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Competing different levels in different events seems like it would be fun and motivating, as every kid has their strengths.

Ah, that makes sense, Mrs Puma. What do you notice about how they train, IGC vs Xcel. Is the training similar? I would like to read up more on the way Xcel is used, if you can direct me to those threads. Thank you so much for sharing your experiences. It does seem like things vary widely...

Thanks, Mrs. Puma. Can you tell me why you chose IGC over Xcel this time, if your daughter had previously done Xcel Gold?

Some gyms have one, and some have the other, but are they basically equivalent? Is the judging similar? One thing I notice is that there seem to be more low scores in igc competitions that there are in xcel. I've looked at the scores for a few competitions, and I noticed that all the teams...

Yes, it is unfortunate. I feel bad that I can't give my older daughter the choice of whether to stay or move. But my younger daughter is over the hump and loving gymnastics again, so that is great to see.

It is the new gym that has the policy. I don't know what the rational is, they just told me that they don't allow people to have children in two different gyms. It does seem hard on the sibling.

I'm just wondering because I have a daughter in Xcel still at the other gym, and I've been told the policy is that you can't have siblings at different gyms. She has good friends though, and a good coach, and would prefer to stay there, so I wish I didn't have to move her.

It feels so much better knowing that my dd will be treated respectfully. May I also ask - is it common for gyms to require that all family members who are in gymnastics be at the same gym?

Thank you all for your replies. We stuck with it. After ten days at the new gym, telling me every day that she was going to quit when the trial period was over, on the last day she finally said, "I'm going to keep doing gymnastics." Gymmommy71, my daughter wasn't doing gymnastics for the...

Thank you for your thoughts, triplethreat. If I sign her up for next season I'll have to pay a part of the competition fees, maybe $350. That's non-refundable. So it would be a financial loss. I already lost about that much because the time that it became clear that I had to pull her out...

My 8 yr old dd has been at one gym for about 4 years. This is her third year on team. She has generally loved going to the gym and lamented not going on days off. Her coach has been very tough and often grouchy (meaning a lot of yelling, sarcasm, and negative talk), but she enjoyed what she...