So my 5 year old DD will be completing her 1st year of team gymnastics this spring (her gym actually does 1 level below preteam as their intro level to team, and this is DD's level). Her level practices 2 nights a week for 2.5 hours each night. DD is the youngest in her group and is a preschooler, most of the other girls in her level are in kindergarten. I'm concerned because DD seems waaaaay behind the other girls, both in skills and maturity. They do a little "mock meet" in May, and while most of the girls are getting quite good at there routines, DD still doesn't have (or really seem close to having) some of the skills. Honestly, my stomach hurts sometimes watching practice because I worry that she somehow ended up in a group she shouldn't be in. I worry that the girls in her group will all move up to preteam this summer, and DD will be held back on her training team. I'm worried that this will be extremely disheartening for her. Honestly, I wish we would have pulled her out earlier last fall and let her do rec classes for another year, but I feel like it's too late now. I also don't want her to get discouraged on the whole gymnastics thing because she thinks she's not "good enough." Has anyone else had experience with a little one not moving up with her group? I really think she'll be the only one that doesn't advance- the gap seems pretty big to me.