switching gyms

we are currently in a gym now that we love ONLY THING it is an hour away both ways. Our DD is a level 4 and just competed her first year she is only 6 years old and I would imagine she will stay with gymnastics. There is another gym about 15 mins away that is also a competitive gym. So my...

Hey all! I posted last week about possibly switching Dd to a different gym because she is outgrowing her other one. She is 8-years old, training Level 6 and at a gym that currently has no optionals. Her coach does a lot of uptraining, but I would like to move her to another gym that has a...

I've been at my current gym my whole life and Im starting to feel like I should switch. I love my team, and I love *some* of my coaches. But honestly, our gym is not that good score-wise except for the level 5 team (my team!). last year we scored in the 116s. But this year, we have a new coach...

After much disscusion with my daughter and the fact that the last optional has left for another gym, she has decided to switch gyms. The gym says it requires a 30 day drop notice, but I just can't see keeping her there for a month after we tell the coaches we are switching. Can they hold us to...

My daughter is going into level 5 and I am considering switching gyms. Her current gym is nice in that it is huge and she is very close to her teammates. Is isn't very good in that there is no communication about what is going on, ever. Her head coach just resigned with 2 day notice. My...

New here, looks like a great forum. My daughter is 8 years old, just finished the level 5 competition season on her team (she won a few meets on floor) and is now ready for level 6. We are not doing the state meet due to a conflict and frankly my daughter was relieved). But I do feel bad for...

Hi everyone, So this has been on my mind for a while, even though it won't affect us till next fall (I'm a bit of a planner), and would love to hear thoughts from others. If my 5 yo DD continues with gym and moves up to the team in summer, her schedule would change next fall to 2 hours, 4...

Okay, we're in Corpus Christi, TX and there are about 2 serious gyms here for gymnastics. We're considering switching gyms because the one my daughter is at is just not providing what she wants. My daughter is 6 yrs old and not on team. She is suppose to start level 4 team in January, but...

10-year-old DD has been in a YMCA gym for half her life and is truly ready for bigger and better things. We have visited the new gym, met the coaches, and are both impressed by everything (well, DD isn't thrilled about having dance be part of her gym instruction, but I am). I've been trying to...

I may be switching gyms because my gym is falling apart.Its more of a rec. gym and the GYMNASTS have to raise the money themselves to raise the ceiling (which is currently too low for the level 7s to do giants).And this is a major maybe.But how do you tell the gym youre leaving and gather up...

My heart is broken. I have done gymnastics for only 2 years...And the WHOLE time I was at my old gym....They were very slow on progressing with new skills....We NEVER worked cast handstands, any TOPS skills, no upper level skills, didn't learn routines until the 2nd week before our first...

Had a try out at a new gym today....learned some new things....loved the coaches and she has decided to make the switch...Now to figure out how to leave the old gym with all her friends!! Advice welcome.....do it right away or in a couple of weeks?

Ok, here's the skinny.My daughter belongs to a small gym in a small town that only opened 6 years ago. We love this gym and she has belonged to this gym since she was 7 years old. She is 11 years old and just finished her level 7 season. It was not stellar. She is one of only 3 optional gymnasts...

We belong to a gym with a very small, very successful team......about 20 girls. Last week two girls came from another local team to practice with the team...and are coming this saturday.....they haven't told their current team they are leaving after level 7 states....and the parents were very...

I've gone to my gym for 5 years, and am level 8, which is the highest level at the gym. I'm thinking about switching, but it would be so hard because I've been there for so long. There's only about 12 people on the team, and I'm afraid that if I leave, others might too. I want to go to a gym...

So after weighing every option in my mind and my daughters wishes (which in all honesty count more than anything else), we've decided to let her move gyms. She has had her mind made up since the first tryout but I have been so worried that moving would be the wrong decision. After watching...

My two twin daughters competed at a level 7 meet a few months ago and scored really well (this is their second year). It was an in house meet, so we had a judge come out. One got a 36.9 the other a 37.1. So the gym they are currently at moved them up to level 8. We are considering switching...

I thought of just posting this to coaches and/or gym owners, but I believe there are a lot of parents and gymnasts, etc., who may have great insight in the matter. If you were a coach/gym owner and a gymnast you feel you've invested more personal effort because you believed she had promise...

Well, I never thought I'd see the day that this would ever happen but it looks like it will. We will be changing gyms. This has not been an easy thing to deal with. Over the last couple of months, Olivia hasn't been training 100% because of a stress fracture to her ankle. Before she was...

Hi everyone! A little background. I have a 9year old level 6 boy. He was with the assistant coach for his level 4 and level 5 seasons....we love love love this coach...then when he moved to level 6 he got the head coach. We have lots of issues with the head coach, as do other parents...one...