My 5 y/o dd loves gymnastics and is doing really well (she just got her pullover this week - yeah - she was sooo excited!!!!!) The problem is the current gym we are at is just starting a L3 team and want older girls on it. One coach at least said that, the other one said it is based on skill, so I am not entirely sure which it is. Anyways, we really like this gym, and our kids seem to really love it. Do I keep her there and just let her keep getting bumped up in rec classes and wait until she is older to see if she wants to go to team there? Or do we move her to another club that is the same distance from our house that already has teams from preteam on up. They already saw our dd at an open gym and bring a friend day and said she would be on team there. My dd loved the idea, and asks why she can't be on team at that gym until she is older to be on team at her current gym. She likes the idea of being with the same kids for longer than 12 weeks. I tried to find a kid my dd age that would do summer gym and couldn't find any at her rec level.
What are the advantages of team vs rec at such a young age, or is there any - especially because in this instance it would involve switching gyms? Any advice would be good as I am new to this whole gym thing.
What are the advantages of team vs rec at such a young age, or is there any - especially because in this instance it would involve switching gyms? Any advice would be good as I am new to this whole gym thing.