beamer
Proud Parent
Madigym00 got me to thinking.
Why is the scoring so difficult at Level 6?
Is the aim to run out of town all the modestly talented gymnasts so that only the more talented set moves on to optionals?
I ask the question honestly. From what I have seen this year, the scoring has been fairly applied across the board (that is to say, I agree that when the top gymnast on DD's team gets an 8.9 on bars that DD's score will be at least a point lower). But I wonder if this level is meant to sort of "weed out" the weaker gymnasts so that they will be redirected to other streams.
Unfortunately, it seems that more girls quit in discouragement than get redirected.
DD (11) should repeat this level next year; I don't think she will do it though. It seems like mean ol' L6 is the end of the line for so many gymnasts. They are done before they even get to the fun stuff!
Why is the scoring so difficult at Level 6?
Is the aim to run out of town all the modestly talented gymnasts so that only the more talented set moves on to optionals?
I ask the question honestly. From what I have seen this year, the scoring has been fairly applied across the board (that is to say, I agree that when the top gymnast on DD's team gets an 8.9 on bars that DD's score will be at least a point lower). But I wonder if this level is meant to sort of "weed out" the weaker gymnasts so that they will be redirected to other streams.
Unfortunately, it seems that more girls quit in discouragement than get redirected.
DD (11) should repeat this level next year; I don't think she will do it though. It seems like mean ol' L6 is the end of the line for so many gymnasts. They are done before they even get to the fun stuff!