moving up

Backstory: My DD is L4, age 8, on the small side (2nd smallest on team). She's just about done with her meet season - averaging an AA 36. She's a dedicated bar worker and had a personal best of 9.55. As her mom, I am very proud of her. She definitely has my family's anxiety and tends to...

There is a 13 year old level 4 at my gym, who has level 6 skills on floor, but is still polishing off level 4 skills on the other events. She has asked our head coach multiple times about moving up, and our coach has told her that she will think about it, but the most recent answer was that she...

I am 16 almost 17 and I am wanting to start gymnastics. I was just think, Is the reason people who start gymnastics late can't become elite or go to the olympics because they have other reponsibilites, such as a job, family, or others, and they can't send enough time in the gym to get good.

I know there are a lot of threads on this, but my question is a little different. DD competed level 4 in the fall and is now working level 5 skills. Move-ups will be dependent on skills. She has her cartwheel on beam, squat on, just got a kip but it is certainly not pretty. My question isn't...

Hey everyone my little lady just got moved to what our gym calls level 2 team. I went to the first workout and sat and watched, wowza, some of the moms were kinda mean. Anyways they kept asking why my daughter moved up to level 2 if she had not tested out of level 1 and I just answered back...

Was wanting thoughts and opinions here. How do you feel about a gym that is willing to move girls up who are not completely ready to move based on the fact they have already spent two years at a level. Also some appear to be moved up to please the parents despite the child not being ready. It...

Hi all! I'm a long time lurker, first time poster. Anyways, here is my question for you guys. My daughter is just finishing up her level 4 season, they just announced summer schedules/move-ups and we were disappointed to find out that they are keeping her at level 4. I am a former gymnast and...

My dd is 6 years old and has been on Preteam (level 3) all year. Our gym does not start competition until Level 4. She's spent the year on preteam, working hard and anticipating a move up to Level 4 this summer. Up until about two weeks ago we thought she would be moving up for sure. Even as...

Hi all, I don't know whether to move up a level into P3 or stay at P2. I know I would do well at both. Coach is fine with me doing either and says it's my decision, but with my recent shoulder injury and my knees bothering me again I'm not sure! I think I listed all of my skills. What do you...

I'll try and make this short and sweet ;) Im just looking for advice, everyone I talk to is giving me mixed feelings.. My daughter (im her coach) is turning 5 next month. Last season she competed L2 and always blew everyone outta the water. 1st on everything including AA. Now that she is age...

My daughter's entire Level 3 team is looking to move up according to her coach. At first I assumed that meant working current Level 4 routines and then they'd stay Level 3 when it basically became Level 4 in 2013. Then, the next season, they'd be working at what we currently call Level 5 skills...

This time of year drives me a little crazy but it seems to have started early this year. In question, who will move to the next level and who won't. So many rumors and gossip and speculation from parents it is a bit maddening. It leaves me to wonder, how does this make the child feel?? If all...

Is a bent arm kip reason enough to keep a gymnast at level 5? She has all other level 6 skills, however, her gym "scores out" of 6 and then moves them up to prep-op.

DD is 7 (competing 8 yrs as she turns 8 in December) and today after training the head coach took my husband aside and said that she was ready to move out of her current group and start training with the older girls full time!! Her group currently trains Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, and she...

My DD found out today where she will be grouped next season! Her first reaction was super excitement and a bit of shock. She currently trains in the Pre-Novice 1 program, but was too young to compete this year. Today they told her she will not move up to the Pre-Novice 2 level, but rather...

I am wondering if anyone knows why boys would be moved up from level 5 to level 8 based solely on age, rather than skill? This is what is happening in my ds gym to a few boys who are 12-14. They were fairly average scorers in level 5 competitions, but have now been moved up to level 8. Is...

Hi All, I'm fairly new to the gymnastics world. My daughter is 8 and competed for the first time last fall, level 4. She made it to state with over a 35 all around score. Since then, she has taught herself a kip and a cartwheel on the beam. Her coaches know that she can do these things...

I'm the coach of level B girls here in Finland and I have coached these girls from the very beginning. The girls had competed 2 years or less. They just practice under 4 hours a week so they haven't improved very fast and I already thought they will never move up. But then it happened, after so...

I just finished coaching our L4 girls season. Of the ten girls, only 2 are repeating L4. There are about 3 that SHOULD repeat - but, due to parents telling gym owner "either they move up, or they quit"....they are now moving to L5. Gym owner has told them to plan on being in L5 at least 2 years...

My daughter is fairly new to gymnastics. She did 2 rec. classes then went to preteam. She then went to level 3 and competed for the fall and has also competed this spring as a level 3 (has one more meet). My daughter could have moved to level 4 after the fall season but chose to compete one more...