gym law mom
Proud Parent
Ok, maybe I'm missing something here, but I just don't get what is being suggested for my gymmie and am increasingly frustrated with the coaches. Child competed last season as a L8. The team had 2 coaches--1 did floor/beam, other did vault/bars. They knew nothing about what the gymnasts were doing on the events they didn't coach( team had 6 girls). Left my kid literally alone at the state meet because she wouldn't tell them what she needed them to do??? Meet was at former gym which held many negative memories. They both admit they "gave up trying to coach."
Ok, during the summer, gymmie was kept in their training group. One of the coaches had blown up at her right after states telling her she would repeat L8, but then denied it. Sorry coach, I remember my child coming home in tears that night and then heard all about the "yelling at the bars" from other parents. That group had fewer practice hours than a group that was going to compete 6/7! So, she did work on all of her L9 skills over the summer---got most of them with beam being the challenge, but even a big step up there. We asked to have her moved to the other training group with different/more experienced coaches--no sorry not going to happen. Her current bar/vault coach has never coached L9 yet was teaching L9 vaults/bars skills.
Fast forward to skills eval. She doesn't make it to L9. Will be kept with same coaches from last year. I expressed my concern that this will not work as gymmie has no confidence in them after the disaster at L8 states. So, they tell her they will let her warm up L9 skills(like her back 1.5; double back on bars, step in/toe shoot) in the timed warm ups at her L8 meets so she can get "experience doing L9 skills in a meet setting." HUH?????? Isn't the purpose of timed warm up to get used to the equipment, warm up the skills the gymnast WILL be competing? I think this is being thrown out to try and pacify us, but to me its just a plain stupid idea.
Thoughts from you folks would be greatly appreciated.
BTW--Changing gyms--- not an option. Getting her to try anothe sport---forget it, I've been trying.
Ok, during the summer, gymmie was kept in their training group. One of the coaches had blown up at her right after states telling her she would repeat L8, but then denied it. Sorry coach, I remember my child coming home in tears that night and then heard all about the "yelling at the bars" from other parents. That group had fewer practice hours than a group that was going to compete 6/7! So, she did work on all of her L9 skills over the summer---got most of them with beam being the challenge, but even a big step up there. We asked to have her moved to the other training group with different/more experienced coaches--no sorry not going to happen. Her current bar/vault coach has never coached L9 yet was teaching L9 vaults/bars skills.
Fast forward to skills eval. She doesn't make it to L9. Will be kept with same coaches from last year. I expressed my concern that this will not work as gymmie has no confidence in them after the disaster at L8 states. So, they tell her they will let her warm up L9 skills(like her back 1.5; double back on bars, step in/toe shoot) in the timed warm ups at her L8 meets so she can get "experience doing L9 skills in a meet setting." HUH?????? Isn't the purpose of timed warm up to get used to the equipment, warm up the skills the gymnast WILL be competing? I think this is being thrown out to try and pacify us, but to me its just a plain stupid idea.
Thoughts from you folks would be greatly appreciated.
BTW--Changing gyms--- not an option. Getting her to try anothe sport---forget it, I've been trying.