I had a little browse through and in both these regions in some age groups there are girls going with scores in the 35's so they are being hurt just as much by the age grouping as regional split.
One example was Bold gymnastics. The highlighted athlete hasn't outright qualified but her...
Does she enjoy training and her current training mates? If so, I would just leave her be for now unless you financially/logistically will struggle as a family. If she has expressed the desire to do other things then perhaps you can start a conversation about supporting her to find an option...
I spotted this page the other day and thought some of the concepts (skimming) were great. This one is an example that may help
Ties in with what @JBS about the need to see where you are landing your hands.
It's not nearly as fun going to meets on your own or financially viable for small clubs unless the full cost is passed on to the parent. I don't think repeating is in her best interest. If she is going to be placed in the same training group as the level sixes - then the Xcel option might be...
I think there are enough potential issue for you with the gym that it may be worthwhile investigating other options for both children
-Larger practice groups
-Unresponsive coach
-Reducing days and not fees
-Communication
-Nothing wrong with directing the bulk of kids to Xcel if that is the...
One way to get something a little different is to put anything they really like into spotify playlist and then see what is suggested based on current choices, constantly remove/add so this list updates. Ripping from youtube you are going to be have the exact same cut as everyone else, at least...
All gyms are different, at some gyms nine might be too old. It absolutely pays to ask, so you know where you stand. No point continuing to pay for five days of recreational gymnastics at a gym who will never accept your child onto team when there is another gym that will.
I honestly wouldn't bother frequently attending competitions on those hours. Our advanced recreational athletes who do those hours might do 1-2 in house/local meets a year as a fun thing. Learning/polishing routines takes a lot of time.
However this may be a logistics issues for the gym -...
I understand why gyms do this - I'd love to be home earlier in the evening and yes it is a great option for some - but at times it feels like parents are coerced into doing this, sometimes with the 'elite' word thrown around. Overall it generally makes sense - however that is just not viable...
How much coaching changes happened with the gym closure/start up?
I personally don't see a big issue with gym's setting standards and requirements IF they are provided the training and environment where they can be achieved with relative ease.
It sounds like these requirements have been put...
As I understand it, Mymeetscores basically scrapes data from other sites - so if it's not available elsewhere you won't find it on MMS. I don't think they are concerned about accuracy as demonstrated by the numerous posts over the years on here complaining missing/incorrect data and no...
That amount of hours sounds like the same unnecessary overload/rush that is still sadly prevalent in WAG - I always found the MAG side of the sport to be much more logical, evidence/science based and progressive with a long term athlete development mindset.
This YouTube account has a lot of content that I believe covers what you want
https://www.youtube.com/@thegymnasticsexperience1131/videos
Gymcats also have a lot of content
https://www.youtube.com/@Gymcats/videos
Many channels for skill progressions - just search for what you want, when you...