Thanks again, Everyone! I appreciate you took the time to give me your thoughts and opinion on this. Definitely made up my mind and moving to another gym. I wish all the best to you and your gymnasts for the next season!
Thank you for you reply! I am glad I am not the only one who though this was strange... I am doing my research now... see, this was not an issue here before. We did go to state last year and before that.
The L3 is on the same weekend, L4 and 5 are the previous weekend but she decided to skip that one, too. I guess it would be too much travelling for the coaches.
Thank you for your responses! Actually, three compulsory levels won't make it to state because the out-of-state one is a longer, four-day affair... When one mom asked about that the hc's response was that it is not a big deal to skip state at this level. My dd loves her coaches and team mates...
This question may seem naive; my dd is a level 4 and been to the same gym since she started. Last year our gym started to travel to out-of-state meets, mandatory for optional but not for compulsories although it was strongly encouraged. We, as a family, decided to skip on these travels because...