You guys have given me great advice in the past, so hoping you can help me out again! Sorry this will be long!
We have been at our gym for 5 years. My older daughter is almost 11 and has competed L3 the last 2 seasons. She has worked hard and is finally ready to move to L4. It's a big deal for her to stay with her friends and I think this may be her last season. I'm doubt she'll be ready to move up (current gym skips 5 and goes right to 6) next year and I think she may choose to do new things once she gets to middle school.
My younger daughter is 8 and competed L4 last year. She broke her arm in August falling off the high bar, right before the beginning of the season, then had another injury, and then some emotional issues and anxiety getting over the injuries. She didn't have a great season, but placed 8th on bars at the state meet. Since then she has been doing great at practice. According to her latest evaluation, she is on track to move to L6 next season. But they told me she only has a 50/50 chance of moving up. All the other girls were told they would train 6 for the summer and then the final decision would be made. But we were told she may train 6 or she may stay at 4, even though it seems like she has similar skills. They also gave me a hard time about taking a lot of vacations over the last couple months.
They have also decided to introduce an invite only turbo group starting in the summer which will continue into next year. Only some of the girls were chosen (mine were not) and it has seemed very secretive. In the past they have always told us that all girls can benefit from turbo, and it was open to everyone. I'm not surprised my older one wasn't selected, but I am surprised my little one wasn't. She's the youngest one on the team, is super strong, and super flexible. I'm upset about the new philosophy on invite only, and I also feel like maybe they are overlooking her since she didn't compete well last season.
On top of that, we have been thinking about moving closer to school, which would take us farther from the gym. I'm wondering if now is the right time to start looking for a gym in the direction we would like to move. Our gym is very strong and is consistently at the top of the state at all levels. The other gyms that are closer do not have consistently good teams. I would feel terrible moving my older one away from her friends, but I'm upset about the new developments that are happening. Thoughts? Am I overreacting?
We have been at our gym for 5 years. My older daughter is almost 11 and has competed L3 the last 2 seasons. She has worked hard and is finally ready to move to L4. It's a big deal for her to stay with her friends and I think this may be her last season. I'm doubt she'll be ready to move up (current gym skips 5 and goes right to 6) next year and I think she may choose to do new things once she gets to middle school.
My younger daughter is 8 and competed L4 last year. She broke her arm in August falling off the high bar, right before the beginning of the season, then had another injury, and then some emotional issues and anxiety getting over the injuries. She didn't have a great season, but placed 8th on bars at the state meet. Since then she has been doing great at practice. According to her latest evaluation, she is on track to move to L6 next season. But they told me she only has a 50/50 chance of moving up. All the other girls were told they would train 6 for the summer and then the final decision would be made. But we were told she may train 6 or she may stay at 4, even though it seems like she has similar skills. They also gave me a hard time about taking a lot of vacations over the last couple months.
They have also decided to introduce an invite only turbo group starting in the summer which will continue into next year. Only some of the girls were chosen (mine were not) and it has seemed very secretive. In the past they have always told us that all girls can benefit from turbo, and it was open to everyone. I'm not surprised my older one wasn't selected, but I am surprised my little one wasn't. She's the youngest one on the team, is super strong, and super flexible. I'm upset about the new philosophy on invite only, and I also feel like maybe they are overlooking her since she didn't compete well last season.
On top of that, we have been thinking about moving closer to school, which would take us farther from the gym. I'm wondering if now is the right time to start looking for a gym in the direction we would like to move. Our gym is very strong and is consistently at the top of the state at all levels. The other gyms that are closer do not have consistently good teams. I would feel terrible moving my older one away from her friends, but I'm upset about the new developments that are happening. Thoughts? Am I overreacting?