Thank you for saying that!!! My daughter just quit optionals and I have been wondering if I should push her through. I didn't. Why? Because I just thought for her mental well being it wasn't good. I counted back and out of the past year she spent 8 months of it stressed out not wanting to...
I am honestly not sure if she is looking at me to make a decision. It's just that her wanting to quit is SO abrupt. Literally 2 days ago she was writing her practice times on the calendar with happy faces and saying she was "awesome". I emailed her coach and her coach (and got a response) and...
Her long term goals were the Olympics until a month or so ago! (I know that's not really going to happen but she didn't!) She was all in on top of the world then she got some fear issues back and hurt herself and it all changed in the past month or so. That is my big reluctance in letting...
That is the bad part...the contract. It says even if your daughter quits team you are obligated to pay through June!! So it being July, we have to pay the enormous amount for the next YEAR! That sucks the big one and is why this whole thing stresses me out! I should mention we go to her...
She said she doesn't know if she wants to do excel because she still has to do the beam. Keep in mind beam was her best event last season - so she does it well, she just finds it scary. Unfortunately her coaches are impossible to talk to about it....she doesn't even have coaches right now b/c...
That is EXACTLY IT!!! Why do we want to pay this much and commit this much time just for turmoil and drama??? And I, not my husband, is the one who deals with it! I know she loves gymnastics she's on top of the world when she does well but the MONTHS of getting over fear and the drama....I...
My daughter just turned 10 and is training for the new level 6. She competed level 6 this year. She had a hard year. She had fear issues for months, broke the same bone twice and came back. Now it's time to switch up to the optional program (summer training hours) and she's getting cold...
I'm glad someone asked this b/c you can add me to the list of SHOCKED at how young some girls ages are at higher levels! one of my girls just turned 8 and she just finished L4, and my other one just turned 10 and just finished L6. Both of them are one of the youngest on their team! I was...
Since level 6 can stay at the "new" 6 or go to level 7? My daughters gym says they will decide based on skills. Of course my daughter would rather go to 7 but I wonder if she'd be better to stay at the new 6. She didn't have a great year (she skipped Level 5) It wasn't awful but she wasn't a...
We just found out our gym has a rather strict attendance policy for optionals. Is this standard at most gyms?
I hope it isn't really strict. It doesn't allow for much time off and requires doctors notes for excused absences. This isn't school, we are paying. I feel like unless you...