Last night was . . . beyond words.
7 girls out of 23 came to practice and when the director left (30 min into practice) it was pure chaos. They didn't do much of anything. I walked in to find DD trying to do front ariels . . . no spot . . . no correction . . . no help . . . I stopped her and tried to get her to take advantage of what had turned into an "open gym" and she wasn't interested. Said everyone else was playing, she wanted to play too. Now tell me, how do you argue that with a 7 yr old?
I almost grabbed her and pulled her out a few times. I am beyond words and will need to keep hubby out of the gym tonight - he has a few choice words for director!
I find myslef not wanting to return at all.
Only thing that will have me there tonight is 1) see if the director has anything to say 2) confront the coach 3) The coach I trust will be there
So the good news is . . . no one got hurt (if you saw them you would see this as a huge accomplishment) and it was the push I needed.
I am no longer considering switching - we're switching. All my concerns and fears were right there last night.
Question is - I know people switch mid-season . . . how does that work? She qualified for States - could she go with a different team? How do I explain it all to her? ugh!
Thanks for all the words of advise and encouragment
7 girls out of 23 came to practice and when the director left (30 min into practice) it was pure chaos. They didn't do much of anything. I walked in to find DD trying to do front ariels . . . no spot . . . no correction . . . no help . . . I stopped her and tried to get her to take advantage of what had turned into an "open gym" and she wasn't interested. Said everyone else was playing, she wanted to play too. Now tell me, how do you argue that with a 7 yr old?
I almost grabbed her and pulled her out a few times. I am beyond words and will need to keep hubby out of the gym tonight - he has a few choice words for director!
I find myslef not wanting to return at all.
Only thing that will have me there tonight is 1) see if the director has anything to say 2) confront the coach 3) The coach I trust will be there
So the good news is . . . no one got hurt (if you saw them you would see this as a huge accomplishment) and it was the push I needed.
I am no longer considering switching - we're switching. All my concerns and fears were right there last night.
Question is - I know people switch mid-season . . . how does that work? She qualified for States - could she go with a different team? How do I explain it all to her? ugh!
Thanks for all the words of advise and encouragment