills on the list are things they don't even work on! How do they expect this child to get a skill they don't even work on?
It's not my kid so I shouldn't be upset about it, but it just seems unfair. This might sound mean, but this little girl is on the heavy side and I fear that's the real reason.
DD's gym recently did move-ups and she was asked to move, but we declined because she can't compete and I didn't feel like it was the best thing. The hours would double, the Lv 4 groups is large, etc. Lots of reasons. I'll look at the situation again in the summer and see.
One of DD's friends has been in preteam for two years and I really thought she would move up. She has more skills than DD and the others that were selected, but they didn't pick her. Her mom and I were talking because I really couldn't believe they didn't move her. She talked to the coaches and they produced this list of skills that she needed. First, if there are a required list of skills, which is perfectly reasonable, why not give that to the parents? Second, DD doesn't have many of those skills nor do the ones who moved up, so basically that's just an excuse. Third, many of those skills on the list are things they don't even work on! How do they expect this child to get a skill they don't even work on?
It's not my kid so I shouldn't be upset about it, but it just seems unfair. This might sound mean, but this little girl is on the heavy side and I fear that's the real reason.