I've posted a few times about my oldest daughter, who is five years old. She started gymnastics last June, and moved up quickly through the rec levels these last few months. The coach mentioned pre-team, so we filled out the interest sheet last fall. Today I received an email inviting her to join pre-team.
Our gym doesn't compete until Level 5, so their pre-team program is broken up into three levels - Training Team 1 (1 day a week), Training Team 2 (2 days a week), and Training Team 3/Level 4 (3 days a week). DD was invited to join Training Team 2. She would go 2 days a week for 2.5 hours at a time.
I'm just...nervous. She LOVES gymnastics, and that's all she wants to do. She's a hard worker, and a great listener. It's just such a commitment - both time-wise and financially (Training Team 2 is $233/month). I asked her what she wants to do and she was nervous about not knowing the other girls or the coach. I'm pretty sure the hours aren't the issue, as she wants to go all the time.
Our family and friends are against it (not that we let them make our decisions). They said it too much for a five year old (she'll be six in two weeks), too much money, she'll burnout, etc. None of them have/had kids who do gymnastics.
What are your thoughts?
Our gym doesn't compete until Level 5, so their pre-team program is broken up into three levels - Training Team 1 (1 day a week), Training Team 2 (2 days a week), and Training Team 3/Level 4 (3 days a week). DD was invited to join Training Team 2. She would go 2 days a week for 2.5 hours at a time.
I'm just...nervous. She LOVES gymnastics, and that's all she wants to do. She's a hard worker, and a great listener. It's just such a commitment - both time-wise and financially (Training Team 2 is $233/month). I asked her what she wants to do and she was nervous about not knowing the other girls or the coach. I'm pretty sure the hours aren't the issue, as she wants to go all the time.
Our family and friends are against it (not that we let them make our decisions). They said it too much for a five year old (she'll be six in two weeks), too much money, she'll burnout, etc. None of them have/had kids who do gymnastics.
What are your thoughts?