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Thanks emorymom and bookworm for your perspectives. Emorymom - we have the sleep issue around here. DS is often so revved up he can't get to sleep until 11 or so, and then is a mess the next day trying to get up and get going. I often wish homeschooling would work with our situation - it...

We had that experience, too, a few times this year. Knowing how much harder they were working made his success that much sweeter. :p (Is that terrible?):guilty:

Good point. It doesn't much matter how strong, skilled, etc they are. If they burn out and quit before the higher levels you can be sure they aren't going on to college gymnastics +. skschlag - we have that gym you speak of around here too. The one the wins 1st, 2nd, and 3rd (and sometimes...

GymBee - this comment has been sticking in my head. I think this is at the heart of my worry. What would be an example of an "Elite Program" and how would one know, at the ripe old age of 7 or 8, whether they have a "true calling" for it? For the parents who have their children in very high...

Thanks to all for your thoughtful responses. I'm kind of putting it all together in my head and this is what I've come up with: (Tell me if this sounds about right). So as long as he is remaining fairly competitive over the next couple of levels at the state and then the regional level (as I...

Thank you for all the info GymBee. It is helpful to hear how gymnastics affects your life with a higher level gymnast and you have some great insight. I should clarify that I'm not expecting my son to be an elite level gymnast. I know how rare that is. I don't know if he even has the...

This is my first post. I joined basically to ask this question which has been in my mind for awhile now so I hope to get some real concrete advise. My son will be an 8 yr old level 5 gymnast next season. Like many boys his age, he dreams of becoming an elite gymnast and going to the olympics...