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My older DD retired from gym 2 seasons ago. She made the top club volleyball team for her age group (never played volleyball before), and last season tried track - won high jump and shot at every meet and placed top 3 in the 100 at every meet as well. Gymnastics definitely sets these athletes up...

I saw a big drop this year between level 5 and 6/7. At our gym, going to optionals means jumping from 16 to 20 hours. We had 6 of 15 girls (including my older df) drop rather than commit to those hours. They were all capable and slated to move up to either 6 or 7, just wanted to do other things.

I haven't been all summer either, as practice is during the day and I am always at work. I am looking forward to the fall schedule starting as I am excited to see the progress made over the summer!

While I don't disagree about competing maybe High Beginner or No Test instead of a FS/Basic Skills level initially, I would think about whether she wants to ultimately compete on the Test Track or the Well Balanced track. It is kind of like Xcel vs. JO. You want to compete Well Balanced if you...

Congrats to Sophia, and thank you so much for sharing!

My 9yo dd beat her 12 yo brother at arm wrestling 3 times in a row before he quit in humiliation.

I agree with the advice above to ask at your current gym about the path to/requirements for team and pre-team, and to express interest in that path. Regarding costs, I am in a fairly gymnastics-dense state (I have 5 gyms, in addition to the one that my DDs are at, within a 30 minute driving...

I do really think it depends on the child. For example, I think my younger DD will likely do another year of pre-team, even though she "has" all the L3 skills. I say she "has" them because while she can execute the skills safely, her form is atrocious probably 75% of the time. She has just...

Thank you for posting! So beautiful to watch!

To the original poster, sorry, I guess my comment above was more of a rant than very helpful to you! We do talk to the kids when there are conflicts and explain how we have decided to divide things up. If it is possible, we try to find out what their preferences are as to which parent takes them...

My DS plays a high-level pf travel hockey. Older DD is on level 4 team and is also a competitive figure skater. Younger DD is on pre-team right now, and does rec soccer in the spring and fall. My husband is out of town for work for about half the month every month. I also work full-time, but...

I have a 2006 and a 2007; can you please add me, too?

That's great - congrats to her!

Fantastic - congratulations to her!!

Well done - congratulations to her!!