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Thank you all so much! It seems she’s in the right place from your replies. They really focus on form, which is part of her frustration- she’s been doing pullovers, BHC, handstands and cartwheels for so long and she’s impatient to move onto what her friends that just moved up to level 3 are...

I know it’s crazy- but she likes to watch the level 10s practice, and she watches YouTube videos of Olympic gymnasts. So, she mostly says she wants to go to the Olympics. She asked me what the highest level is (she thought it was 10) and I told her it would be elite. She is very mature- she is...

DD is 6- she is level 2- 2 hrs/2x per week. She’d love to go more, but we don’t have that option. Our level 3s go 3hrs/3x per week. She got moved up in May and since then, has her level 2 skills, but just moved up, so she won’t get a chance to move up again until May. They generally don’t level...

Just polling you experienced gym mommies!! Is it better to be at a gym that : 1. Is nationally recognized, moves at a slower pace with less hours - with a strong focus on form and basics. 2. Less prestigious gym that allows more hours and is less conservative in progressing girls to new...

Just for clarity’s sake- the Friday coach is the one who wouldn’t move her up. She is one of the coaches whose job it is to spot talent for their programs that funnel into team. The Monday coach is a rec only coach and she was trying to get someone above Friday coach to look at my daughter...

Sorry y’all! I didn’t see the replies immediately, as it was going to my junk mail. Anyway, she got on preteam at a much more prestigious gym. It’s 90 minute classes and only a handful girls aged 5-7 in the whole gym are in this program. So, class size is very small (there is one other girl in...

hello! I would appreciate any input. My daughter is 5 and a half. She entered gymnastics and was put into rec- at the time she wasn’t listening well and I don’t think was ready for their ‘hot shots’/‘secret’ preschool class. She has advanced quickly - about to move to level 4 rec in just 6...